NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -They are more an English translation from the Latin TID (stands for ter in die which translates to three times a day) or QID (stands for quater in die which translates to four times a day) that doctors will write on a prescription so a pharmacist can write instructions on the label about how many times to take it.

Detailed explanation-2: -One to be taken three times a day When the medicine label on the medicine says to take three times day it generally means ‘take every 8 hours’. For example we divide 8 hours into 24 hours which gives us 3. Therefore four times a day would be ‘every 6 hours, ‘ (24 divided by 6 = 4).

Detailed explanation-3: -t.i.d. ter in die. three times a day. t.d.s. ter die sumendum three times a day.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition: BID: bis in die, twice a day; TID: ter in die: three times a day.