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🩺 Medical Abbreviations Cheat Sheet

Abbreviation
Meaning
bid
Twice per day
tid
Three times per day
qid
Four times per day
q (e.g., q8h)
Every (e.g., every 8 hours)
PRN
As needed
IM
Intramuscular
IV
Intravenous
Subcut
Subcutaneously
SL
Sublingual
PO
By mouth
NPO
Nothing by mouth
pc
After meals
ac
Before meals