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  2. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    3 times a day t.i.d., t.d. ter in die: 3 times a day AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "3 times a day") tinct. tinctura: tincture t.i.w. 3 times a week mistaken for "twice a week" top. topical TPN total parenteral nutrition tr, tinc., tinct. tinctura: tincture trit. triturate: grind to a powder troch. trochiscus: lozenge tsp

  3. Medical prescription - Wikipedia

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    This is an exhortation to the pharmacist by the medical practitioner, "I want the patient to have the following medication" [49] – in other words, "take the following components and compound this medication for the patient". The inscription section defines what is the medication. The inscription section is further composed of one or more of: [50]

  4. every day / daily quaque die q.h.s., qhs every night at bedtime quaque hora somni q.d.s, qds, QDS 4 times a day quater die sumendum q.i.d, qid 4 times a day quater in die q.h., qh every hour, hourly quaque hora q.o.d., qod every other day / alternate days quaque altera die q.p.m., qPM, qpm every afternoon or evening: quaque post meridiem q.s., qs

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  6. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive Opill for over-the-counter use, making it the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States.

  7. Medication package insert - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determines the requirements for patient package inserts. In the United States, the FDA will occasionally issue revisions to previously approved package inserts, in much the same way as an auto manufacturer will issue recalls upon discovering a problem with a certain car.

  8. FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill in the ...

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    The FDA has approved the oral contraceptive Opill. The birth control pill does not require a prescription for any users of reproductive age, including teenagers.

  9. Medication - Wikipedia

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    The drug frequencies are often expressed as the number of times a drug is used per day (e.g., four times a day). It [ specify ] may include event-related information (e.g., 1 hour before meals, in the morning, at bedtime), or complimentary to an interval, although equivalent expressions may have different implications (e.g., every 8 hours ...