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ABBREVIATIONS

This document provides a list of acceptable abbreviations for medication management at Christian Medical College Vellore. It includes abbreviations for dose, frequency, timing, units of measure, dosage forms, route of administration, and other abbreviations used at the college. The document notes certain abbreviations to avoid due to risk of misinterpretation and provides clarification on some frequency abbreviations. It references the ISMP list of error-prone abbreviations and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

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ABBREVIATIONS

This document provides a list of acceptable abbreviations for medication management at Christian Medical College Vellore. It includes abbreviations for dose, frequency, timing, units of measure, dosage forms, route of administration, and other abbreviations used at the college. The document notes certain abbreviations to avoid due to risk of misinterpretation and provides clarification on some frequency abbreviations. It references the ISMP list of error-prone abbreviations and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

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CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE VELLORE

LIST OF ACCEPTABLE ABBREVIATIONS FOR


MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Abbreviations Meaning/Expansion
Dose, Frequency or Timing
OD Once daily
bd Twice daily
tid Thrice daily
qid Four times daily
q1h Every hour
q2h Every two hours
q4h Every 4 hours
q6h Every 6 hours
q8h Every 8 hours
q12h Every 12 hours
am Morning
pm Evening
AC Before food
PC After food
SOS/sos If necessary
PRN/prn Whenever necessary/As needed
Stat/stat Immediately/At once
hsod Once daily at bed time
*A/D Alternate Days
Units of measure
Units Units
**International Units International Units
g Gram
mL Millilitre
L Litre
mg Milligram
mcg Microgram/microg
mEq Milli-equivalent
% Percentage
Dosage forms
Inj. Injection
Tab. Tablet
Cap. Capsule
Syr. Syrup
Oint. Ointment
Cream Cream
Mixture Mixture
Powder Powder
Ear drops Ear drops
Ear ointment Ear ointment
Eye drops Eye drops
Eye ointment Eye ointment
Supp. Suppository
Pess Pessary
PCA Patient Controlled Analgesia
Sliding scale (insulin) Sliding scale (insulin)
Route of administration
IM Intramuscular
IV Intravenous
***Intradermal Intradermal
Subcutaneous Subcutaneous/Subcut or S/C
Sublingual Sublingual/subling or S/L
Intrathecal Intrathecal
Intraarticular Intraarticular
Intranasal Intranasal
Epidural Epidural
NG Nasogastric
PEG Percutaneous Enteral Gastrostomy
****FJ Feeding Jejunostomy
PO Per Oral
PV Per Vaginal
PR Per Rectal
Neb/NEB Nebulizer
MDI Metered Dose Inhaler
*****Topical Topical
Left Left
Right Right
Abbreviations used in CMC
1/7 One day in a week
2/7 Two days in a week
3/7 Three days in a week
4/7 Four days in a week
5/7 Five days in week
6/7 Six days in a week
1/14 Once in two weeks
1/12 For one month
3/12 For three months
6/12 For six months
Department of Ophthalmology – Abbreviations
OU (oculus uterque) Both eyes
OD (oculus dexter) Right eye
OS ( oculus sinister) Left eye
RE Right eye
LE Left eye
g (gutta) Eye drops

Please Note:
 *Do not use AD for alternate days
 **Do not use IU for International Units as it can be mistaken for IV.
 ***Do not use ID for Intradermal.
 ****Feeding Jejunostomy orders to be clearly written.
 *****Do not write LA for Local Application, write ‘Topical’.
 For abbreviations such as 1/7, 2/7, 3/7, 4/7, 5/7, 6/7, 1/14, instructions are
to be clearly written regarding which days drug to be taken or which days
to be omitted.
 Abbreviations such as 1/12, 3/12 and 6/12 are to be used for pharmacy
handwritten prescriptions only.
 Do not use the term ‘biweekly’ since it means twice a week and also
once in two weeks (once in 14 days). Use the intended meaning.
 Please refer ISMP’s List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and
Dose Designations to avoid use of error prone abbreviations (Intranet
Home Page Link  QMC  Procedure Manuals  Clinician’s General
Guidelines Booklet  Annexure 4  Pages 159 – 162)

Reference:

1. ISMP’s List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations


(www.ismp.org).

2. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, January 2011.

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