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OUR SIGS
507 LOCAL SIGS
ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
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*1 | TAKE 1 TABLET ONCE DAILY |
*1C | TAKE 1 CAPSULE ONCE A DAY |
*1P | TAKE 1 TEASPOON (5ML)ONCE DAILY |
*2 | TAKE 1 TABLET TWICE DAILY |
*2C | TAKE 1 CAPSULE TWICE A DAY |
*2P | TAKE 1 TEASPOON 2 TIMES A DAY |
*3 | TAKE 1 TABLET 3 TIMES A DAY |
*3C | TAKE 1 CAPSULE 3 TIMES A DAY |
*3P | TAKE 1 TEASPOON 3 TIMES A DAY |
*4 | TAKE 1 TABLET 4 TIMES A DAILY |
*4C | TAKE 1 CAPSULE 4 TIMES A DAY |
*4P | TAKE 1 TEASPOON 4 TIMES A DAY |
*AM | TAKE 1 TABLET EVERY MORNING |
*HS | TAKE 1 TABLET AT BEDTIME |
1-2 | 1 OR 2 |
1.5T | TAKE 1 AND 1/2 TABLETS |
1.5TS | TAKE 1 AND 1/2 TEASPOONSFUL(7.5ML) |
1/21T | TAKE 1/2 TO 1 TABLET |
1/2H | 1/2 HOUR |
1/2T | TAKE 1/2 TABLET |
1/2TS | TAKE 1/2 TEASPOONFUL(2.5MLS) |
12C | TAKE 1 OR 2 CAPSULES |
12D | ONCE OR TWICE A DAY |
12GTT | INSTILL 1 OR 2 DROPS INTO |
12T | TAKE 1 OR 2 TABLETS |
12TS | TAKE 1 TO 2 TEASPOONFUL |
1BID | TAKE TWICE A DAY FOR 1 DAY |
1C | TAKE 1 CAPSULE |
1D | ONCE DAILY |
1H | 1 HOUR |
1P | APPLY ONE PATCH |
1ST | FIRST |
1T | TAKE 1 TABLET |
1TB | TAKE 1 TABLESPOONFUL(15ML) |
1THS | AND 1 TABLET AT BEDTIME |
1TS | TAKE 1 TEASPOONFUL(5MLS) |
2*2 | TAKE 2 TABLETS 2 TIMES A DAY |
2*3 | TAKE 2 TABLETS 3 TIMES A DAY |
2*4 | TAKE 2 TABLETS 4 TIMES A DAY |
2-3 | 2 OR 3 |
2C | TAKE 2 CAPSULES |
2D | TWICE DAILY |
2GTT | INSTILL 2 DROPS INTO |
2STAT | TAKE 2 AT ONCE, THEN |
2T | TAKE 2 TABLETS |
2TB | TAKE 2 TABLESPOONFULS(30MLS) |
2TS | TAKE 2 TEASPOONFULS(1OMLS) |
3-4 | 3 OR 4 |
34GTT | INSTILL 3 TO 4 DROPS INTO |
3C | TAKE 3 CAPSULES |
3D | THREE TIMES A DAY |
3GTTS | INSTILL 3 DROPS INTO |
3T | TAKE 3 TABLETS |
4D | 4 TIMES DAILY |
4GTTS | INSTILL 4 DROPS INTO |
4STAT | TAKE 4 AT ONCE, THEN |
4T | TAKE 4 TABLETS |
5GTTS | INSTILL 5 DROPS INTO |
5T | TAKE 5 TABLETS |
6T | TAKE 6 TABLETS |
7T | TAKE 7 TABLETS |
8T | TAKE 8 TABLETS |
AA | THE AFFECTED AREA(S) |
AAA | APPLY TO AFFECTED AREA(S) |
AAO | TAKE ALL AT ONCE |
AB | BEFORE BREAKFAST |
ABD | ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT |
ABP | ABDOMINAL PAIN |
AC | BEFORE MEALS |
ACHS | BEFORE MEALS & AT BEDTIME |
ACN | ACNE |
AD | RIGHT EAR |
AE | THE AFFECTED EAR(S) |
AER | THE AFFECTED EAR(S) |
AEY | THE AFFECTED EYE(S) |
AFE | THE AFFECTED EYES |
AFF | AFFECTED |
AFT | IN THE AFTERNOON |
AGI | AGITATION |
AL | LEFT EAR |
ALEND | TAKE 1 TABLET ORALLY ON THE SAME DAY ONCE PER WEEK AS DIRECTED |
ALLER | ALLERGY |
AM | IN THE MORNING |
AMHS | IN THE MORNING & AT BEDTIME |
ANA | ANAL AREA |
ANX | ANXIETY |
AP | APPLY |
APL | APPLICATORFUL |
APP | APPLICATORFUL |
APS | APPLY SPARINGLY |
AR | AREA |
ART | ARTHRITIS |
ASDE | AS DECONGESTANT |
AST | ASTHMA |
ASU | AFTER SUPPER |
AU | EACH EAR |
AUS | IN THE EAR |
B | BREAKFAST |
BAP | RELIEF FROM BACK PAIN |
BC | TAKE 1 TABLET DAILY FOR |
BCP21 | TAKE 1 TABLET DAILY FOR 21 DAYS, SKIP 7 DAYS AND THEN REPEAT |
BCP28 | TAKE 1 TABLET DAILY FOR 28 DAYS AND THEN REPEAT |
BET | BETWEEN |
BETM | BETWEEN MEALS |
BF | BEFORE |
BID | TWICE A DAY |
BKF | BREAKFAST |
BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
BRAUNIG | T2T PO Q6H FOR 2 DAYS,TH T1T PO Q6H FOR ANOTHER 8 DAYS UF |
BS | BLEEDING STOPS |
BTID | 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY |
BW | TWICE EACH WEEK |
C | WITH |
CA | WITH WATER |
CAC | COUGH & CONGESTION |
CAP | CAPSULE |
CAPS | CAPSULES |
CC | WITH MEALS |
CDS | TO CLEAN DRY SKIN |
CF | WITH FOOD |
CG | COUGH |
CH | CHEW |
CHAMP | TAKE ONE 0.5MG TABLET ONCE DAILY FOR 3 DAYS.THEREAFTER TAKE ONE TABLET.... |
CHAMPIX | TAKE ONE TABLET IN MORNING FOR 3 DAYS THEN TAKE ONE TWICE DAILY FOR 4.... |
CHAMPIX1 | START ONE TABLET TWICE DAILY AFTER DONE 0.5MG TABLETS |
CHE | CHEST |
CO | COLD |
COJ | TAKE WITH ORANGE JUICE |
CON | CONGESTION |
CONG | CONGESTION |
CONS | CONSTIPATION |
COU | COUGH |
CP | RELIEF FROM CHEST PAIN |
CPL | CAPLET |
CR | CRUSH |
CRA | CRAMPS |
CS | CAPSULE(S) |
D | DAY |
DA | DAILY |
DC | DISCONTINUE |
DEC | DECREASE BY |
DEP | DEPRESSION |
DIA | DIARRHEA |
DID | TAKE 1 WHITE TABLET ORALLY DAILY FOR 14 DAYS,THEN TAKE 1 BLUE... |
DIS | DISSOLVE |
DISC | DISCOMFORT |
DIW | DISSOLVED IN WATER |
DIZ | DIZZINESS |
DOU | DOUCHE |
DP | DENTAL PROCEDURE |
DPFL | DROPPERFUL |
DPS | DROPS |
DR | DIAPER RASH |
DS | DAYS |
E | EACH |
ECZ | ECZEMA |
EOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
EOW | EVERY OTHER WEEK |
ES | TAKE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH |
EST | APPLY ONE PATCH TWICE WEEKLY |
EXP | EXPECTORATE |
EY | IN THE AFFECTED EYE |
F | FOR |
F10D | FOR 10 DAYS |
F12D | FOR 12 DAYS |
F14D | FOR 14 DAYS |
F15D | FOR 15 DAYS |
F16 | DAILY ON DAYS 16 TO 25 |
F1D | FOR 1 DAY |
F1W | FOR 1 WEEK |
F1WT | FOR 1 WEEK, THEN |
F20D | FOR 20 DAYS |
F21 | FOR 21 DAYS SKIP 7 THEN REPEAT |
F21D | FOR 21 DAYS |
F25D | FOR 25 DAYS |
F25M | FOR 1ST 25 DAYS OF EACH MONTH |
F28 | FOR 28 DAYS, THEN REPEAT |
F28D | FOR 28 DAYS |
F2D | FOR 2 DAYS |
F2W | FOR 2 WEEKS |
F30D | FOR 30 DAYS |
F3D | FOR 3 DAYS |
F3W | FOR 3 WEEKS |
F4D | FOR 4 DAYS |
F4W | FOR 4 WEEKS |
F5D | FOR 5 DAYS |
F5W | FOR 5 WEEKS |
F6D | FOR 6 DAYS |
F6W | FOR 6 WEEKS |
F7D | FOR 7 DAYS |
F8D | FOR 8 DAYS |
F9D | FOR 9 DAYS |
FAC | TO FACE |
FC | FOR COUGH |
FD | THE 1ST DOSE |
FE | FEET |
FGTT | A FEW DROPS |
FO | FOOT |
FOI | FOR OFFICE INJECTION |
FP | AS NEEDED FOR PAIN |
FS | ONLY AS NEEDED FOR SLEEP |
FW | FOE WHEEZING |
G | GIVE |
G.3 | GIVE 0.3ML DAILY |
G1.5TS | GIVE 1 & 1/2 TEASPOONSFUL 7.5ML |
G1/2T | GIVE 1/2 TABLET |
G1/2TS | GIVE 1/2 TEASPOONFUL (2.5ML) |
G1T | GIVE 1 TABLET |
G1TS | GIVE 1 TEASPOONFUL (5.0ML) |
G2/3TS | GIVE 2/3 (3.3ML) TEASPOONFUL |
G2T | GIVE 2 TABLETS |
G2TS | GIVE 2 TEASPOONSFUL (10.0ML) |
G3/4TS | GIVE 3/4 TEASPOONFUL (3.75MLS) |
GAR | GARGLE |
GL | IN A GLASS OF |
GLA | GLAUCOMA |
GTT | 1 DROP |
GTTIN | DROPS INTO EAR CANAL |
GTTN | DROPS INTO THE EAR CANAL |
GTTS | DROPS |
H | HOUR |
HA | HEADACHE |
HH | 1/2 HOUR |
HIV | HIVES |
HRS | HOURS |
HS | AT BEDTIME |
HYP | HYPERTENSION |
IC | BETWEEN MEALS |
IH | INHALE |
IM | INTER MUSCULAR |
IN10V | INSERT 1 OVULE |
INC | INCREASING TO |
INF | INFESTION |
INFL | INFLAMATION |
INH | INHALATIONS |
INH1 | INHALE 1 PUFF |
INH12 | INHALE 1 OR 2 PUFFS |
INH2 | INHALE 2 PUFFS |
INJ | INJECT |
INJT | INJECTION |
INS | INSTILL |
INS1 | INSTILL 1 DROP INTO |
INS10V | INSERT 1 OVULE |
INS2 | INSTIL 2 DROPS |
INSA | INSERT 1 APPLICATORFUL |
INSO | INSERT 1 OVULE |
INSS | INSERT 1 SUPPOSITORY |
INST | INSERT 1 TAMPON |
INSUT | INSERT 1 TABLET UNDER TOUGUE |
IR | INSERT |
IT | ITCH |
ITC | ITCHING |
ITT | INTO THE |
JUI | JUICE |
K | KNEE |
L | LEFT |
LBM | LOOSE BOWEL MOVEMENT |
LES | LESIONS |
LID | TO EYE LIDS |
LOA | LEAVE OF ABSENCE |
LOC | LOCALLY |
LS | LOOSE STOOL |
LUN | LUNCH |
M | MEALS |
MAX | TO A MAXIMUM OF |
MDU | TAKE AS DIRECTED |
MEN | MENSTURAL |
MIN | MINUTES |
ML | ML(S) |
MON | MONTH |
MREP | MAY BE REPEATED AS NEEDED |
MS | MUSCLE SPASM(S) |
MUS | MUSCLE |
MWF | MONDAY,WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY |
N | NIGHT |
NAS | NASAL |
NASY | NASALLY |
NAU | NAUSEA |
NAV | NAUSEA & VOMITING |
NER | NERVES |
NIC | CHEW 1 PIECE SLOWLY AS NEEDED |
NN | NOON |
NOCTE | AT NIGHT |
NOS | NOSTRIL |
N0SS | NOSTRILS |
NS | DO NOT SWALLOW |
NT | NOW,THEN |
NT3 | TAKE 1 TABLET THREE TIMES DAILY UNTIL FINISHED |
NT4 | TAKE 1 TABLET FOUR TIMES DAILY UNTIL FINISHED |
NU | IN EACH NOSTRIL |
O | OMIT |
OAU | INTO THE AFFECTED EYE |
OD | RIGHT EYE |
OES | ON AN EMPTY STOMACH |
OJ | ORANGE JUICE |
OS | LEFT EYE |
OU | EACH EYE |
OUS | IN THE EYE(S) |
OZ | OUNCE |
OZS | OUNCES |
P | AFTER |
P1T | PLACE 1 TABLET |
PAC | PACKET |
PAT | APPLY PATCH |
PB | AFTER BREAKFAST |
PC | AFTER MEALS |
PCHS | AFTER MEALS & AT BEDTIME |
PD | PER DAY |
PF | PUFF |
PFS | PUFFS |
PI | PIECE |
PKG | PACKAGE |
PL | PLACE |
PLANB | TAKE 2 TABLETS BY MOUTH IMMEDIATELY AS A SINGLE DOSE |
PM | IN THE EVENING |
PN | PAIN |
PO | ORALLY |
POI | **POISON** |
PR | PAIN RELIEF |
PRN | AS NEEDED |
PRNA | AS REQUIRED FOR ASTHMA |
PRNAL | AS REQUIRED FOR ALLERGIES |
PRNB | WHEN NEEDED FOR BREATHING |
PRNBAP | AAS REQUIRED FOR BACK PAIN |
PRNBP | AS NEEDED FOR BACK PAIN |
PRNC | AS REQUIRED FOR COUGH |
PRNCP | AS NEEDED FOR CHEST PAIN |
PRND | AS REQUIRED FOR DIARRHEA |
PRNDI | AS REQUIRED FOR DIZZINESS |
PRNE | AS REQUIRED FOR NERVES |
PRNF | AS NEEDED FOR |
PRNFE | AS NEEDED FOR FEVER |
PRNFL | AS REQUIRED FOR FLUID |
PRNH | AS REQUIRED FOR HEADACHE |
PRNI | AS REQUIRED FOR ITCHING |
PRNM | AS REQUIRED FOR MENSTRAL PAIN |
PRNMS | AS NEEDED FOR MUSCLE SPASM |
PRNN | AS REQUIRED FOR NAUSEA |
PRNNE | AS REQUIRED FOR NERVES |
PRNP | WHEN NEEDED FOR PAIN |
PRNR | AS REQUIRED FOR ARTHRITIS |
PRNS | AS REQUIRED FOR SLEEP |
PRNSP | WHEN NEEDED FOR SPASM |
PRNW | AS REQUIRED FOR WHEEZING |
PRNZ | AS REQUIRED FOR DIZZINESS |
PS | BEFORE SUPPER |
PUF | PUFF(S) |
Q | EVERY |
Q1-2H | EVERY 1 OR 2 HOURS |
Q10H | EVERY 10 HOURS |
Q12H | EVERY 12 HOURS |
Q1H | EVERY HOUR |
Q1W | ONCE WEEKLY AT THE SAME TIME |
Q23H | EVERY 2 TO 3 HOURS |
Q24H | EVERY 24 HOURS |
Q2D | EVERY SECOND DAY |
Q2H | EVERY 2 HOURS |
Q34H | EVERY 3 TO 4 HOURS |
Q3D | EVERY 3 DAYS |
Q3H | EVERY 3 HOURS |
Q45H | EVERY 4 TO 5 HOURS |
Q46H | EVERY 4 TO 6 HOURS |
Q4H | EVERY 4 HOURS |
Q5D | 5 TIMES DAILY |
Q5H | EVERY 5 HOURS |
Q6-8H | EVERY 6-8 HOURS |
Q68H | EVERY 6 TO 8 HOURS |
Q6H | EVERY 6 HOURS |
Q810H | EVERY 8 TO 10 HOURS |
Q812H | EVERY 8 TO 12 HOURS |
Q8H | EVERY 8 HOURS |
QAM | EVERY MORNING |
QD | DAILY |
QH | EVERY HOUR |
QHS | NIGHTLY AT BEDTIME |
QID | FOUR TIMES A DAY |
QO | EVERY OTHER |
QOAM | EVERY OTHER MORNING |
QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
QPM | EACH EVENING |
QSD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
R | INTO THE RECTUM |
RA | RASH |
REC | RECTALLY |
REF | REFRIGERATE |
REL | RELIEF FROM |
REP | REPEAT |
R1N1 | RINSE FOR 1 MINUTE IN MOUTH |
RMW | RINSE MOUTH WITH |
RT | RIGHT |
S | WITHOUT |
SAS | SWISH AND SWALLOW |
SAT | SATURDAY |
SCA | SCALP |
SEV | SEVERE |
SG | SHAKE WELL AND GIVE |
SHB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
SIA | SEE INSTRUCTIONS ATTACHED |
SIN | SINUS |
SK | SKIN |
SL | DISSOLVE 1 TABLET UNDER TOUGUE |
SLE | SLEEP |
SMOKE | 1P CDS DA DNSM |
SP | SPARINGLY |
SP1 | SPRAY ONCE IN TO EACH NOSTRIL |
SP2 | SPRAY TWICE INTO EACH NOSTRIL |
SPA | SPARINGLY |
SPP | SUPPER |
SPR | SPRAY(S) |
SPRS | SPRAYS |
SR | SUPPER |
SS | 1/2 |
SS1 | 1/2 TO 1 |
SST | TAKE 1/2 TABLET |
ST | AT ONCE THEN |
STAT | NOW,THEN |
STO | STOMACH |
STT | AT ONCE,THEN |
SUB | SUBCUTANEOUSLY |
SUN | SUNDAY |
SUP | SUPPOSITORY |
SW | ..SHAKE WELL.. |
SYM | SYMPTONS |
SYS | SPRAYS |
T | TAKE |
T1 | TAKE 1 |
T1C | TAKE 1 CAPSULE |
T1P | TAKE 1 TEASPOONFUL |
T1T | TAKE 1 TABLET |
T2 | TAKE 2 TABLETS UNTIL DONE |
T2C | TAKE 2 CAPSULES |
T2S | TAKE 2 NOW THEN |
T2T | TAKE 2 TABLETS |
T3C | TAKE 3 CAPSULES |
T3P | TAKE 3 TEASPOONFUL |
T3T | TAKE 3 TABLETS |
T4C | TAKE 4 CAPSULES |
T4T | TAKE 4 TABLETS |
T5C | TAKE 5 CAPSULES |
T5T | TAKE 5 TABLETS |
T6 | TAKE 6 TABLETS |
T6C | TAKE 6 CAPSULES |
T6T | TAKE 6 TABLETS |
T7C | TAKE 7 CAPSULES |
T7T | TAKE 7 TABLETS |
T8C | TAKE 8 CAPSULES |
T8T | TAKE 8 TABLETS |
TA | THEREAFTER |
TAB | TABLET |
TABS | TABLETS |
TB | TABLESPOONSFUL(S) |
TBA | TO BE ADMINISTERED AS DIRECTED |
TBLS | TABLESPOONFUL |
TEN | TENSION |
TF | UNTIL FINISHED |
TG | UNTIL MEDICATION IS GONE |
TH | THEN |
TID | 3 TIMES A DAY |
TIL | UNTIL |
TL | THIN LAYER |
TOD | TODAY |
TOL | AS TOLERATED |
TOM | TOMORROW |
TON | TONIGHT |
TOP | AND APPLY CREAM TOPICALLY |
TQD | THEN ONE DAILY |
TQID | 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY |
TR | THEN REPEAT |
TS | TEASPOONFUL(S) |
TSP | TEASPOONFUL |
TSPS | TEASPOONSFUL |
TSS | TEASPOONFUL |
TT | TO THE |
TTC | TAKE 1 OR 2 CAPSULES |
TTP | TAKE 1 OR 2 TEASPOONSFUL |
TTT | TAKE 1 OR 2 TABLETS |
U | USE |
UC | UNTIL COMPLETED |
UD | AS DIRECTED |
UF | UNTIL FINISHED |
ULC | ULCER |
UNI | UNITS |
UP10 | UP TO 10 PIECES PER DAY |
UTD | TAKE AS DIRECTED |
VA | APPLICATORFUL INTO THE VAGINA |
VAB | VAGINALLY AT BEDTIME |
VAG | VAGINA |
VAGY | VAGINALLY |
VS | SUPPOSITORY INTO THE VAGINA |
W | WITH |
WA | WHEN AWAKE |
WAT | WITH A GLASS OF WATER |
WEF | WITH EXTRA FLUIDS |
WF | WITH FOOD OR MILK |
WHE | WHEEZING |
WK | WEEK |
WKLY | WEEKLY |
WKS | WEEKS |
WM | WITH MEALS |
WOJ | WITH ORANGE JUICE |
WS | WITH SUPPER |
WW | WITH WATER |
WZ | WHEEZE |
X | TIMES |
ZITH | T2 TABS STAT T 1 TAB QD UF |
ZYBAN | TAKE ONE TABLET ONCE DAILY FOR THREE DAYS THEN TAKE ONE TABLET... |