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Dosing Abbreviations
| 5x/d: five times daily |
| a: before |
| ac: before meal(s) |
| ad: right ear |
| ad: as directed (used occasionally in error) |
| AM: morning |
| bid: twice daily |
| c: with |
| cid: fives times daily (rarely used now) |
| d: daily or day |
| DAW: Dispense as Written (no generic) |
| DC, dc, d/c: discontinue (or discharge from hospital) |
| disp: dispense |
| DS: double strength |
| eq: equivalent |
| fid: five times daily |
| gen: generic |
| gr: grain, about 60 mg |
| h, hr: hour(s) |
| HD: high dose |
| hs: at bedtime |
| IM: intramuscularly (for injectables) |
| inj: inject, injection |
| IV: intravenously (for injectables) |
| noct: night |
| nr: no refills |
| p: after |
| pc: after meal(s) |
| pc breakfast: after breakfast |
| PM: evening or nighttime |
| po, per os: by mouth |
| prn: as needed |
| q: every |
| q 4 h: every 4 hours |
| q H PM/PM: every day at hour AM or PM |
| qam: every morning |
| qd: every day or once daily |
| qhs: every night at bedtime, at bedtime nightly |
| qid: four times daily |
| qn: every night |
| qod: every other day |
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