Ever wonder about the secret code your doctor writes?
Look up the meaning of abbreviations on the script.
Common abbreviated instructions include:
- QD (every day)
- OD (once daily)
- BID (twice a day)
- TID (three times a day)
- QAM (every morning)
- QPM (every night)
- Q4H (every 4 hours)
- QOD (every other day)
- HS (at bedtime)
- PRN (as needed)
- PO or “per os” (by mouth)
- AC (before meals)
- PC (after meals)
- Mg (milligrams)
- Mcg/ug (micrograms)
- G or Gm (grams)
