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partes æquales
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equal parts
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per
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per
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by or through
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p.c.
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post cibum
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after meals
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p.c.h.s., pc & hs
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post cibum et hora somni
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after meals and at bedtime
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Ph.Br., BP
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Pharmacopoeia Britannica
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British Pharmacopoeia
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Ph.Eur.
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Pharmacopoeia Europaea
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European Pharmacopoeia
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Ph.Int.
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Pharmacopoeia Internationalis
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International Pharmacopoeia
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pig./pigm.
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pigmentum
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paint
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p.m.
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post meridiem
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evening or afternoon
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p.o.
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per os
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by mouth or orally
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ppt.
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præparata
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prepared
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p.r., PR
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per rectum
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rectally
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p.r.n., PRN
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pro re nata
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as needed
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pt.
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perstetur
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continue
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pulv.
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pulvis
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powder
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p. v., PV
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per vaginam
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vaginally
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PA
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physician assistant
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PCA
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patient‐controlled analgesia
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PE
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physical exam, pulmonary embolism
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per neb
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by nebulizer
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PFT
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pulmonary function tests
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PharmD
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Doctor of Pharmacy
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PMH
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past medical history
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PT
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prothrombin time
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PTT
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partial thromboplastin time
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q
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quaque
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every, per
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q.1 h, q.1°
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quaque 1 hora
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every one hour
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q12h
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every 12 hours
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q2h
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every two hours
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q3h
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every three hours
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q4h
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every four hours
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q6h
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every six hours
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q4PM
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at 4 pm (can replace “4” with other numbers)
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q.a.d.
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quaque alternis die
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every other day
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q.a.m.
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quaque die ante meridiem
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every morning (every day before noon)
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q.d./q.1.d.
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quaque die
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every day
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q.d.a.m.
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quaque die ante meridiem
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once daily in the morning
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q.d.p.m.
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quaque die post meridiem
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once daily in the evening
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q.d.s.
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quater die sumendus
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four times a day
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q.p.m.
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quaque die post meridiem
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every evening (every day after noon)
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q.h.
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quaque hora
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every hour
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q.h.s.
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quaque hora somni
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every night at bedtime
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q.i.d.
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quater in die
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four times a day
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q.l.
|
quantum libet
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as much as is requisite
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q.q.
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quaque
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each
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q.q.h.
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quater quaque hora
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every four hours
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q.s.
|
quantum sufficiat
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a sufficient quantity
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q.s.a.d.
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add up to
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qn
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nightly or at bedtime
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q.v.
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quantum volueris
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at will
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QWK
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every week
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qod, QOD, q.o.d.
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every other day
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