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Sig Code Cheat Sheet

The most common pharmacy abbreviations and what they mean.

Frequency

qdonce daily
bidtwice daily
tidthree times daily
qidfour times daily
q4hevery 4 hours
q6hevery 6 hours
q8hevery 8 hours
q12hevery 12 hours
qhsat bedtime
qamevery morning
qpmevery evening

Route of Administration

poby mouth
slunder the tongue
toptopically
prrectally
pvvaginally
ouin both eyes
osin left eye
auin both ears
adin right ear
asin left ear
inhinhale
apapply
tptopically

Timing

acbefore meals
pcafter meals
amin the morning
pmin the evening
hsat bedtime

Form / Dosage

tabtablet
capcapsule
suppsuppository
gttdrop
mlmilliliter
tspteaspoon
tbsptablespoon

Special Instructions

prnas needed
statimmediately
udas directed
cwith
swithout
aaof each
ssone-half

Shorthand Dosing

1pinhale 1 puff
apapply
tptopically

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