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List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions[3]

Abbreviation Latin Meaning Possible confusion


aa ana of each
AAA apply to affected area
a.c. ante cibum before meals
"a" can be mistaken as an "o" which
a.d. auris dextra right ear
could read "o.d.", meaning right eye
use as much as one
ad lib. ad libitum
desires; freely
admov. admove apply
agit agita stir/shake
alt. h. alternis horis every other hour
ad manu
a.m.m. at doctors hand
medicae
a.m. ante meridiem morning, before noon
amp ampule
amt amount
aq aqua water
"a" can be mistaken as an "o" which
auris laeva,
a.l., a.s. left ear could read "o.s." or "o.l", meaning left
auris sinistra
eye
A.T.C. around the clock
"a" can be mistaken as an "o" which
a.u. auris utraque both ears
could read "o.u.", meaning both eyes
bis bis twice
b.d./b.i.d. bis in die twice daily
B.M. bowel movement
British National
BNF
Formulary
as a large single dose
bol. bolus (usually
intravenously)
B.S. blood sugar
B.S.A body surface areas
mistaken for "b.i.d", meaning twice
b.t. bedtime
daily
BUCC bucca inside cheek
cap., caps. capsula capsule
with (usually written
c, c. cum with a bar on top of
the "c")
cib. cibus food
mistaken for "U", meaning units; also
with food, (but also
cc cum cibo has an ambiguous meaning; use "mL"
cubic centimetre)
or "milliliters"
cf with food
comp. compound
cr., crm cream
Continue same
CST
treatment
ambiguous meaning, write out "days"
D or d days or doses
or "doses"
dextrose 5% solution
D5W (sometimes written as
D5W)
dextrose 5% in
D5NS
normal saline (0.9%)
dispense as written
D.A.W. (i.e., no generic
substitution)
discontinue or
dc, D/C, disc ambiguous meaning
discharge
dieb. alt. diebus alternis every other day
dil. dilute
dispersible or
disp.
dispense
div. divide
dL deciliter
dentur tales
d.t.d. give of such doses
doses
can easily be confused with "diluted
tincture of opium," which is 1/25th the
deodorized tincture of
DTO strength of deodorized tincture of
opium
opium; deaths have resulted due to
massive morphine overdose
D.W. distilled water
elix. elixir
e.m.p. ex modo as directed
prescripto
emuls. emulsum emulsion
et et and
eod every other day
ex aq ex aqua in water
fl., fld. fluid
ft. fiat make; let it be made
g gram
gr grain
gtt(s) gutta(e) drop(s)
H hypodermic
h, hr hora hour
h.s. hora somni at bedtime
hour sleep or half-
h.s ambiguous meaning
strength
ID intradermal
mistaken for "IV", meaning
IJ, inj injectio injection
intravenously
intramuscular (with
IM
respect to injections)
mistaken for "IM", meaning
IN intranasal intramuscular, or "IV", meaning
intravenously
IP intraperitoneal
mistaken for "IV" or "10", spell out
IU international unit
"international unit"
IV intravenous
IVP intravenous push
intravenous
IVPB
piggyback
kg kilogram
L.A.S. label as such
LCD coal tar solution
lin linimentum liniment
liq liquor solution
lot. lotion
Moves All
MAE
Extremities
mane mane in the morning
M. misce mix
m, min minimum a minimum
Recommended replacement for "µg"
mcg microgram
which may be confused with "mg"
more dicto
m.d.u. to be used as directed
utendus
mEq milliequivalent
mg milligram
milligrams per
mg/dL
deciliter
may be confused with "MSO4", spell
MgSO4 magnesium sulfate
out "magnesium sulfate"
mist. mistura mix
mitte mitte send
mL millilitre
morphine sulfate or can mean either morphine sulfate or
MS
magnesium sulfate magnesium sulfate, spell out either
may be confused with "MgSO4", spell
MSO4 morphine sulfate
out "morphine sulfate"
nebul nebula a spray
N.M.T. not more than
noct. nocte at night
non rep. non repetatur no repeats
NPO nil per os nothing by mouth
NS normal saline (0.9%)
half normal saline
1/2NS
(0.45%)
N.T.E. not to exceed
both eyes, sometimes
o_2
written as o2
every day/once daily
od omne in die (preferred to qd in the
UK[4])
"o" can be mistaken as an "a" which
od oculus dexter right eye could read "a.d.", meaning right ear,
confusion with omne in die
om omne mane every morning
on omne nocte every night
o.p.d. once per day
"o" can be mistaken as an "a" which
o.s. oculus sinister left eye
could read "a.s.", meaning left ear
"o" can be mistaken as an "a" which
o.u. oculus uterque both eyes
could read "a.u.", meaning both ears
oz ounce
per per by or through
p.c. post cibum after meals
pig./pigm. pigmentum paint
p.m. post meridiem evening or afternoon
p.o. per os by mouth or orally
p.r. per rectum by rectum
PRN, prn pro re nata as needed
pulv. pulvis powder
PV per vaginam via the vagina
q quaque every, per
quaque alternis
q.a.d. every other day
die
quaque die ante every day before
q.a.m.
meridiem noon
quater die
q.d.s. four times a day can be mistaken for "qd" (every day)
sumendus
quaque die post every day after noon
q.p.m.
meridiem or every evening
q.h. quaque hora every hour
quaque hora every night at
q.h.s.
somni bedtime
every 1 hour; (can
q.1 h, q.1° quaque 1 hora replace "1" with other
numbers)
mistaken for "QOD" or "qds," spell
q.d., q1d quaque die every day
out "every day" or "daily"
can be mistaken for "qd" or "qod,"
q.i.d. quater in die four times a day
write out "four times a day"
q4PM at 4pm mistaken to mean every four hours
mistaken for "QD," spell out "every
q.o.d. every other day
other day"
quater quaque
qqh every four hours
hora
quantum
q.s. a sufficient quantity
sufficiat
QWK every week
R rectal
rep., rept. repetatur repeats
RL, R/L Ringer's lactate
without (usually
s sine written with a bar on
top of the "s")
according to the art
secundum
s.a. (accepted practice);
artem
use your judgement
"SC" can be mistaken for "SL,"
SC, subc, subcut, meaning sublingual; "SQ" can be
subcutaneous
subq, SQ mistaken for "5Q" meaning five every
dose
used exclusively in veterinary
s.i.d/SID semel in die once a day
medicine
sig signa write on label
sublingually, under
SL
the tongue
sol solutio solution
s.o.s., si op. sit si opus sit if there is a need
one half or sliding
ss semis mistaken for "55" or "1/2"
scale
sliding scale insulin mistaken to mean "strong solution of
SSI, SSRI or sliding scale iodine" or "selective serotonin
regular insulin reuptake inhibitor"
Serotonin–
SNRI
norepinephrine
(antidepressant)
reuptake inhibitor
selective serotonin
SSRI reuptake inhibitor
(antidepressant) (a specific class of
antidepressant)
stat statim immediately
SubQ subcutaneously
supp suppositorium suppository
susp suspension
syr syrupus syrup
tab tabella tablet
tal., t talus such
tbsp tablespoon
troche trochiscus lozenge
ter die
t.d.s. three times a day
sumendum
t.i.d. ter in die three times a day
t.i.w. three times a week mistaken for twice a week
top. topical
total parenteral
T.P.N.
nutrition
tr, tinc., tinct. tincture
tsp teaspoon
mistaken for a "4", "0" or "cc", spell
U unit
out "unit"
u.d., ut. dict. ut dictum as directed
ung. unguentum ointment
United States
U.S.P.
Pharmacopoeia
vag vaginally
w with
w/a while awake
with food (with
wf
meals)
w/o, s without
X times
Y.O. years old
μg microgram mistaken for "mg", meaning milligram
List of symbols used in prescriptions
Symbols Latin Meaning Possible confusion
@ at mistaken for "2"; spell out "at"
> greater than mistaken for a "7"
< less than mistaken for an "L"
take, take this, or take
℞ recipe
thus

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