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General Pharmacology Abbreviations

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March 19, 2020

General Pharmacology Abbreviations Abbreviation Derivation Meaning alt. dieb. alternis diebus on alternate days aq. aqua water bin bis in noctis ...

General Pharmacology Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Derivation	Meaning
alt. dieb.	alternis diebus	on alternate days
aq.	aqua	water
bin	bis in noctis	two times a night
bis i. d.	bis in diem	twice a day
c.	circa	about, approximately
ca.	circa	about, approximately
comp	compositus	compound
cont. rem.	continuantur remedia	let the remedies be continued
d.	da	give, administer
de d. in d.	de die in diem	daily
dieb. alt.	diebus alternis	on alternate days
dil.	dilue, dilutus	dilute, dilutus
in p. aeq.	dividiatur in partes aequales	divide into equal parts
Dur. dolor.	durante dolore	while the pain lasts
FDA		Food & Drug Administration
grad.	gradatim	gradually
gt	gutta	drops
h	hora	hour
hor. som.	hora somni	at bedtime
h.s.	hora somni	at bedtime
in d.	in dies	daily
m.	misce	mix
m. et n.	mane et nocte	morning and night
mg		milligram
N.F.		National Formulary
n.b.	nota bene	mark well
noct. maneq.	noct maneque	night and morning
NPO	nulla per os	nothing by mouth
o.d.	omni die	every day
oh	omni hora	every hour
ol	oleum	oil
om	omni mane	every morning
omn. hor.	omni hora	every hour
on	omni nocte	every night
os	os	mouth
oz.		ounce
p.c.	post cibum	after meals
PDR		Physicians Desk Reference
po	per os	by mouth
p.p.a.	phiala prius agitata	shake the bottle first
p.r.n.	pro re nata	as occasion arises
Q(q)	quaque	every
q.h.	quaque hora	every hour
q.l.	quantum libet	as much as desired
q.p.	quantum placeat	as much as you please
q.q.h.	quaque quarta hora	every four hours
qq. hor.	quaque hora	every hour
q.suff.	quantum sufficit	as much as suffices
q.s.	quantum satis	as much as suffices
quotid.	quotidie	daily
R/	recipe	take
si op. sit	si opus sit	if necessary
solv.	solve	dissolve
st.	stet, stent	let it stand, let them stand
subq		subcutaneous injection
sum.	sume	take
syr	syrupus	syrup
tab		tablet
tal.	talis	such
ter i. d.	ter in diem	three times a day
ung	ungentum	ointment
U.S.P.		United States Pharmacopeia
ut dict.	ut dictum	as directed

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