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| NR | not refillable | ||||
| NS | normal saline (0.9%) | ||||
| NSAIA(s) | non-steroidal anti-Inflammatory agent(s) | ||||
| NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug | ||||
| NSAID(s) | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug(s) | ||||
| o | pint | ||||
| o-t-c | over-the-counter | ||||
| o.p.d. | once per day | ||||
| o.s. | oculus sinister - left eye | ||||
| o.u. | oculus uterque - both eyes | ||||
| od | oculus dexter - right eye | ||||
| od | omne in die - every day/once daily (preferred to qd in the UK[3]) | ||||
| ODB | Ontario Drug Benefit | ||||
| OM | Omne Mane (every morning) | ||||
| on | omne nocte - every night | ||||
| OPR | opioid pain reliever | ||||
| OPV | oral polio vaccine | ||||
| ORS | oral rehydration salts | ||||
| OSP | oral sodium phosphate | ||||
| OTC | Over-The-Counter | ||||
| o_2 | both eyes, sometimes written as o2 | ||||
| P | combined hormonal contraceptive patch | ||||
| p.c. | after food (post cibum) [Lat.] | ||||
| p.c. | post cibum - after meals | ||||
| p.m. | post meridiem - evening or afternoon |