Pharmacy Abbreviation Study Sheet

½ NS

Half normal saline (0.45%)

ac

before meals

am

morning

APAP

Acetaminophen

as

Left ear

ATC

around the clock

bid

twice a day

BP

blood pressure

BS

blood sugar

c

with

cc

cubic centimeter

comp

compound

D/C

discontinue

DAW

dispense as written

disp

dispense

elix

elixir

fl

fluid

gr

grain

h or hr

hour

HBP

high blood pressure

hs

hour of sleep, bedtime

Hypo

below, deficient

IM

intramuscular

IV

Intravenous

IVPB

intravenous piggyback

m2

square meter

mEq

milliequivalent

Min

minute

m0sm

milliosmoles

N.R. or non rep

no refill or do not repeat

neo

new

NKDA

no known drug

NS

normal saline 0.9%

NTG

nitroglycerin

oint

ointment

ou

both eyes

per

by or through

po

orally, by mouth

pulv

powder

q2h

every 2 hours

q4h

every 4 hours

qd

every day

qid

four times daily

qs

a sufficient quantity to make

RL

Ringer’s Lactate

S

Without

aa

of each

ad

right ear

amp

ampule

aq

water, aqueous

ASA

aspirin

au

both ears

BM

bowel movement

Brady

slow

BSA

body surface area

cap

capsule

CHF

congestive heart failure

d.t.d

give of such dose

D5W

5% Dextrose in water

dil

dilute

DNR

do not resuscitate

et

and

g

gram

gtt(s)

drops

HA

headache

HC

hydrocortisone

hyper

above

ID

intradermal

ink

injection

IVP

intravenous push

L

Liter

mcg

microgram

mg

milligram

ml

milliter

MS

morphine sulfate

N/V or N&V

nausea & vomiting

not

nocturnal

NPO

Nothing by Mouth

od

right eye

os

left eye

pc

after meals

pm

evening

prn

as needed

q

every

q4-6h

every 4-6 hours

q6h

every 6 hours

qh

every hour

qod

every other day

R

by rectum, rectally

Rx

Recipe, Take

SQ

subcutaneous

SOB

Shortness of Breath

Sig or signa

write on label; directions for patient

SL

sublingual

sol

solution

sos

if there is need

ss

one half

stat

immediately

sup

suppository

sup

suspension