![]() ' SSI, SSRI - intended to mean "sliding scale insulin" or "sliding scale regular insulin", but can be mistaken as "strong solution of iodine" or "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.' ss - intended to mean "sliding scale" or "1/2", but can be mistaken as "55".SQ - meant "subcutaneaous" but mistaken for "5Q" or 5 every dose.SC - meant "subcutaneaous" but mistaken for "SL" for "sublingual".meant "every other day" but the "o" can be interpreted as "." or "i" resulting in double or eight times the frequency q.d., q1d - intended to mean "every day" but can be misread as "q.i.d." or 4 times a day.q4PM - intended to mean "at 4 PM", but can be misread as every 4 hours.OJ - intended to mean "orange juice" but can be misread as "OD" or "OS".IU - intended to mean "international unit", but can be misread as "IV" or "10".IN - intended to mean "intranasal", but can be misread as "IM" or "IV".IJ - intended to mean "injection", but can be misread as "IV".can mean half strength or "hour of sleep" d/c - can mean "discontinue" or "discharge".bt - intended to mean "bedtime", but can be misread as "bid" or twice daily.Latin for both, left and right ears the "a" can be misread to be an "o" and interpreted to mean both, right or left eyes To avoid ambiguity, the following abbreviations are not recommended : Without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s") Intramuscular (with respect to injections)Įvery 1 hour (can replace "1" with other numbers) With (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")ĭextrose 5% solution (sometimes written as D 5W) Partial list of prescription abbreviations AbbreviationĪs a large single dose (usually intravenously) The period is used wherever there are letters omitted in the abbreviation. In the attached list, Latin is not capitalized whereas English acronyms are. Capitalization and the use of a period is a matter of style. ![]() This listing does not include abbreviations for actual pharmaceuticals (which is a separate article in itself). See main article for discussion on the use of abbreviations. Its listing here does not mean such abbreviations should be used. This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions.
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