Tylenol 325mg - the dose of Tylenol
PR- per rectum or via rectal administration
q4h- every 4 hours
prn - as needed.
Q4h prn stands for every 4 hours, as needed.
Meperidine (demerol ) dosage of 75mg Intermuscularly every 4 hours as needed.
every four hours
Intra-muscular injection i.e. Morphine sulfate 2mg IMI q4h for incisional pain
q4d is every four days, and q4h every four hours. Q4G is not a normal term in drug dosing.
"iii caps po q4h pp" translates to "take three capsules by mouth every 4 hours postprandial" which means to take three capsules after each meal every 4 hours. It's important to follow the prescribed schedule for the medication to work effectively.
PO-by mouth IV-intravenous SL-sublingual PRN-as needed mg=milligrams mL=milliliters BID-twice per day TID-three times per day Q4h-every 4 hours Q6h-every 6 hours Q12h-every 12 hours HS-hour of sleep/bedtime
q4 in medical terms means every four, so q4h means every four hours and q4d means every four days.
It means once every three days. q=every, 3=3, d=day(s). (If it said Q4H, it would be once every four hours.)
q stands for"Every"Unfortunately some terms have multiple meanings in medical usage (FOB can be "father of baby", "foot of bed", or "fiberoptic bronchoscopy", so it is tough to say anything definitively. In the US, however, q most often represents the word "every". A notation on a prescription that says q4h would mean "every 4 hours".it stands for "each" or "every"q.o.d every other dayq6hrs every 6 hoursq.d. each day (from Latin quaque die)also Latin "quater""Q" or "q" on a prescription is shorthand for the Latin term "quaque" which means "every." So, "qd" or "QD" means "every day" and "q4h" or "Q4H" means "every 4 hours."Every.
q stands for quaque, meaning every in Latin. qd is every day, q4h is every four hours, etc.
Nothing by mouth every four hours is a rather nonsensical instruction, but if you were inclined to write and abbreviate it, it would be written "NPO q4h."