The medical abbreviation "2 tab po bid" means to take two tablets by mouth twice a day. "Tab" refers to tablets, "po" stands for "per os," which is Latin for "by mouth," and "bid" means "twice a day." This instruction indicates the dosage and frequency for a medication prescribed to a patient.
T,1,TA,PO,BID T= TAKE 1=QUANTITY TA = TABLET OR CA FOR CAPSULE PO = BY MOUTH BID = TWICE DAILY; QD FOR ONCE DAILY TID FOR THREE TIMES AND QID OR Q6H FOR FOUR TIMES AND Q4H FOR EVERY FOUR HOURS. Make sure that what you write down is within normal medical practice or the pharmacy will make a call to the doctor asking for clarification.
PO is the medical abbreviation for by mouth. When a doctor prescribes something as one tab po daily, it means you are to take one tablet daily by mouth.
PO means "to take orally" or "by mouth", and BID means to take the medication twice a day.
Take 1 tab po q12 h
"1 tab po sig" is a medical abbreviation often found in prescriptions, where "1 tab" refers to one tablet, "po" means "per os" or "by mouth," and "sig" is short for "signa," which means "to label" or "to write." Therefore, it instructs the patient to take one tablet by mouth as directed. It's important for patients to follow the specific dosing instructions provided by their healthcare provider.
Examples of medical jargon that only medical personnel would understand might include the terms BID or TID, PO and NPO. A sentence with four terms that only medical personnel would understand might be \"Take two tablets PO TID and remain NPO QOD.\"
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BID or bid on a prescription mean "twice a day". PM mean afternoon or evening, unless it was prn and that means "as needed". Or if it is po, then that means "by mouth".
"1 tab PO QAM" is a medical prescription abbreviation indicating that a patient should take one tablet (tab) by mouth (PO) every morning (QAM, which stands for "quaque ante meridiem" in Latin). This dosage schedule typically implies that the medication should be taken once daily, specifically in the morning.
1 time in the morning
P.O. B.I.D. means by mouth two times a day, and refers to taking medication.po or P.O. Means per os or BY Mouth and BID means twice daily..... I forget the Latin for that on.po bid means take by mouth twice daily
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