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If a medical student is referencing this, and they see Q.D. as daily, and don't check the bottom, they won't see to avoid this.
If we put a RED star or some other flag, so that people know not to use this abbreviation, this would help.
Thoughts? Tkjazzer (talk) 06:03, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
for example, suggest using Daily instead of QD
We should add all the suggested uses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tkjazzer (talk • contribs) 06:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
List of dosage abbreviations was a duplicated subset of what already exists on this page (and wrongly described list as pertaining to "dosages" rather than "frequency of dosing"). A couple items not currenly included but would need verification:
List of dosage abbreviations:
PRN - As necessary or as needed / Latin- pro re nata | Existing |
Q1H - every hour Q2H - every 2 hours Q3H - every 3 hours Q4H - every 4 hours Q6H - every 6 hours Q8H - every 8 hour |
Existing under q1h |
SID - once a day / veterinary abbreviation | Needs verifying common abbreviation |
QD - once a day / Latin: quaque die | Existing under avoid list |
BID - twice a day / Latin: bis in die | Existing |
TID - three times a day / Latin: ter in die | Existing |
QID - four times a day / Latin: quater in die | Existing |
6WK - six times a week 5WK - five times a week 4WK - four times a week 3WK - three times a week 2WK - twice a week |
I dispute this, more likely "1 qds for 2wk" meaning 1 taken 4 times a day for 2 weeks |
QWK - once a week | Needs verifying common abbreviation |
2MT - twice a month | Needs verifying common abbreviation |
QMT - once a month | Needs verifying common abbreviation |
anyway give convincing rational for including items not currently included - ?ventenary-only ? David Ruben Talk 00:45, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
bisacodyl RC, I imagine it means PR - but what is does RC stand for? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.214.17.5 (talk) 14:08, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
The inclusion of a second list of "Not recommended" abbreviations at the bottom of List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions makes no sense, since List of medical abbreviations: Do-not-use list covers this topic exclusively. Regardless of the merge decision, this must be rectified.
As per merging, I think it is very important we indicate that some of the abbreviations on List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions are on the official United States Do-Not-Use list! Without these caveats, the article is presenting antiquated information! It would be a simple matter to create an annotated list merging List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions and List of medical abbreviations: Do-not-use list. Perhaps abbreviations on the official United States Do-Not-Use list could have a red background, abbreviations which are not recommended a yellow background and the rest the usual gray background. I'll wait a week or two for responses and then proceed. Scientific29 (talk) 03:26, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
I can see the value of flagging deprecated usages in this article, but from a Wikipedia (i.e. International) viewpoint am concerned by the US-centricity intrisic in the use "Joint Commission" and "official United States Do-Not-Use list". I would suggest that such information needs to be reduced in status to a notes column, not given as much prominence as the sole colour coding? Somersetlevels (talk) 09:21, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
It's inappropriate to have one code for "not recommended by American authorities" and another for "not recommended in at least one place anywhere else in the world". Reference an international body, such as the WHO, or don't have a separate colour code depending on which national body advises against the abbreviation, or don't colour code at all. And, in response to an earlier post, medical students really should not be using Wikipedia as a guide, and Wikipedia should definitely not be tailoring itself to make it a better how-to guide for medical students. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.249.202.45 (talk) 02:37, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
Am I correct in thinking that this matches the traditional use of c/ in ordinary use, which has in recent decades generally given way to w/?
Varlaam (talk) 23:53, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
The section says, "When expressing a numerical quantity, roman numerals are commonly used...", yet IV (4) is "intravenous". Could someone clarify this? (And capitalize Roman.) Laguna CA (talk) 00:48, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Have a nice day!, Nickh ²+, --37.161.49.106 (talk) 09:32, 3 October 2022 (UTC).
no mention of apothocary system which is what I think the article tries to say about number 1-3. It is somewhat incorrect as the appothecary system can go to 4 with the numbering system.
also TIW = three times per week. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.40.114.55 (talk) 18:19, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
I didn't find it in the article... so just mentioning it here. --118.96.148.144 (talk) 06:58, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
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I had some ideas for improvements but wanted to share here first. This article has an issue in that it reads like a WP:TEXTBOOK, like one intended for an American medical student. We should remove the discouraged practices section and the section about handwriting. The color codes on the list should be removed, and instead we should use footnotes to indicate deprecated items because it is more standard for lists on WP and looks better visually (that's assuming we should indicate them at all–I don't know for sure). Lastly, I'm not sure the section about numerals is within the scope of this list article. Pythagimedes (talk) 07:13, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
Section Table is missing one of the commonest abbreviations of all, 'm.' for mitte. The table includes 'mit., mitt.' = mitte but the translation is incorrect: it is too specific. It should not be 'number of tablets provided ' but 'send' or 'dispense', i.e. what is to be sent out to the patient, which could be a quantity of liquid, number of tablets or capsules, or any other formulation. A typical traditional prescription is in three sections, Rx, m., and sig., i.e. 'Prepare', 'Send', and 'Label'. For instance:
Rx caps. niacin m. 90 sig. t.i.d. p.o.
I will make the change but I thought the details should be mentioned here, as this is the style I was accustomed to personally circa 1965 but I haven't found a good reference. D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 07:52, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
I gather TT is in use, alongside OM etc, to specify a time of day - tea-time. (It seems likely this is an English / British thing!) Anyone know? Source?? 2A04:B2C2:405:EB00:7179:2ED1:8D08:3FC5 (talk) 13:02, 4 September 2023 (UTC)