it means oral 2 times a day
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∙ 2009-08-19 00:29:24It means TAKEN ORALLY
Po bid prn means that the patient is to take the medication orally twice a day as needed.
Just to add that p.o it is the initials of the words, Per Os= By mouth
PO means "By mouth" on a prescription.
'PO' or 'p.o.' means 'Per Oral'; that is, take the prescribed drug dose by mouth
14 mg/kg (not lbs) po bid - tid
PO means "to take orally" or "by mouth", and BID means to take the medication twice a day.
It means TAKEN ORALLY
Po bid prn means that the patient is to take the medication orally twice a day as needed.
BID or bid on a prescription mean "twice a day". PM mean afternoon or evening, unless it was prn and that means "as needed". Or if it is po, then that means "by mouth".
Principle only
It's likely that the "T" you're reading is actually the prescription stylized way of writing the number "1". In that case, it's read 1 po bid, and means one by mouth daily. PO=Per Oral BID=Bis in die (latin) = twice a day
Just to add that p.o it is the initials of the words, Per Os= By mouth
bid means bis in die, or twice a day. 10 mg twice a day likely 12 hours apart.
1 = one tabletp.o. = by mouthb.i.d. = twice a day1 by mouth twice a dayTake 1 tab PO (Latin for Per Os)= by mouth, or oral administration. BID = twice daily.
p.o. = by mouth div = divided (I believe) b.i.d. = twice a day
1 tablet, by mouth, twice a day, as needed.