Name 5 medication, dose and sig.

Expert Solution

Medications are the drugs used to treat a cause of disease. Doctors usually prescribe the medication by its name, dose and frequency or sig which is the short for the Latin, signetur or "let it be labelled ".

Let us see the list of 5 medications and its dose as well as sig.

Some abbreviations used in this is also listed below.

Tab - tablet.
mg - milligram.
i po - 1 tablet per orally.
Prn - pro re nata means " when necessary ".
qhs - quaque hora somni means " every night at bedtime".
OD - once daily.
AC -ante cibum means "before breakfast".

Medication - Tab. Paracetamol

Dose - 500 mg
Sig - i po prn.

2. Medication - Tab. Cetirizine.

Dose - 5 mg.
Sig - i po qhs.

3. Medication - Tab. Pantop ( pantoprazole sodium)

Dose - 40 mg.
Sig - i po OD or AC.

4. Medication - Tab. Azithromycin.

Dose - 500 mg.
Sig - i po OD.

5. Medication - Tab. Ibuprofen.

Dose - 400 mg.
Sig - i po prn.

Note : There are many medications available with different trade names. In order to learn the names of medications its better to learn their chemical names or pharmacological names.

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