VPT 311: General and Systemic Veterinary Pharmacology (2+1)

TERMS USED IN PRESCRIPTION WRITING

A	ante	before
aa	ana	each
Ac	antecibus	before food
Ad lib	ad libitum at pleasure;	freely as wanted
Aq	aqua	water
Aq.bull	aqua bulliens	boiling water
Aq.com	aqua communis	common water
Aq.desi	aqua destillata	distilled water
Aq.ferv	aqua fervens	hot water
Aq.font	aqua fontalis	spring water
Aq.pulv	aqua pluvial	rain water
Aut	aut	or
Bene	bene	well
b.I.d	bis in die	twice daily
Bol	bolus	a large pill
C	congius	gallon
Cib	cibus	food
D	Dosis	a dose
Decoct	decoctum	decoction
Dim	dimidus	one half
Div	divide	divide
Elect	electarium	electuary
Ft.	fac,fiat,fiant make,	let be made, let these be made
H	hora	hour
Haust	haustus	draught
Leivis	levis	light
Linim	linimentum	liniment
Liq	liquor	liquid
Lotio	lotio	lotion
M	misc	mix
Mist.	Mistura	mixture
Mitte	mitte	send
Mol	mollis	soft
O	octarius	pint
p.c	post cibus	after food
Post	post	after
q.h	aqua hora	every hour
q.4h	aqua 4 hora	every 4 hours
q.I.d	quarter in die	four times a day
q.s	quantum sufficient	sufficient quantity
Stat	statim	immediately
Ss	semis	half
t.i.d	ter in die	three times daily