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a.c
bid
c
cap
disp
- before meals = take one tablet ac
- twice daily = take medicine bid
- with = take c water
- capsule = 2 caps at once
- dispense = disp 20 tablets
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hs
m
nr
pc
prn
- at bedtime = take medicine hs
- mix = m and ft with water
- do not refill = dispense medicine nr
- after meals = take one tablet pc
- as needed = take one tablet prn
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q
qad
qam
qh
qid
- every = take medicine q day
- every other day = take one capsule q2h
- every morning = take medicine qam
- every hour = check pulse qh
- four times day = take medicine qid
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qpm
qs
q2h
q3h
q4h
sig
- every evening = take medicine qpm
- suffficient quantity = make qs to fill 4 ounce bottle
- every 2 hours = one teaspoonful q2h
- every 3 hours = one teaspoonful q3h
- every 4 hours =one teaspoonful q4h
- label (you write) = Sig.: take medicine as directed
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ss
stat
tab
tid
- one-half = take ss teaspoonfull of medicine daily
- at once = two tablests stat
- tablet = dispense 24 tabs
- three times a day = take medicine tid
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