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    List of Abbreviations Used in Medical Prescriptions

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    This document provides a list of common medical abbreviations used in prescriptions and their meanings, as well as potential confusions that could arise from misinterpreting the abbreviations. It notes that abbreviations using letters like "a", "o", "u", and numbers can be mistaken for other letters or numbers, leading to incorrect interpretations. It also highlights abbreviations that are ambiguous or could be confused with other similar abbreviations. The document aims to minimize potential errors from ambiguous or unclear medical abbreviations.

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    This document provides a list of common medical abbreviations used in prescriptions and their meanings, as well as potential confusions that could arise from misinterpreting the abbreviations. It notes that abbreviations using letters like "a", "o", "u", and numbers can be mistaken for other letters or numbers, leading to incorrect interpretations. It also highlights abbreviations that are ambiguous or could be confused with other similar abbreviations. The document aims to minimize potential errors from ambiguous or unclear medical abbreviations.

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    List of Abbreviations Used in Medical Prescriptions

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    Abbreviation aa ad a.c. a.d. ad lib. admov. agit alt. h. a.m. amp amt aq a.l., a.s. A.T.C. a.u.

    bis b.d./b.i.d. B.M. BNF bol. B.S. B.S.A b.t. BUCC cap., caps. c, c. cib. cc cf comp. cr., crm CST D5W ana ad

    List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions Latin Meaning Possible confusion of each up to before meals right ear use as much as one desires; freely apply stir/shake every other hour morning, before noon ampule amount water left ear around the clock "a" can be mistaken as an "o" which could read "o.s." or "o.l", meaning left eye "a" can be mistaken as an "o" which could read "o.u.", meaning both eyes "a" can be mistaken as an "o" which could read "o.d.", meaning right eye

    ante cibum auris dextra ad libitum admove agita alternis horis ante meridiem

    aqua auris laeva, auris sinistra

    auris utraque bis bis in die &nbsp bolus

    both ears twice twice daily bowel movement British National Formulary as a large single dose (usually intravenously) blood sugar

    bucca capsula cum cibus cum cibo

    body surface areas bedtime mistaken for "b.i.d", meaning twice daily inside cheek capsule with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c") food with food, (but also cubic mistaken for "U", meaning units; also has an centimetre) ambiguous meaning; use "mL" or "milliliters" with food compound cream Continue same treatment dextrose 5% solution (sometimes written as D5W)

    D5NS D.A.W. dc, D/C, disc dieb. alt. dil. disp. div. d.t.d. D.W. elix. e.m.p. emuls. et eod ex aq fl., fld. ft. g gr gtt(s) H h, hr h.s. h.s ID IJ, inj IM IN IP IU IV IVP IVPB L.A.S. LCD lin liq linimentum liquor diebus alternis

    dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%) dispense as written (i.e., no generic substitution) discontinue or discharge ambiguous meaning every other day dilute dispersible or dispense

    divide dentur tales doses give of such doses distilled water elixir ex modo as directed prescripto emulsum emulsion et ex aqua fiat and every other day in water fluid make; let it be made gram grain drop(s) hypodermic hour at bedtime hour sleep or half-strength ambiguous meaning intradermal injection mistaken for "IV", meaning intravenously intramuscular (with respect to injections) mistaken for "IM", meaning intramuscular, or intranasal "IV", meaning intravenously intraperitoneal mistaken for "IV" or "10", spell out international unit "international unit" intravenous intravenous push intravenous piggyback label as such coal tar solution liniment solution

    gutta(e) hora hora somni

    injectio

    lot. mane M. m, min mcg m.d.u. mEq mg MgSO4 mist. mitte mL MS MSO4 nebul N.M.T. noct. non rep. NS 1/2NS N.T.E. o_2 od

    lotion mane misce minimum more dicto utendus in the morning mix a minimum microgram to be used as directed milliequivalent milligram magnesium sulfate mistura mitte mix send millilitre morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate morphine sulfate nebula nocte non repetatur a spray not more than at night no repeats normal saline (0.9%) half normal saline (0.45%) not to exceed both eyes, sometimes written as o2 omne in die every day/once daily (preferred to qd in the UK[3]) right eye every morning every night once per day oculus sinister oculus uterque left eye both eyes ounce by or through after meals paint "o" can be mistaken as an "a" which could read "a.s.", meaning left ear "o" can be mistaken as an "a" which could read "a.u.", meaning both ears "o" can be mistaken as an "a" which could read "a.d.", meaning right ear, confusion with omne in die can mean either morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate, spell out either may be confused with "MgSO4", spell out "morphine sulfate" may be confused with "MSO4", spell out "magnesium sulfate"

    od om on o.p.d. o.s. o.u. oz per p.c. pig./pigm.

    oculus dexter omne mane omne nocte

    per post cibum pigmentum

    p.m. p.o. p.r. PRN, prn pulv. PV q q.a.d. q.a.m. q.d.s. q.p.m. q.h. q.h.s. q.1h, q.1 q.d., q1d q.i.d. q4PM q.o.d. qqh q.s. QWK R rep., rept. RL, R/L s s.a. SC, subc, subcut, subq, SQ sig SL sol s.o.s., si op. sit ss

    post meridiem per os pro re nata pulvis per vaginam quaque quoque alternis die quaque die ante meridiem quater die sumendus quaque die post meridiem quaque hora quaque hora somni quaque 1 hora quaque die quater in die

    evening or afternoon by mouth or orally by rectum as needed powder via the vagina every every other day every day before noon four times a day every day after noon every hour every night at bedtime every 1 hour; (can replace "1" with other numbers) every day four times a day at 4pm every other day every four hours mistaken for "QOD" or "qds", spell out "every day" or "daily" mistaken to mean every four hours mistaken for "QD", spell out "every other day" can be mistaken for "qd" (every day)

    quater quaque hora

    quantum sufficiat a sufficient quantity every week rectal repetatur repeats Ringer's lactate without (usually written sine with a bar on top of the "s") secundum artum use your judgement subcutaneous write on label sublingually, under the tongue solution if there is a need one half or sliding scale ambiguous meaning; mistaken for "55" or "1/2" "SC" can be mistaken for "SL", meaning sublingual; "SQ" can be mistaken for "5Q" meaning five every dose

    solutio si opus sit semis

    SSI, SSRI stat supp susp syr tab tal., t tbsp troche t.d.s. t.i.d. t.i.w. top. T.P.N. tr, tinc., tinct. tsp U g u.d., ut. dict. ung. U.S.P. vag w wf w/o X Y.O. Symbols @ > < Latin statim suppositorium syrupus tabella talus

    sliding scale insulin or mistaken to mean "strong solution of iodine" or sliding scale regular insulin "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor" immediately suppository suspension syrup tablet such

    tablespoon trochiscus lozenge ter die sumendum three times a day ter in die three times a day three times a week topical total parenteral nutrition tincture teaspoon unit microgram as directed ointment United States Pharmacopoeia vaginally with with food (with meals) without

    mistaken for twice a week

    mistaken for a "4", "0" or "cc", spell out "unit" mistaken for "mg", meaning milligram

    ut dictum unguentum

    times years old List of symbols used in prescriptions 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 prescription drug take thus

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