Q3M (quaque 3 months) is one format, but this is not a common abbreviation.
It is more likely that the notation would be to perform the treatment "quarterly", which would be every 3 months. The trend is going away from abbreviations, so that the order for every 3 months is clear to anyone who might have to look at a patient's chart or health record.
q is the medical abbreviation meaning every or each.
QOD is the abbreviation for every other day.
q AM is the medical abbreviation meaning "every morning."
qh is the medical abbreviation for every hour.
The medical abbreviation for every four hours is q4h.q4h
qd=every daybid=twice a daytid=three timesw a daythat would be Q D, for once a day.Daily in medical terminology is abbreviated qd.odQ Dod
Take 1 tab po q12 h
Q4h (Every four hours) which would be six times per day.
every other day
every four hours
The medical abbreviation for "every 4 hours as needed" is "q4h prn." Here, "q" stands for "every," "4h" indicates the interval of four hours, and "prn" means "as needed." This abbreviation is commonly used in medical prescriptions and notes to guide dosing schedules.
3/day or 3xdayThree times daily is abbreviated TID or t.i.d.