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μG — microgram
Q12H — Every 12 Hours
PRN — ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
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
H.S — hour sleep or half-strength
DA-EPOCH-R — dose-adjusted etoposide, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide with vincristine, prednisone and rituximab without radiotherapy
MG/KGBW — milligrams per kilogram of body weight
D5NS — dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%)
Q.4H. — every 4 hours
P.O. [LAT.: PER OS, PER OREM] — by mouth
M.D — Medical Doctor
EOD — Every Other Day
N.T.E. — not to exceed
MANE — mane - in the morning
D.O — Doctor of Osteopathy
HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
P. A. — Pharmacy Assistant
S.O.S., SI OP. SIT — si opus sit - if there is a need
W/O — Without
C.C.H. — Certified in Classical Homeopathy
PIG./PIGM. — pigmentum - paint
STAT — Immediately (from Latin statim)
H, HR — hora - hour
D.W. — distilled water
O-T-C — over-the-counter
C [CONG.] — gallon
Q.2H. — every 2 hours
E.O.M. — every other month
O.P.D. — once per day
IVPB — intravenous piggyback
Q.3H. — every 3 hours
N.M.T. — not more than
ZNOX — Zinc Oxide
M.AC — Master of Acupuncture
O_2 — both eyes, sometimes written as o2
SC, SUBC, SUBCUT, SUBQ, SQ — subcutaneous
Q4PM — at 4pm
O.M.D./D.O.M — Oriental Medical Doctor / Doctor or Oriental Medicine
D.HT — Diplomate in Homotherapeutics
T-DM1 — trastuzumab emtansine
AD — Right Ear
T ½, T ¼ — Timoptic (with concentrations)
MGSO4 — magnesium sulfate