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What does the abbreviation o.d? means on a prescription?(a) Name of medicine(b) How to take the medicine(c) Quantity to be dispensed(d) Once dailyThe question was posed to me during an interview.This interesting question is from Controlled Release Medication topic in section Controlled Release Medication of Drug Biotechnology

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The CORRECT option is (d) Once daily

The best explanation: The abbreviations for o.d. is once a day, t.d.s. MEANS twice a day, b.i.d. means twice a day, q.i.d. means for times a day. These abbreviations are used by a DOCTOR on a prescription such that with short writing a lot of information can be put TOGETHER.



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