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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).
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Use of abbreviations, such as those relating to the route of administration or dose of a medication, can be confusing and is the most common source of medication errors. [2] Use of some acronyms has been shown to impact the safety of patients in hospitals, and "do not use lists" have been published at a national level in the US. [4]
penicillin (Best practice is to avoid drug name abbreviations) PEP: Post-exposure prophylaxis [4] PERM: Progressive Encephalomyelitis with Rigidity and Myoclonus PERRL: pupils equal, round, reactive to light PERLA: pupils equal and reactive to light and accommodation [3] PERRLA: pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation [3] Per ...
Abbreviation Meaning s̅: without (s with an overbar) (from Latin sine) S: sacrum: S x: symptoms surgery (though deemed by some as inappropriate) S 1: first heart sound: S 2: second heart sound: S 3: third heart sound S 4: fourth heart sound S&O: salpingo-oophorectomy Sb: Scholar batch SAAG: serum–ascites albumin gradient SAB: staphylococcal ...
cell cycle–nonspecific [drug] (a type of drug used in chemotherapy) CCOC: clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: CCOT: calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor (formerly called calcifying odontogenic cyst) CCP: cyclic citrullinated peptide: CCR: cardiocerebral resuscitation: CCU: coronary care unit critical care unit: CD: Celiac disease Crohn's disease ...