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A	B
a.c.	before meals
a.d.	right ear
a.l.	left ear
q.a.m.	each morning
b.i.d.	twice a day
cc	cubic centimeter
q.d.	daily (every day)
disp.	dispense
d.a.w.	dispense as written
g	gram
gtts	drops
h	hour
q.h.s.	at bedtime
IM	intramuscular
IV	intravenous
mcg	microgram
mg	milligram
ml	milliliter
n.p.o.	nothing by mouth
n.r.	do not repeat
o.d.	right eye
o.s.	left eye
o.u.	both eyes (each eye)
oz.	ounce
p.c.	after meals
q.p.m.	every evening
p.o.	orally
p.r.n.	on an as needed basis
q.o.d.	every other day
q.	every
q.d.	every day (daily)
q.h.	hourly (every hour)
q.i.d.	four times daily
q.12.h.	every 12 hours
Rx	prescription/drug
STAT	immediately
subQ or SQ	subcutaneous
supp.	suppository
syr.	syrup
tab	tablet
t.i.d.	three times daily
tsp.	teaspoonful
Tbs.	tablespoonful
u.d.	as directed
ung.	ointment
w.a.	while awake

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