Pharmacology Chapter 4

tab

tablet, tabella

Rx

take (prescription) recipe

eg

take, exempli gratia (for example)

SubQ subcut or subcutaneously

subcutaneously, A subcutaneous injection is administered as a bolus (a large mass) into the subcutis, the layer of skin directly below the dermis and epidermis, collectively referred to as the cutis.

syr

syrup, syrupus

b.i.d., bid

twice a day

bd

twice a day, bis in die

c -bar on top of the "c"

with

s̄

without (sine)

tid

3 times a day

hr

hour(s)

sp frumenti

Whiskey spiritus-frumenti

caps

a capsule

gt

a drop, gutta

qs

a sufficient quantity, quantum sufficiat

pc

after meals (post cibum)

pc&hs

after meals and at bedtime

et

and

ad lib

as much as desired

prn

as needed - Pro re nata is a Latin phrase meaning in the circumstances or as the circumstance arises.

hs

at bedtime, hora somni

q

at or every - quaque

ac

before meals (ante cibum)

PO

by mouth per as

gr

grain

elix

elxir

q2

every 2 hours

q3h

every 3 hours

fldxt

fluid extract (liquid)

qid

four times daily (quarter in die)

gm

gram

HT

hypodermic tablet (A tablet that dissolves completely in water to form an injectable solution)

stat

immediately, statim

IM

intramuscular (into the muscle)

IV

intravenously

Sig

label; instruction to the patient (signa)

L

liter

mcg

microgram

mg

milligram

mL

milliliter

aa

of each, ana