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MVROP MA Program
Pharmacology Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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Tablet | tab |
3 times a day | tid |
3 times a night | tin |
tincture | tinc, tr |
unit | U, u |
ointment | ung |
wine | vin |
roman numerals 1 - 10 | I - X |
of each | aa |
before meals | ac |
to | ad |
as desired | ad lib |
ampule | amp |
aqua (water) | aq |
distilled aqua (water) | aq dist |
twice a day | bid |
twice a night | bin |
capsule | cap |
with | c |
cubic centimeter | cc |
compound | comp |
discontinue | DC (note capitalization) |
dram | dr, (also a cursive z) |
elixer | elix |
enteric coated | EC (note capitalization) |
iron | Fe (note capitalization of first letter) |
fluid | Fld (note capitalization of first letter) |
gram | Gm (note capitalization of first letter) |
drop | gtt |
grain | gr |
hypodermic | H, hypo (note capitalization when "H" is used |
hour | h |
hours of sleep, bedtime | hs |
intramuscular | IM (note capitalization of letters) |
intravenous | IV (note capitalization of letters) |
liter | L (note capitalization) |
liquid | liq |
minum | m |
milligram | mg |
milliequivalent | mEq (note capitalization of E - only_) |
night | noc, n |
do not repeat | nonrep |
oil | ol |
every morning | om |
every night | on |
mouth | os |
ounce | oz,z (note cursive extended) |
after meals | pc |
through, by | per |
by mouth | p o, per os |
pill | pil |
preoperative | preop |
when necessary (or as needed) | prn |
powder | pulv |
every | q |
4 times a day | qd |
every other day | qod |
quantity sufficient | qs |
take | Rx (note capitalization of first letter) |
without | s (note, there is a dash above the s) |
solution | sol |
spirit | sp |
one half | ss (note, there is a dash above the s |
at once | stat |
syrup | syr |