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richka
Apr 18, 2009, 09:23 AM
The medication prescription the doctor gave to my nurse to give to me on leaving the hospital has a sign, like a T with a dot over it. It has something to do with pills. Does anyone know exactly what this symbol means?
Thanks

lighterrr
Apr 18, 2009, 11:45 PM
Does it look like the sign for pie (the mathematical symbol)

richka
Apr 19, 2009, 10:54 AM
No, not PI symbol. As I said, letter T with black dot over it

lighterrr
Apr 20, 2009, 09:06 PM
could be tid which means 3X daily but I am not sure cause I have not seen the script

Sunflowers
Apr 20, 2009, 09:31 PM
It means ONE time

Sunflowers
Apr 20, 2009, 09:33 PM
ONE does

lighterrr
Apr 20, 2009, 09:34 PM
OK

Sunflowers
Apr 20, 2009, 09:34 PM
Oops sorry, it means ONE DOSE

richka
Apr 20, 2009, 09:39 PM
Thanks

Sunflowers
Apr 20, 2009, 09:45 PM
richka, the symbol T with a dot over it would mean one pill. A symbol for 2 pills would have 2 vertical lines crossed at the top with a horizonal line (like a double TT) and have 2 dots on top, 3 pills would be TTT with 3 dots on top. Then there would be a direction to take it daily (q.d.), twice a day (b.i.d.), three times a day (t.i.d.), or four times a day (q.i.d.), and/or at bedtime (h.s.), hope that helps.

artoshea
Jan 12, 2011, 12:23 AM
Another symbol is a small "c" with a bar over the top and it means "with".