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Dosage - Medical Abbrev

  1. ROUTE:

    IM
    Intramuscular
  2. ROUTE:

    IV
    Intravenous
  3. ROUTE:

    IVPB
    Intravenous piggyback
  4. ROUTE:

    IVP
    Intravenous push
  5. ROUTE:

    subcut or subq
    subcutaneous
  6. ROUTE:

    SL
    Sublingual, under the tongue
  7. ROUTE:

    ID
    Intradermal
  8. ROUTE:

    GT
    Gastrostomy tube
  9. ROUTE:

    NG
    Nasogastric tube
  10. ROUTE:

    NJ
    Nasojejunal tube
  11. ROUTE:

    p.o.
    By mouth, orally
  12. ROUTE:

    p.r.
    per rectum, rectally
  13. FREQUENCY:

    a.c.
    before meals
  14. FREQUENCY:

    p.c.
    after meals
  15. FREQUENCY:

    ad. lib.
    as desired, freely
  16. FREQUENCY:

    p.r.n.
    when necessary
  17. FREQUENCY:

    stat
    immediately, at once
  18. FREQUENCY:

    b.i.d.
    twice a day
  19. FREQUENCY:

    t.i.d.
    three times a day
  20. FREQUENCY:

    q.i.d.
    four times a day
  21. FREQUENCY:

    min
    minute
  22. FREQUENCY:

    h
    hour
  23. FREQUENCY:

    q h
    every hour
  24. FREQUENCY:

    q 2h, q 3h, q 4h, etc.
    every two hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, etc.
  25. GENERAL:

    a
    before
  26. GENERAL:

    p
    after
  27. GENERAL:

    c
    with
  28. GENERAL:

    s
    without
  29. GENERAL:

    q
    every
  30. GENERAL:

    qs
    quantity sufficient
  31. GENERAL:

    aq
    water
  32. GENERAL:

    NPO
    nothing by mouth
  33. GENERAL:

    gtt
    drop
  34. GENERAL:

    tab
    tablet
  35. GENERAL:

    cap
    capsule
  36. GENERAL:

    et
    and
  37. GENERAL:

    noct
    night
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Dosage - Medical Abbrev
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Medical Abbreviations for Dosage - includes Route, Frecuency, General abbreviations
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