Know What Doctors Write
While writing the prescription slip, the doctor writes the name of the patient, the name of the illness, and the names of the medicines required. Besides these things, he writes some abbreviations. For a common man these are not easily understandable. Here under are given the abbreviations and what they indicate or stand for -
AC : Before taking meals
PC : After taking meals
OD : once a day
BD/BDS : Twice a day
TD/ TDS : Thrice a day
QD/QDS : Four times a day
SOS : When needed
G or GM : Gram
H : hourly
Ml : Millilitre
PO : Through mouth
Tab : Tablet
Cap : Capsule
Amp : In the form of injection
Ad Lib : Take according to the need
Gtt : Drops
Mg : Milligram
AC : Before taking meals
PC : After taking meals
OD : once a day
BD/BDS : Twice a day
TD/ TDS : Thrice a day
QD/QDS : Four times a day
SOS : When needed
G or GM : Gram
H : hourly
Ml : Millilitre
PO : Through mouth
Tab : Tablet
Cap : Capsule
Amp : In the form of injection
Ad Lib : Take according to the need
Gtt : Drops
Mg : Milligram
