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  2. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    recommended replacement for "μg" which may be confused with "mg" mdi metered dose inhaler m.d.u. more dicto utendus: to be used as directed mEq milliequivalent mg milligram mg/dL milligrams per deciliter MgSO4 magnesium sulfate: may be confused with "MSO4", spell out "magnesium sulfate" midi at midday min. minimum [or] minim [or] minutum

  3. Oxycodone - Wikipedia

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    C max and AUC levels are for 20 mg CR oxycodone. However, despite the greater in vitro activity of some of its metabolites, it has been determined that oxycodone itself is responsible for 83.0% and 94.8% of its analgesic effect following oral and intravenous administration, respectively. [ 75 ]

  4. Generic Product Identifier - Wikipedia

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    The first six characters of the GPI define the therapeutic class code, the next two pairs the drug name, and the last four define route, dosage or strength. For example GPI 58-20-00-60-10-01-05 is for the drug nortriptyline HCl cap 10 mg (an antidepressant) and can be further classified as follows: [1]

  5. Clearance (pharmacology) - Wikipedia

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    Clearance is variable in zero-order kinetics because a constant amount of the drug is eliminated per unit time, but it is constant in first-order kinetics, because the amount of drug eliminated per unit time changes with the concentration of drug in the blood. [3] [4] Clearance can refer to the volume of plasma from which the substance is ...

  6. DEA number - Wikipedia

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    A DEA number (DEA Registration Number) is an identifier assigned to a health care provider (such as a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist, or veterinarian) by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances.

  7. National drug code - Wikipedia

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    The national drug code (NDC) is a unique product identifier used in the United States for drugs intended for human use. The Drug Listing Act of 1972 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] requires registered drug establishments to provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a current list of all drugs manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed ...

  8. Drug identifier - Wikipedia

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  9. Pharmaceutical code - Wikipedia

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    Pharmaceutical codes are used in medical classification to uniquely identify medication. They may uniquely identify an active ingredient , drug system (including inactive ingredients and time-release agents) in general, or a specific pharmaceutical product from a specific manufacturer.