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Abbreviation Basic Pharmacology
Drops, a unit for liquid medications such as eye drops.
Related terms
- ARBAngiotensin II receptor blocker, a class of blood pressure drugs.
- BIDTwice a day.
- ECEnteric-coated: a tablet coating that delays dissolving. Never crush an enteric-coated tablet.
- ER, XRExtended release: a form that releases the drug slowly over time. Never crush an extended-release tablet.
- IVPIntravenous push (a drug injected directly into a vein); in imaging, an intravenous pyelogram of the urinary…
- LLiter, a metric unit of volume. Write a capital L; a lowercase l can be misread as the number 1.
- mcgMicrogram, a metric unit of mass. Write mcg; the symbol µg can be misread as mg.
- MDIMetered-dose inhaler: a handheld canister device that sprays a set dose of medicine to be inhaled into the…
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