Prescription Abbreviations

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


Acronym

Definition

RLXRaloxifene
RPHRegistered Pharmacist/ Government Licensed
RPhRegistered, Licensed Pharmacist
RPOSRepeat Prescription Ordering Scheme
RSD(S)Risk-Specific Dose(S)
RTDReturn To Duty
RTUFready-to-use therapeutic food
RUTFReady-to-Use Therapeutic Food
Rxtake (Lat. recipe]
ssine - without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s")
s.a.secundum artum - use your judgement
s.o.s., si op. sitsi opus sit - if there is a need
SALSalve
SAMSmart Approaches to Marijuana
SC, subc, subcut, subq, SQsubcutaneous
SERMSelective Estrogen Receptor Modulator
sigwrite on label
SigAsecretory immunoglobulin A
SLSub-Lingually (under the tongue)
SMPCSummary of Product Characteristics
SMPVsmallpox vaccine
SMXsulfamethoxazole
solsolutio - solution
SOSSi Opus Sit (If there is a need)
SPAPState Prescription Assistance Program


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