Routes Of Administration
Dosage Forms
Dosage Frequency
Abbreviations To Avoid
Insurance
100

 What does TOP stand for?  

 Tropically

100

What does TAB stand for?

 Tablet

100

What does ASAP stand for? 

 As soon as possible

100

What is QD( daily) misinterpreted by? 

QID, QOD

100

What does Carrier/Insurer mean? 

 Insurance company

200

What does EN stand for? 

  Each nostril

200

What do FL and LIQ stand for?  

 Fluid and Liquid

200

What does W,  W/O  stand for?  

 WIth and Without

200

What is QOD( every other day) misinterpreted by?  

QID, QD

200

What does Copayment mean?

a portion a patient must pay each time out of their own pockets

300

What does UD, and UT stand for? 

 As directed

300

What does  OINT and LOT  stand for? 

 Ointment and Lotion

300

What does Q, ATC stand for? 

Every, and around the clock

300

What is U(unit) misinterpreted by?  

 0, 4, cc

300

_______ means to set amount the insured must pay upfront before insurance coverage takes place

Deductible 

400

What do LOC and VAG stand for?  

 Locally and Vaginally

400

What does AMP, PULV, CR  stand for? 

 Ampul, powder, and cream

400

What does PC/HS, and QHS stand for?

After meals and at bedtime, and every night at bedtime

400

IV, 10 is usually misinterpreted by 

 IU(international Unit)

400

______  means process of transmitting prescriptions electronically to the proper insurance company and/or third party payer to approve for billing

Adjudication 

500

What does IVPB stand for?  

  Intravenous Piggy Bank

500

What does SOL, SUPP, SUSP, and SYR stand for? 

Solution, Suppository, Suspension, Syrup

500

What does STAT, AD LIB, NOC, and NV stand for? 

At once or immediately, as often as needed, night, nausea and vomiting

500

What is TID(three times a day) usually misinterpreted by

three times a week, or two times a day

500

______ means a company hired by an insurer to process claims (reimbursements for products rendered from a health care provider) 

Processor 

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