Medical abbreviations Pertaining to pharmacy: s.i.d. – once daily b.i.d. – twice daily t.i.d. – three times daily q.i.d. – four times daily p.o. – per os; by mouth n.p.o. – nothing by mouth; fasting (for blood draw or procedure involving anesthesia) q. – every (e.g. – q. 8 hours; can be used similar to t.i.d.) qd – each day, as in taking a medicine daily q2h – every 2 hours q3h – every 3 hours qhs – at each bedtime qod – every other day ad lib – ad libitum; at liberty, as much or often as desired cap - capsule tab – tablet cc – cubic centimeters; for example, amount of fluid removed from body mls – milliliters D/C – discontinue h.s. – at bedtime; as in taking medicine at bedtime p.r.n. – as needed Pertaining to planes of the body (abbrev commonly used in imaging): V/D – ventral dorsal A/P – anterior posterior Lat – lateral LLQ LUQ RLQ RUQ Pertaining to drug delivery: SC/SQ/SubQ – subcutaneous IV – intravenous IM – intramuscular IP – intraperitoneal p.o. – by mouth in vitro – in the laboratory in vivo – in the body
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