LATIN TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTION

ABBREVIATIONS LATIN TERM / PHRASE ENGLISH MEANING

51. luc. p. luce prima early in the morning

52. m. misce mix

53. m., man. mane in the morning

54. m., mitt. mitte send

55. m.d. more dicto as directed

56. n., noct. nocte at night

57. n. mque. nocte maneque night and morning

58. n. et m. nocte et mane night and morning

59. ne rep. ne repetatur do not repeat

60. non rep. non repetatur do not repeat

61. N.P., nom. prop. nomen proprium proper name

62. o., om. omni every, each

63. oc., ocul. oculus the eye

64. o.d. omni die everyday

65. p.a., part. aff. parti affectae to the affected part

66. p.a.a. parti affectae applicandus to the applied to the affected part

67. p. aeq. partes aequales equal parts

68. p.c. post cibum after food

69. p.m. post meridiem afternoon
primo mane early in the morning

70. p.p.a. phiala prius agitata the bottle having first been
shaken

71. p.r.n. pro re nata when required

72. pond. ponderosus heavy

73. ppt. praecipitatus, a, um precipitated

74. pro dos. pro dosi for a dose

75. prox. luc. proxima luce on the next day
76. pulv. pulverisatus, a, um powdered

77. q., qq. quaque every

78. q.d.s. quarter die sumendus, a, um to be taken four times daily

79. q. dx. quantitas duplex double quantity

80. q.h.s. quartis horis sumendus to be taken every four hours

81. q.i.d. quarter in die four times a day

82. q.q.h. quarta quaque hora every four times

83. q.s. quantum sufficiat as much as is sufficient

84. quart. quarter, a, um fourth

85. quot. quotidie daily

86. Rx recipe take

87. rep. repetatur let it be repeated

88. rep. dos. repetatur dosis let the dose be repeated

89. s. sine without

90. s., sum. sumat let him take
sumatur let it be taken
sumantur let them be taken
sumendus, a, um to be taken

91. s.a. secumdum artem with pharmaceutical skill
(i.e. according to art)

92. saep. saepe often

93. sem in die semen in die once a day

94. sicc. siccus dried

95. s., sinist. Sinister left, on the left

96. sig. signa label

97. S.O.S. si opus sit if necessary

98. ss. semis the half

99. stat. statim immediately

100. sug. Sugatur let it be sucked

101. t..d.s. ter die sumendus, a, um to be taken three times daily
102. t.i.d. ter in die three times daily

103. t.q.d., t.q.i.d. ter quarterve in die three or four times daily

104. tuss. tussis a cough

105. tuss. urg. tussis urgente when the cough is troublesome

106. u., utend utendus, a, um to be used

107. u.d., ut dict. ut dictum as directed

108. ut. supr. ut supra as above

109. v., vesp. vespere in the evening