PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM [2026]
UPDATED
• ac -✓✓ before meals
• amp -✓✓ ampuole
• bid -✓✓ twice a day
• cap -✓✓ capsule
• emuls -✓✓ emulsion
• hs -✓✓ at bedtime or at hour of sleep
• npo -✓✓ nothing by mouth
• oint -✓✓ ointment
• pc -✓✓ after meals
• po -✓✓ by mouth
• pr -✓✓ per rectum
• q4h -✓✓ every 4 hr
• q6h -✓✓ every 6 hr
• q8h -✓✓ every 8 hr
• qd -✓✓ every or each day
• qid -✓✓ four times per day
• qod -✓✓ every other day
• stat -✓✓ immediately
• supp -✓✓ suppository
• syr -✓✓ syrup
, • tab -✓✓ tablet
• tid -✓✓ three times per day
• tsp -✓✓ teaspoon
• tbsp -✓✓ tablespoon
• qt -✓✓ quart
• pt -✓✓ pint
• oz -✓✓ ounce
• NS -✓✓ normal saline (0.9%)
• mL -✓✓ milliliter
• mg -✓✓ milligram
• mEq -✓✓ milliequivalent
• mcg -✓✓ microgram
• lb -✓✓ pound
• kg -✓✓ kilogram
• gr -✓✓ grain
• g -✓✓ gram
• gal -✓✓ gallon
• fl oz -✓✓ fluid ounce
• DW -✓✓ distilled water
• D5W -✓✓ 5% dextrose in water
• D5LR -✓✓ 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's solution
• D20W -✓✓ 20% dextrose in water
UPDATED
• ac -✓✓ before meals
• amp -✓✓ ampuole
• bid -✓✓ twice a day
• cap -✓✓ capsule
• emuls -✓✓ emulsion
• hs -✓✓ at bedtime or at hour of sleep
• npo -✓✓ nothing by mouth
• oint -✓✓ ointment
• pc -✓✓ after meals
• po -✓✓ by mouth
• pr -✓✓ per rectum
• q4h -✓✓ every 4 hr
• q6h -✓✓ every 6 hr
• q8h -✓✓ every 8 hr
• qd -✓✓ every or each day
• qid -✓✓ four times per day
• qod -✓✓ every other day
• stat -✓✓ immediately
• supp -✓✓ suppository
• syr -✓✓ syrup
, • tab -✓✓ tablet
• tid -✓✓ three times per day
• tsp -✓✓ teaspoon
• tbsp -✓✓ tablespoon
• qt -✓✓ quart
• pt -✓✓ pint
• oz -✓✓ ounce
• NS -✓✓ normal saline (0.9%)
• mL -✓✓ milliliter
• mg -✓✓ milligram
• mEq -✓✓ milliequivalent
• mcg -✓✓ microgram
• lb -✓✓ pound
• kg -✓✓ kilogram
• gr -✓✓ grain
• g -✓✓ gram
• gal -✓✓ gallon
• fl oz -✓✓ fluid ounce
• DW -✓✓ distilled water
• D5W -✓✓ 5% dextrose in water
• D5LR -✓✓ 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's solution
• D20W -✓✓ 20% dextrose in water