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Definition of q_h (on prescription)
q_h (on prescription) definition - medical term
If a medicine is to be taken every so-
many hours, it is written "q_h";
the "q" standing for the Latin word for once "quaque" and
the "h" indicating
the number of hours.
So, for example, "2 caps q4h" means "Take 2 capsules every
4 hours."
However it is written, it is one of a number of hallowed
abbreviations of
Latin terms that have been traditionally used in
prescriptions to specify
the frequency with which medicines should be taken.
Other
examples include:
q.d. (qd or QD) is once a day; q.d. stands for "quaque
die" (which means,
in Latin, once a day).
b.i.d. (bid or BID) is twice a day; b.i.d. stands for
"bis in die" (which
means twice a day).
t.i.d. (or tid or TID) is three times a day ; t.i.d.
stands for "ter in
die" (in Latin, 3 times a day).
q.i.d. (or qid or QID) is four times a day; q.i.d. stands
for "quater in
die" (in Latin, 4 times a day).
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