Terminology used on medical prescriptions

Terminology that doctors write down, and pharmacy workers and nurses are expected to interpret.

• PRN (pro re nata) — the administration of prescribed medication whose timing is left to the patient, nurse, or caregiver, as opposed to medication that is taken according to a fixed schedule
• ind. (indies) — daily
• o.d. (omni die) — every day (once daily)
• q.d.a.m. (quaque die ante meridiem) — once daily in the morning
• q.d.p.m. (quaque die post meridiem) — once daily in the evening
• BDS (bis die sumendum) — twice daily
• (list of terms on Wikipedia)
• (list of acronyms on Wikipedia regarding modified-release dosage)
• (list of terms on allacronyms.com)
  • (note that 18k acronyms are available, you probably should sort by "rating", you can hit "next" to view more pages, and you can view the top 100 abbreviations)