| a.c. |
|
before meals (Latin: ante cibum) |
| b.i.d. |
|
twice daily (Latin:
bis in die) |
| b.i.n. |
|
twice nightly (Latin:
bis in noctus ) |
| c |
|
with (Latin: cum) |
| cap |
|
capsule (Latin: capsula) |
| d |
 |
day (Latin: dies) |
| daw |
|
Dispense as written, no
substitutions |
| gtt |
|
drop (Latin: gutta) |
| h.s. |
|
bedtime (Latin:
hora somni) |
| noxt |
|
at night |
| O.D. |
|
Right eye (Latin: oculus dexter) |
| O.S. |
|
Left eye (Latin: oculus sinister) |
| O.U. |
|
Each eye (Latin: oculus uterque) |
| p.c. |
|
After meals (Latin: post cibum) |
| pil |
|
Pill (Latin: pilula) |
| p.o. |
|
By mouth (Latin: per os) |
| p.r.n. |
|
As needed (Latin: pro re nata) |
| q.d. |
|
Every day (Latin: quaque die) |
| q.h. |
|
Every hour (Latin: quaque hora) |
| q.2h. |
|
Every two hours (Latin: quaque secunda hora) |
| q.3h. |
|
Every three hours (Latin: quaque
tertia hora) |
| q.4h. |
|
Every four hours (Latin: quaque quarta hora) |
| q.q.h. |
|
Every four hours (Latin: quaque
quarta hora) |
| q.6h. |
|
Every six hours (Latin: quaque sex hora) |
| q.8h. |
|
Every eight hours (Latin: quaque octa
hora) |
| q.i.d. |
|
Four times per day (Latin: quater in die) |
| q.s. |
|
As much as is required (Latin:
quantum sufficit) |
| s. |
|
Without (Latin: sine) |
| s.o.s. |
|
If necessary (Latin: semis) |
| ss |
|
Half (Latin: sine) |
| t.d.s |
|
To be taken three times daily (Latin:
ter die sumendum) |
| t.i.d. |
|
Three times a day (Latin: ter in die) |
| t.i.n. |
|
Three times a night (Latin: ter in
nocte) |
| ut. dict. |
|
As directed (Latin: ut dictum) |
| |
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