Pharmaceutical Abbreviations

Terms	Definitions
before meals	ac
right ear	ad
morning	am
left ear	as
as soon as possible	ASAP
both ears	au
twice a day	bid
with	c
cubic centimeter	cc
day	d
dispense as written	DAW
discontinue	dc
drop	gtt
hour	h
at bedtime	hs
one	i
two	ii
three	iii
four	iv
right eye	od
ophthalmic (for the eye)	opth
left eye	os
for the ear	otic
each eye	ou
not to exceed	nte
after	p
after meals	pc
evening	pm
by mouth	po
in rectum	pr
as needed	prn
in vagina	pv
every	q
every day or daily	qd
every four hours	q4h
four times a day	qid
every other day	qod
quantity sufficient or to make	qs
add quantity to make specific volume	qsad
without	s
one-half	ss
directions	sig
under the tongue	sl
at once or now	stat
suppository	supp
three times a day	tid
as directed	ud

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