Prescription Abbreviations
Doctors may use abbreviations on a medication prescription of a
patient. What is the meaning
of abbreviations on your prescription that are written in Latin?
Medical terminology is quite difficult, but how do know
these medication prescription directions and interpret written code?
Know what are 10 rights of drug administration are?
Medical Abbreviation - Ways to Avoid Medication Errors
1. Health care Institutions should educate healthcare
employees on the proper use of medical abbreviations and also have knowledge
about the pharmacokinetics of drugs
and pharmacodynamics of drugs.
2. In prescription all drug names, dosage units, frequency,
duration, and route of administration of the drug and directions for use should
be written properly mentioned to avoid medication misinterpretation.
As a Patient - What Can You Do?
1. Ask your doctor how to take your medication before you
leave the place.
2. If you have any dought of received prescription
directions, be sure to with your pharmacist, doctor, or healthcare providers.
3. You can record important instructions about the medical
prescription.
List of Common Medical Prescription Abbreviations
List of common medical prescription abbreviations used in directions or instructions for taking the drug
by a doctor.
Know here what are the different routes
of drug administration?
Must Remember, timely prevention of medicine errors can save
a patient’s life.
Here is a guide to some of the most frequently used
Abbreviation for a prescription -
.
p.o
orally
s.l. sublingual,
under the tongue
cap. capsule
gtt. drop
cr, crm cream
amp. ampule
tab. tablet
inj injection
i.d intradermal
i.m intramuscular
Subq, sq subcutaneous
i.v intravenous
sol solution
syr syrup
garg gargle
dos. dose
Rx medical prescription, treatment
Hx history
Dx diagnosis
h/o history of
w/o without
c. with
w/ with
s. without
ante before
q every
q.d everyday/daily
a.c
before meal
p.c after meal
q.h every hour
o.d once a day
b.d., bid twice a day
tid thrice a day
qid four times a
day
q.3h every three hours
q.6h every six hours
hs
at bedtime
q.a.m every morning
q.p.m every night
achs before
meals and at bedtime
SS one and half
BFF before breakfast
Tw twice a week
EENT eye,
ear, nose, and throat
o.d right eye
o.s. left eye
o.u both eye
a.d right ear
a.s left
ear
a.u each ear
tbsp tablespoon
y.o year old
RTx radiotherapy/ radiation therapy
CTx chemotherapy
PMH(X) post medical history
Ix indication
CIx contraindication
Px prognosis/ prediction or
estimate
Bx biopsy
Cx complication
NPO nothing by Mouth
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