Table 1. Latin Abbreviations Partial List of Prescription Abbreviations Abbreviation Latin Meaning
Table 1. Latin Abbreviations Partial List of Prescription Abbreviations Abbreviation Latin Meaning
ante cibum before meals a.d. aurio dextra right ear ad lib. ad libitum use as much as one desires; freely; at pleasure admov. admove apply agit agita stir/shake alt. h. alternis horis every other hour a.m. Ante Meridiem morning, before noon amp ampule amt amount aq aqua water aurio laeva, aurio a.l., a.s. left ear sinister A.T.C. around the clock a.u. auris utrae both ears bis bis twice b.i.d. bis in die twice daily B.M. bowel movement bol. bolus as a large single dose (usually intravenously) B.S. blood sugar B.S.A body surface areas BUCC inside cheek cap., caps. capsula capsule c cum with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c") c cibos food cc cum cibos with food, (but also cubic centimetre) cf with food collyr collyrium eye lotion comp. compound cr., crm cream cum aq cum aqua with water D5W dextrose 5% solution (sometimes written as D5W) D5NS dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%) D.A.W. dispense as written dc, D/C, disc discontinue dieb. alt. diebus alternis every other day dil. dilute
Abbreviation disp. div. d.t.d. D.W. elix. e.m.p. emuls. et ex aq fl., fld. ft. g gr gtt(s) H h, hr h.s. ID IM inj. in vit. IP IV IVP IVPB L.A.S. LCD Lin Liq lot. m. M, min Mcg mEq Mg mist. mitte mL nebul Abbreviation
Meaning dispense divide dentur tales doses give of such doses distilled water elixir ex modo prescripto As directed emulsum emulsion et and ex aqua In water fluid fiat make; let it be made gram grain gutta(e) drop(s) hypodermic hora hour hora somni At bedtime intradermal intramuscular (with respect to injections) injectio injection in vitro in glass intraperitoneal intravenous intravenous push intravenous piggyback label as such coal tar solution linimentum liniment liquor solution lotion misce mix minimum a minimum microgram milliequivalent milligram mistura mix mitte send millilitre nebula a spray Partial list of prescription abbreviations Latin Meaning
Latin
N.M.T. noct. non rep. NS 1/2NS N.T.E. O_2 o.d. o.m. o.n. o.s. o.u. oz per p.c. p.m. prn p.o. placebo p.r. pulv. q q.a.d. q.a.m. q.p.m. q.h. q.h.s. q.1h q.d. q.i.d. q.o.d. qqh q.s. QWK R rep., rept. RL, R/L
oculus dexter omni mane omni nocte oculus sinister oculus uterque per post cibum Post Meridiem pro re nata per os placebo pulvis quaque quoque alternis die quaque die ante meridiem quaque hora quaque hora somni quaque 1 hora quaque die quater in die quater quaque hora quantum sufficiat
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 right eye every morning every night left eye both eyes ounce by or through after meals evening or afternoon as needed by mouth or orally to please by rectum powder every every other day every day before noon 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 every other day every four hours a sufficient quantity every week rectal repeats Ringer's lactate
repetatur
Abbreviation
s s.a. SC, subc, subcut, subq, SQ sig SL sol s.o.s., si op. sit ss s,s stat supp susp syr tab tal., t tbsp troche tsp t.i.d. t.d.s. t.i.w. top. T.P.N. tr, tinc., tinct. troch u.d., ut. dict. ungt. vag w w/o X Y.O.
without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s") use your judgement subcutaneous write on label sublingually, under the tongue solution if there is a need one half without Immediately suppository Suspension Syrup Tablet Such tablespoon Lozenge teaspoon three times a day three times a day three times a week Topical total parenteral nutrition Tincture lozenge, lozenges as directed ointment vaginally with without times years old
solutio si opus sit semis sine statim suppositorium syrupus tabella talus trochiscus ter in die ter die sumendum
Liquid Measure Metric Approximate Apothecary Equivalents Approximate Metric Apothecary Equivalents 3 ml 2 ml 1 ml 45 minims 30 minims 15 minims
1000 ml 1 quart 750 ml 1-1/2 pints 500 ml 1 pint 250 ml 8 fluid ounces 200 ml 7 fluid ounces 50 ml 30 ml 15 ml 10 ml 8 ml 5 ml 4 ml
100 ml 3-1/2 fluid ounces 0.5 ml 8 minims 1-3/4 fluid ounces 0.3 ml 5 minims 1 fluid ounce 4 fluid drams 2 fluid drams 1 fluid dram 0.25 ml 4 minims 0.2 ml 3 minims 0.06 ml 1 minims 0.03 ml 1/2 minims
2-1/2 fluid drams 0.1 ml 1-1/2 minims 1-1/4 fluid drams 0.05 ml 3/4 minims
Weight Weight 30 Gm 15 Gm 10 Gm 7.5 Gm 6 Gm 5 Gm 4 Gm 3 Gm 2 Gm 1.5 Gm 1 Gm Approximate Apothecary Equivalents 1 ounce 4 drams 2-1/2 drams 2 drams 90 grains 75 grains 60 grains (1 dram) 45 grains 22 grains 15 grains Approximate Metric Apothecary Equivalents 30 mg 1/2 grain 25 mg 3/8 grain 20 mg 1/3 grain 15 mg 1/4 grain 12 mg 1/5 grain 10 mg 1/6 grain 8 mg 6 mg 4 mg 3 mg 1/8 grain 1/10 grain 1/12 grain 1/15 grain 1/20 grain
2 mg
1/30 grain
Weight Cont Approximate Weight Apothecary Metric Equivalents 0.5 Gm 0.4 Gm 0.3 Gm 0.25 Gm 0.2 Gm 0.15 Gm 0.12 Gm 0.1 Gm 75 60 mg 50 mg 40 mg 6 grains 5 grains 4 grains 3 grains 2 grains 1 mg Approximate Apothecary Equivalents 1/60 grain
7-1/2 grains 1.2 mg 1/50 grain 0.8 mg 1/80 grain 0.6 mg 1/100 grain 0.5 mg 1/120 grain 0.3 mg 1/200 grain
2-1/2 grains 0.4 mg 1/150 grain 1-1/2 grains 0.25 mg 1/250 grain 1-1/4 grains 0.2 mg 1/300 grain 1 grain 3/4 grain 2/3 grain 0.15 mg 1/400 grain 0.12 mg 1/500 grain 0.1 mg 1/600 grain