What does the medical abbreviation 1 po bid mean?

Answer 1

P.O. B.I.D. means by mouth two times a day, and refers to taking medication.
po or P.O. Means per os or BY Mouth and BID means twice daily..... I forget the Latin for that on.
po bid means take by mouth twice daily

Answer 2

1 = one tablet

p.o. = by mouth

b.i.d. = twice a day
1 by mouth twice a day
Take 1 tab PO (Latin for Per Os)= by mouth, or oral administration. BID = twice daily.

Answer 3

PO means by mouth

q means every (for example: qday = every day; q6h = every 6 hours)

qid means 4 times a day

Other commonly used abbreviations include BID (twice a day) and TID (3 times a day).

however qid is no longer a recommended way of giving orders because it is easily confused with similar abbreviations

nursing student

Edited by medical student

These are all correct as far as they go. QID, 4x a day, is OK for most meds. Some others, like antibiotics that say QID, should really say q6h, i.e.6A-12N-6P-12MN. to maintain a constant level of the medication in your blood. Please call your doctor or pharmacist for clarification. Edit by nurse and Pharm.Tech
take four times a day
by mouth four times a day

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

Po bid prn means that the patient is to take the medication orally twice a day as needed.

Answer 6

BID referring to How many times a day you should take your medicine Bid would mean twice a day. The ss before the bid would mean half. So half the medicine 2x a day.

Answer 7

p.o. = by mouth

div = divided (I believe)

b.i.d. = twice a day

Answer 8

it means oral 2 times a day

Answer 9

1 tablet by mouth twice daily