Prescription Abbreviations

Here's a list of abbreviations related to the Prescription terminology and jargon:


Acronym

Definition

q.s.quantum sufficiat - a sufficient quantity
Q12HEvery 12 Hours
Q24HEvery 24 Hours
q4PMat 4pm
QADQuaque Alternis Die (every other day)
QAMQuaque Ante Meridiem (each morning)
QDevery day (Lat.: quaque die)
QDFour Times Daily
QDFour times a Day
QMQuaque Mane (Every Morning)
QNFQatar National Formulary
QODEvery Other Day
QPMQuaque Post Meridiem (each evening)
QQHQuater Quaque Hora (every four hours)
QSADQuantum Sufficit Ad ("as much as is sufficient")
QWFour times a Week
RRectal
Rcombined hormonal vaginal ring
R-CHOPretuximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone
R-FCRetuximab, Fludarabine, and Cyclophosphamide
RAASiRenin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors
REC'SRecommendations
rep., rept.repetatur - repeats
RFD(S)reference dose(s)
RL, R/LRinger's lactate


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