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This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
no known drug allergies: NL: normal NLP: no light perception (highest degree of blindness) NM: nuclear medicine: NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance: NNH: number needed to harm: NNT: number needed to treat: NO: nitric oxide: No. number NOF: neck of femur fracture (refers to hip fracture) NOMI: nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia Non rep. do not repeat ...
Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once. Brand names and generic names are differentiated by capitalizing brand names. See also the list of the top 100 bestselling branded drugs, ranked by sales. Abbreviations are used in the list as follows: INN = International Nonproprietary Name
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
cell cycle–nonspecific [drug] (a type of drug used in chemotherapy) CCOC: clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: CCOT: calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor (formerly called calcifying odontogenic cyst) CCP: cyclic citrullinated peptide: CCR: cardiocerebral resuscitation: CCU: coronary care unit critical care unit: CD: Celiac disease Crohn's disease ...
Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once. Brand names and generic names are differentiated by capitalizing brand names. See also the list of the top 100 bestselling branded drugs, ranked by sales. Abbreviations are used in the list as follows: INN = International Nonproprietary Name