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Prescription Abbreviations
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1/12 | 1 Month | |
1/2NS | half normal saline (0.45%) | |
1/52 | 1 Week | |
1/7 | One Day | |
10d | ten day | |
30d | thirty day | |
4HRX | Four Hour Prescription | |
5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil (anti cancer drug) | |
90d | ninety day | |
A | Agar | |
a | before (from Latin ante) | |
A.C. | Ante Cibum (before meals) | |
A.C. | after food (ante cibum) [Lat.] | |
A.M. | Ante Meridiem (take before noon) | |
AA | Amino Acid | |
AA | Of each (Ana) | |
aa | equal quantities of each ingredient | |
AAA | Apply to Affected Area | |
AAAD,KJA | An Apple A Day, Keeps Jen Away | |
ABVD | Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vinblatine and Dacarbazine | |
ACD (solution) | citric acid, sodium citrate & dextrose | |
ACEI | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor | |
ACIP | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices | |
ACMD | Advisory Council of Many Drugs | |
ACST | Acasti |
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