Reading Prescription Abbreviations and Acronyms

  1. P/A
    Pharmacy Assistant
  2. T/T
    Timoptic (with concentrations)
  3. B/D
    Twice A Day
  4. P&M
    post meridiem - evening or afternoon
  5. P&R
    Per Rectum
  6. P&R
    By Rectum
  7. P&R
    per rectum - by rectum
  8. H2O
    Water
  9. TAU
    Treatment-As-Usual
  10. TRT
    Treatment
  11. STREAM
    standardized treatment regimen of antituberculosis drugs for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
  12. P&O
    by mouth (per os) [Lat.]
  13. D&C
    Discontinue
  14. D&C
    Doctor of Chiropractic
  15. d/w
    Distilled Water
  16. H&S
    hour sleep or half-strength
  17. H&S
    Hora Somni (at bedtime)
  18. PCV
    pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
  19. SMX
    Sulfamethoxazole
  20. U/D
    ut dictum (as directed)

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