Medical Abbreviations

• OID - once a day
• TID - thrice a day
• BID - twice a day
• QID - four times a day
• OID Time : 8am
• BID Time : 8am , 6pm
• TID Time : 8am , 1pm , 6pm
• QID time: 8am , 12pm , 4pm , 8pm
• q - every
• q4 time: 4am , 8am , 12pm , 4pm , 8pm , 12 am
• q6 time: 6am , 12 pm , 6pm , 12 am
• q8 time: 8am , 4pm , 12 am
• prn - if / when necessary
• stat - now
• ODBB - once a day before breakfast
• h/H - hourly
• h.s - hours of sleep / at bedtime
• od - occulus dexter / right eye
• os - occulus sinister / left eye
• ou - occulus uterque / both eyes
• ac - ante cebum / before meals
• pc - post cebum / after meals
• p - after
• a - before
• ad lib - as desired
• NPO - nothing per orem
• OOP - Out on Pass
• OOP - anual executive checkup to prevent any possible risky disease
• NPO - not allowed to take food or drinks by mouth
• Ad lib - as much as client need
• R - refused
• AMA - Against Medical Advice
• AMA - religious belief / practices
• HAMA - Home against medical advice
• HAMA - when a patient wants to go home because of finance or other reasons
• H - hold
• DC - discontinue
• H - the doctor put the drug on hold
• DC - patient stop taking medicine because of inavailability of medicine
• TC - to consume