If you've been mystified by obscure abbreviations in prescriptions and wondered why doctors don't write a prescription in plain English, this post if for you.
I blogged about this many years ago so I'm happy to disclose the secret language of prescriptions once again.
No need to be puzzled by the esoteric words any longer. Just print and save the chart below.
Here is the Rx, which, by the way, means recipe in Latin, to understand what your doctor is telling your pharmacist.
PRESCRIPTION TRANSLATIONS FROM LATIN TO ENGLISH
Rx (prescription) = recipea.c. = ante cibum = before meals
p.c. = post cibum = after meals
č = cum = with
Ꞩ = sine = without (Symbol is Latin upper case S with line thru it.)
d = dies = day
b.i.d. = bis in die = 2 times a day
t.i.d. = ter in die - 3 times a day
q.i.d. = qauter in die = 4 times a day
p.r.n. = pro re nata = as needed
h.s. = hora somni = bedtime
O.D. = oculo dextro = right eye
O.S. = oculo sinistro = left eye
O.U. = oculo utro = in each eye
p.o. = per os = by mouth
git = gutta = drop
TAKEAWAY TRUTH
Seriously, it's to your benefit if you know what those abbreviations in prescriptions mean. I hope this helps.
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