Prescription drug — A drug requiring a prescription, as opposed to an over the counter drug, which can be purchased without one. The word "prescription" comes from the Latin "praescriptus" compounded from "prae", before + scribere, to… … Medical dictionary
Prescription abbreviations — A prescription, as is well known, is a physician s order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient. What may be less well known is that a prescription has several parts: {{}}The superscription (or heading) with the… … Medical dictionary
Quaque die (on prescription) — Seen on a prescription, qd (or, written with periods, q.d.) means one a day (from the Latin quaque die). The abbreviation is sometimes written without a period in capital letters as QD . However it is written, it is one of a number of hallowed… … Medical dictionary
Abbreviations, prescription — A prescription, as is well known, is a physician s order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient. What may be less well known is that a prescription has several parts: {{}}The superscription (or heading) with the… … Medical dictionary
Drug, prescription — A drug requiring a prescription, as opposed to an over the counter drug, which can be purchased without one. The word "prescription" comes from the Latin "praescriptus" compounded from "prae", before + scribere, to… … Medical dictionary
q.h. (on prescription) — Abbreviation for "every hour." On a prescription or doctor s hospital orders, q.h. means every hour. Also written qh (without the periods). From the Latin quaque meaning once + h for hour. However it is written, it is one of a number of … Medical dictionary
b.i.d. (on prescription) — Seen on a prescription, b.i.d. means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for bis in die which in Latin means twice a day. The abbreviation b.i.d. is sometimes written without a period either in lower case letters as bid or in capital… … Medical dictionary
bid (on prescription) — Seen on a prescription, bid means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for bis in die which in Latin means twice a day. The abbreviation bid is sometimes written without a period either in lower case letters as bid or in capital letters … Medical dictionary
bis in die (on prescription) — Seen on a prescription, bid means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for bis in die which in Latin means twice a day. The abbreviation bid is sometimes written without a period either in lower case letters as bid or in capital letters … Medical dictionary
q.d. (on prescription) — Seen on a prescription, q.d. (or qd) means one a day (from the Latin quaque die). The abbreviation is sometimes written without a period in capital letters as QD . However it is written, it is one of a number of hallowed abbreviations of Latin… … Medical dictionary
