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This document lists abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols commonly used in prescriptions and medication orders. It includes Latin origins and English meanings for prescription filling directions and quantities/measurements. Some examples are: aa. meaning "of each", ad meaning "up to", and mg meaning milligram. Standard units of measurement like mL, g, oz., and qt. are also defined.

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Pha614 Lec 1st Shifting PDF

This document lists abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols commonly used in prescriptions and medication orders. It includes Latin origins and English meanings for prescription filling directions and quantities/measurements. Some examples are: aa. meaning "of each", ad meaning "up to", and mg meaning milligram. Standard units of measurement like mL, g, oz., and qt. are also defined.

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PHA614: PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS & TECHNIQUES

SELECTED ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS USED IN PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDERS

PRESCRIPTION-FILLING DIRECTIONS
ABBREVIATION LATIN ORIGIN ENGLISH MEANING
aa. ana OF EACH

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ad ad UP TO; TO MAKE

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disp. dispensatur DISPENSE
div. dividatur DIVIDE

d
d.t.d. denture tales doses GIVE OF SUCH DOSES

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ft fiat MAKE

ar
M. mice MIX

sh
No. numero NUMBER
non rep. or NR non repetatur DO NOT REPEAT

as
q.s. quantum sufficiat A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY
q.s. ad quantum sufficiat ad A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO MAKE

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Sig. signa WRITE (directions on label)

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Reference:
Ansel, H. C., & Stockton, S. J. (n.d.). SELECTED ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS USED IN PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDERS. In PHARMACEUTICAL Calculations (15th ed., pp. 64-65). FRANCISCO, V. – 1CPH
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PHA614: PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS & TECHNIQUES
SELECTED ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS USED IN PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDERS

QUANTITIES AND MEASUREMENTS


ABBREVIATION ENGLISH MEANING ABBREVIATION ENGLISH MEANING
BSA BODY SURFACE AREA mg MILLIGRAM

a
cm3 CUBIC CENTIMETER/ MILLILITER (mL) mg/kg mg (of drug) per kg (of body weight)

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LATIN mg (of drug) per m2 /M2 (of body surface
f or fl FLUID mg/m2
fluidus area)
flƷ or fƷe FLUID DRACHM mIU or milli-IU THOUSANDTH OF AN INTERNATIONAL UNIT

d
fl℥ss or f℥ess HALF FLUID OUNCE MIUb MILLION INTERNATIONAL UNITS

e
ar
g GRAM mL MILLILITER
gal GALLON mL/h mL (of drug admin.) per hr (iv admin.)

sh
LATIN
gtt DROP mOsm or mOsmol MILLIOSMOLES
gutta
oz.

as
I.U. or IUb INTERNATIONAL UNIT/S OUNCE
LATIN pt.
lb POUND PINT

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libra
kg KILOGRAM qt. QUART

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ss or 𝐬𝐬 LATIN
L LITER ONE-HALF
m2 or M2
co rc
SQUARE METER tbsp.
semissem
TABLESPOONFUL
o. ou
mcg MICROGRAM tsp. TEASPOONFUL
mEq MILLIEQUIVALENT
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Reference:
Ansel, H. C., & Stockton, S. J. (n.d.). SELECTED ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS USED IN PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDERS. In PHARMACEUTICAL Calculations (15th ed., pp. 64-65). FRANCISCO, V. – 1CPH
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PHA614: PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS & TECHNIQUES
SELECTED ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS USED IN PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDERS

SIGNA/ PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS


ABBREVIATION LATIN ORIGIN ENGLISH MEANING ABBREVIATION LATIN ORIGIN ENGLISH MEANING
a.c. ante cibos BEFORE MEALS stat. stamin IMMEDIATELY
i.c. inter cibos BETWEEN MEALS ut dict. ut dictum AS DIRECTED
p.c. post cibos AFTER MEALS wk. WEEK

a
s.i.d. semel in die ONCE A DAY

vi
b.i.d. bis in die TWICE A DAY
t.i.d. ter in die THRICE A DAY
q.i.d. quarter in die FOUR TIMES A DAY

d
ad lib. ad libitum AT PLEASURE; FREELY

e
admin ADMINISTER

ar
am ante meridiem MORNING
pm post meridiem AFTERNOON; EVENING

sh
aq. aqua WATER
ATC AROUND THE CLOCK
c or 𝒄̅ cum WITH

as
d die DAY
dil. dilutus DILUTE

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et AND
h. or hr. hora HOUR

m e
h.s. hora somni AT BEDTIME
min. minutum MINUTE
m&n
co rc MORNING AND NIGHT
o. ou
N&V NAUSEA & VOMITING
noct. nocte NIGHT
NPO non per os NOTHING BY MOUTH
er res

p.o. per os BY MOUTH (ORALLY)


p.r.n. pro renata AS NEEDED
q quaque EVERY
se dy

qAM EVERY MORNING


qxh EVERY (NO.) OF HOURS
rep. repetatur REPEAT
ur tu

s sine WITHOUT
IF THERE IS NEED;
s

s.o.s. si opus sit


H

AS NEEDED
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Reference:
Ansel, H. C., & Stockton, S. J. (n.d.). SELECTED ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS USED IN PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDERS. In PHARMACEUTICAL Calculations (15th ed., pp. 64-65). FRANCISCO, V. – 1CPH
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PHA614: PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS & TECHNIQUES
INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS


ATTO- 1,000,000,000,000,000,000

FEMTO- 1,000,000,000,000,000

PICO- 1,000,000,000,000

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NANO- 1,000,000,000

MICRO- 1,000,000

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MILLI- 1,000

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CENTI- 100

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DECI 10

MULTIPLES 1

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DECA- 10

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HECTO- 100

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KILO- 1,000

MYRIA-
co rc 10,000
o. ou
MEGA- 1,000,000

GIGA- 1,000,000,000
er res

TERA 1,000,000,000,000

PETA 1,000,000,000,000,000
se dy

EXA- 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
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Reference:
Ansel, H. C., & Stockton, S. J. (n.d.). International System of Units. In PHARMACEUTICAL Calculations (15th ed., p. 17). FRANCISCO, V. – 1CPH
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PHA614: PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS & TECHNIQUES
COMMON SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT AND INTERSYSTEM CONVERSION

APOTHECARIES’ FLUID MEASURE APOTHECARIES’ MEASURE OF WEIGHT


60 MINIMS (♏) 1 FLUIDRAM/fƷ 20 GRAINS (gr) 1 SCRUPLE (℈)
3 SCRUPLES (℈) 60 GRAINS (gr) 1 DRAM (Ʒ)
8 FLUIDRAM (fƷ) 480 MINIMS (♏) 1 FLUIDOUNCES/f℥
8 DRAMS (Ʒ) 480 GRAINS (gr) 1 OUNCE (℥)
16 FLUIDOUNCES (f℥) 1 PINT (pt) 12 OUNCES (℥) 5760 GRAINS (gr) 1 POUND (lb)

a
2 PINTS (pt) 32 FLUIDOUNCES 1 QUART (qt)

vi
4 QUARTS (qt) 8 PINTS 1 GALLON (gal)

d
AVOIRDUPOIS’ MEASURE OF WEIGHT AVOIRDUPOIS’ MEASURE OF WEIGHT

e
437.5 GRAINS (gr) 1 OUNCE(oz) 437.5 GRAINS (gr) 1 OUNCE(oz)

ar
16 OUNCES (oz) 7,000 GRAINS (gr) 1 POUND(lb) 16 OUNCES (oz) 7,000 GRAINS (gr) 1 POUND(lb)

sh
INTERSYSTEM CONVERSION

as
WEIGHT VOLUME
1 GRAM (g) 15. 432 GRAINS (gr) 1 MILLILITER (mL) 16.23 MINIMS ((♏)

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1 KILOGRAM (kg) 2.20 POUNDS (lb) (AVOIRDUPOIS) 1 MINIM (♏) 0.06 MILLILITER (mL)
1 GRAIN (gr) 0.065 GRAMS (g)/ 65 mg 1 FLUIDRAM (fƷ) 3.69 MILLILITER (mL)

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1 OUNCE (oz) (AVOIRDUPOIS) 28.35 GRAMS (g) (AVOIRDUPOIS) 1 FLUIDOUNCES (fl℥) 29.57 MILLILITER (mL)
1 OUNCE (℥) (APOTHECARY) co rc
31.1 GRAMS (g) (APOTHECARY) 1 PINTS (pt) 473 MILLILITER (mL)
o. ou
1 POUND (lb) (AVOIRDUPOIS) 454 GRAMS (g) (AVOIRDUPOIS) 1 GALLON (gal) 128 FLUIDOUNCES (f℥) 3785 mL
1 POUND (lb) (APOTHECARY) 373 GRAMS (g) (APOTHECARY) 1 TABLESPOONFUL
15 mL 3 tsp.
er res
(tbsp.)
1 TEASPOONFUL
5 mL
LENGTH (tsp.)
1 METER (m) 39.37 INCHES (in)
se dy

1 INCH (in) 2.54 CENTIMETER (cm)


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Reference:
Ansel, H. C., & Stockton, S. J. (n.d.). Appendix A Common Systems of Measurement and Intersystem Conversion. In PHARMACEUTICAL Calculations (15th ed., p. 405). FRANCISCO, V. – 1CPH
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PHA614: PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS & TECHNIQUES
PARTS OF A PRESCRIPTION

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