If a medication is taken "qid", how many times should it be taken every day?

It should be taken every other day
One time per day
Three times per day
Four times per day


Four times per day

Rationale: The abbreviation qid means "four times per day"; qod means every other day, qd means one time per day or every day, and tid means three times per day.

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