Reading prescription

Sig come from the Latin word 'signetur' which means ...

• to sign

• to be prescribed

• to be marked or labelled

• to take medication

How to write 'every' in the prescription?

• q

• qh

• qAM

• qPM

What does 'qHS' mean?

• every morning

• every night

• every day

• every bedtime

What doesn 'qD' mean?

• every hour

• every morning

• every day

• every week

How to write 'two times a day' in the prescription?

• BID

• TID

• QID

• PRN

How to write 'four times a day' in the prescription?

• BID

• TID

• QID

• PRN

In the prescription it is written 'AC', what does it mean?

• to take the medicine before a meal

• to take the medicine after a meal

• to take the medicine in the morning

• to take the medicine at night

In the prescription it is written 'PC', what does it mean?

• to take the medicine before a meal

• to take the medicine after a meal

• to take the medicine in the morning

• to take the medicine at night

You should use the medicine on both eyes. Therefore, you will see this code in your prescription.

• OD

• OS

• OU

• AU

How do you take the medicine if 'PO' is written in your prescription?

• put in your eyes

• take your medicine by mouth

• apply it on your ear

• put it on your skin