Posted by yxibow on March 11, 2006, at 19:07:41
In reply to Re: Experiences w Trileptal script abbreviations » yxibow, posted by ed_uk on March 11, 2006, at 14:55:08
> Hi Yxi
>
> >od = mistaken for right eye "oculus dexter"
> hs = mistaken for bedtime instead of "half strength"
>
> OD always means once daily in England. Doctors sometimes write re or just R to refer to the right eye.
>
> Latanoprost eye drops 0.005%
> 1dr.re.od
> 1xOP
>
> I've never seen HS on a prescription, it's not used here. ON is used a lot - it means 'every night' eg.
>
> Amitriptyline 25mg tablets
> 1on
> (56)
>
> Nocte is used less commonly - it means 'at night' eg.
>
> Zolpidem 10mg tablets
> 1 nocte prn
> (28)
>
> Another favourite is mdu - which means take/use 'as directed'. Some docs write ASD instead, I know of one doc who writes 'et dict'. How silly ;-)
>
> PVC ring pessary 77mm
> mdu
> 1xOP
>
> Proctosedyl suppositories
> asd
> (12)
>
> For controlled drugs, the total quantity has to be written in words AND figures eg.
>
> Dexedrine 5mg tablets
> 1tds
> (42) FORTY-TWO TABLETS
>
> Regards
>
> Ed
>
>
What a Latin soup :) Sometimes here its hs, sometimes is qhs. I guess as directed is not the same as as needed, which is prn. But as directed seems redundant, I suppose except in certain circumstances when the doctor has given verbal information to a compus mentis patient.
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