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μG — microgram
PRN — ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
Q12H — Every 12 Hours
PR — per rectum [Lat.] by rectal route
PPD — purified protein derivative (TB test)
PRAC — Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessement Committee
PR — pegylated interferon and/with weight-based ribavirin
POC — progestin-only contraceptive
PPMV — Patent Proprietary Medicine Vendors
PP — post-prandial (Lat. after eating)
PPC — Prescription Prepayment Certificate
MG/KGBW — milligrams per kilogram of body weight
DA-EPOCH-R — dose-adjusted etoposide, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide with vincristine, prednisone and rituximab without radiotherapy
H.S — hour sleep or half-strength
P.O. [LAT.: PER OS, PER OREM] — by mouth
W/O — Without
D5NS — dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%)
Q.4H. — every 4 hours
EOD — Every Other Day
HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
N.T.E. — not to exceed
M.D — Medical Doctor
S.O.S., SI OP. SIT — si opus sit - if there is a need
STAT — Immediately (from Latin statim)
CST — Continue same treatment
D.O — Doctor of Osteopathy
P. A. — Pharmacy Assistant
MANE — mane - in the morning
H, HR — hora - hour
C.C.H. — Certified in Classical Homeopathy
PIG./PIGM. — pigmentum - paint
DC, D/C, DISC — discontinue or discharge
D.W. — distilled water
C [CONG.] — gallon
Q.2H. — every 2 hours
O-T-C — over-the-counter
E.O.M. — every other month
O.P.D. — once per day
T ½, T ¼ — Timoptic (with concentrations)
AD — Right Ear
IVPB — intravenous piggyback
OTC — Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
IV — Intravenous
Q.3H. — every 3 hours
SC, SUBC, SUBCUT, SUBQ, SQ — subcutaneous
O.M.D./D.O.M — Oriental Medical Doctor / Doctor or Oriental Medicine
N.M.T. — not more than
ZNOX — Zinc Oxide
O_2 — both eyes, sometimes written as o2
MGSO4 — magnesium sulfate