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Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte ...
according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed s.i.d. semel in die: once a day used exclusively in veterinary medicine sig. signa, signetur: write (write on the label) s̄ sine: without (usually written with a bar on top of the s) sing.
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Pharmacy (drug) POM Prescription-only medicine ... Prescription-only medicine prn When required q Every (e.g. q2h – every two hours) ... Prescription tds/tid Three ...
prn PRN: as necessary (from Latin pro re nata) (if used in chronic pain control, sometimes disparagingly termed "pain relief nil") as needed Prog: prognosis PROM: prelabor rupture of membranes partial range of motion [1] PRP: panretinal photocoagulation platelet-rich plasma progressive rubella panencephalitis: PRRE: purine-rich response element PRV
TID: three times a day (from Latin ter in die) TIN: tubulointerstitial nephritis: TIPS: transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: TKA: total knee arthoplasty: TKO: to keep (vein) open for IV therapy TKR: total knee replacement: TKVO: to keep vein open TLA: three letter acronym TLC: total lung capacity, or total lymphocyte count TLE ...
Generally abbreviated to "P.R.N." or "PRN", pro re nata refers to the administration of prescribed medication whose timing is left to the patient (in the case of patient-controlled analgesia), nurse, or caregiver, as opposed to medication that is taken according to a fixed (primarily daily) schedule (a.k.a. "scheduled dosage").
Pharmacy information systems are a potential source of valuable information for pharmaceutical companies as it contains information about the prescriber's prescribing habits. Prescription data mining of such data is a developing, specialized field. [59] Many prescribers lack the digitized information systems that reduce prescribing errors. [60]