Almost all of us, usually listen jokes on doctors handwriting in our daily life, how it is not easy to understand, what they have written in their prescription. Today, we tried to read their illegible handwriting and tried to bring some abbreviations used by them in prescription which is till now only readable by chemists. Have a look at list below.
- Rx = Treatment
- Hx = History
- Dx = Diagnosis
- q = Every
- qd = Every day
- qod = Every other day
- qh = Every Hour
- S = without
- SS = On e half
- C = With
- SOS = If needed
- AC = Before Meals
- PC = After meals
- BID = Twice a Day
- TID = Thrice a Day
- QID = Four times a day
- OD = Once a Day
- BT = Bed Time
- hs = Bed Time
- BBF = Before Breakfast
- BD = Before Dinner
- Tw = Twice a week
- SQ = sub cutaneous
- IM = Intramuscular
- ID = Intradermal
- IV = Intravenous
- QAM = every morning
- QPM = every night
- Q4H = every 4 hours
- QOD = every other day
- HS = at bedtime
- PRN = as needed
- PO or "per os" = by mouth
- AC = before meals
- PC = after meals
- Mg = milligrams
- Mcg/ug = micrograms
- G or Gm = grams
- 1TSF (Teaspoon) = 5 ml
- 1 Tablespoonful =15ml
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We will also tell you how you can reduce your medicinal expenses, by choosing among different alternatives present in the market with same generic form or salt. We try to find answer how can the pharmacist substitute a less expensive, generic form of the medicine ?
- If you have smartphone, you can really make smart use of it now, you just need to download the pp called HEALTHKART PLUS which is hardly 1-2 MB in size.
- Now search medicine name in it.
- If it is present in its database, it will show you name of the medicine with its manufacturer details and price etc. It will also show you its chemical composition.
- Now you have to click "Substitute" button on app.
- It will give you list of number of alternative medicines from different manufacturers with varying price rates.
- Now you know how much easy is this to reduce expenses by just remaining little informed about the truth about medicine manufacturers. It is not necessary to buy the same medicine it is your right to have choice. Share it with yours friends.
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