TID
Abbreviation Basic Pharmacology
Three times a day.
Sources
- Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Free practice questions that use TID
- Medical Terminology, question 5A provider prescribes amoxicillin 500 mg PO TID for 10 days. How many doses will the patient take in total?
Related terms
- QIDFour times a day. Not the same as q4h, which means every 4 hours.
- RxPrescription.
- SRSustained release: a form that releases the drug gradually over time; do not crush it.
- STATImmediately; an urgent order that must be carried out right away.
- tPATissue plasminogen activator, a clot-dissolving drug. ISMP advises writing the full drug name.