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The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation (making the communication harder for others to understand) and ambiguity (having more ...
Emergency Medical Service(s) EMU: early morning urine sample (being the most concentrated, generally used for pregnancy testing) Emul: emulsion: ENT: ear, nose, and throat (see otolaryngology) EOB: edge of bed EoL: End-of-life (adjective) EoLC: End-of-life care: EOM: extraocular muscles: EOMI: extraocular movements intact (see eye movement) EPCT
Osco Drug (freestanding stores acquired by and converted to CVS in 2006) Pay 'n Save (acquired by Thirfty Corp. in 1988, rebranded as PayLess Drug) PayLess Drug Stores (purchased by Rite Aid in 1996) Peoples Drug (acquired by CVS in 1990; rebranded in 1994) Perry Drug Stores (acquired by Rite Aid in 1995) Phar-Mor (bankrupt in 2002)
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At that time, the chain was headquartered in Melville, New York and had 141 stores with 5,000 employees. [1] It was still almost entirely owned by the Genovese family. [5] Following the acquisition, the new owners planned to convert all Genovese locations to the Eckerd name within a year. However, the chain ultimately remained.
of or pertaining to medicine or a physician (uncommon as a prefix but common as a suffix; see -iatry) Greek ἰατρός (iatrós), healer, physician iatrochemistry, iatrogenesis-iatry: denotes a field in medicine emphasizing a certain body component Greek ἰατρός (iatrós), healer, physician podiatry, psychiatry-ic: pertaining to