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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Kilogram LAS label as such lat. dol.lateri dolentito the painful side lb.librapound l.c.d.liquor carbonis detergenscoal tar solution linlinimentumliniment liq.liquorsolution lot.lotiolotion M., m.miscemix M., m., mit., mitt.mittesend or dispense, e.g. number of tablets providedCan be confused with m,. misce, context-dependentmanemanein the morning max.maximummaximum mcg microgramrecommended replacement for "μg" which may be confused with "mg"mdi metered dose inhaler m.d.u.more dicto utendusto be used as directed mEq milliequivalent mg milligram mg/dL milligrams per deciliter MgSO4 magnesium sulfatemay be confused with "MSO4", spell out "magnesium sulfate"midi at midday min.minimum [or] minim [or] minutumminimum [or] minim [or] minute mist.misturamixture mL millilitre mod. præscript.modo præscriptoin the manner directed MS morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfatecan mean either morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate, spell out eitherMSO4 morphine sulfatemay be confused with "MgSO4", spell out "morphine sulfate"nebul, neb.nebulaa spray (such as for insufflation)- nebulizer NMT not more than noct.nocteat night non rep.non repetaturno repeats (no refills) NPO, n.p.o.nil per osnothing by mouthAMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "nothing by mouth")NS normal saline (0.9%) 1/2NS half-normal saline (0.45%) NTE not to exceed o 2, o2 both eyes"O2" usually means oxygen or oxygen therapyo.d.omni dieevery day (once daily) (preferred to "qd" in the UK[10]) o.d.oculus dexterright eyeo can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.d.", meaning right ear, confusion with "omni die"o.m.omni maneevery morning omn. bih.omni bihoraevery 2 hours omn. hor.omni horaevery hour o.n.omni nocteevery night OPD once per day o.s.oculus sinisterleft eyeo can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.s.", meaning left earo.u.oculus uterqueboth eyeso can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.u.", meaning both earsoz ounce p.persteturcontinue part. æq.partes æqualesequal parts perperby or through p.c.post cibumafter meals p.c.h.s., pc&hspost cibum et hora somniafter meals and at bedtime Ph.Br., BPPharmacopoeia BritannicaBritish Pharmacopoeia Ph.Eur.Pharmacopoeia EuropaeaEuropean Pharmacopoeia Ph.Int.Pharmacopoeia InternationalisInternational Pharmacopoeia pig./pigm.pigmentumpaint p.m.post meridiemevening or afternoon p.o.per osby mouth or orallyAMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "orally")ppt.præparataprepared p.r., PRper rectumrectally p.r.n., PRNpro re nataas neededPRN is pertactin, a virulence factor of the bacterium that causes pertussispt.persteturcontinue pulv.pulvispowder p.v., PVper vaginamvaginally qquaqueevery, per q.1 h, q.1°quaque 1 horaevery 1 hour (can replace
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