A physician indicates in the medication order for a client with diabetes that an oral antihyperglycemic is to be taken three times a day. Which of the following standard abbreviation indicates the frequency of administration of this medication?
A) o.d.
B) b.i.d.
C) q.i.d.
D) t.i.d.
D
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The physician would use the standard abbreviation t.i.d. to indicate that the drug should be taken three times in a day. The abbreviation o.d. means that the drug needs to be taken every other day; b.i.d. indicates that the drug needs to be taken twice a day. The abbreviation q.i.d. means that the drug needs to be taken four times a day.
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