NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOLOGY
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Twice per day
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At morning and at night only.
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Three Times per Day
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Before Meals
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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: -t.i.d. (on prescription): Seen on a prescription, t.i.d. means three times a day. It is an abbreviation for “ter in die” which in Latin means three times a day. The abbreviation t.i.d. is sometimes written without a period either in lower-case letters as “tid” or in capital letters as “TID".
Detailed explanation-3: -t.i.d. ter in die. three times a day. t.d.s. ter die sumendum three times a day.