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11/29/12

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Medication Abbreviations in EMR

Below are the standard abbreviations that Medi-Span, GE’s 3rd-Party provider of clinical content incorporates into our medication listings to identify the form of the medication:

C6	DF4	DESC_10	ABBR	DESCRIPTION
0	MISC	Misc	Misc	Miscellaneous
1	CAPS	Cap	Capsule	Capsule
2	CPCR	Cap ER	Capsule ER	Capsule Extended Release
3	TABS	Tab	Tablet	Tablet
4	TBCR	Tab ER	Tablet ER	Tablet Extended Release
5	CHEW	Chew Tab	Tablet Chewable	Tablet Chewable
6	TBEC	Tab DR	Tablet DR	Tablet Delayed Release
7	SUBL	SL Tab	Tab Sublingual	Tablet Sublingual
8	TBEF	Effer Tab	Tablet Effer	Tablet Effervescent
9	LIQD	Liquid	Liquid	Liquid
10	ELIX	Elixir	Elixir	Elixir
11	LQCR	Liquid ER	Liquid ER	Liquid Extended Release
12	SYRP	Syrup	Syrup	Syrup
13	CONC	Conc	Concentrate	Concentrate
14	EXTR	Fl Extract	Fluid Extract	Fluid Extract
15	TINC	Tincture	Tincture	Tincture
16	EMUL	Emulsion	Emulsion	Emulsion
17	OIL	Oil	Oil	Oil
18	SUSP	Suspension	Suspension	Suspension
19	SUSR	Recon Susp	For Suspension	Suspension Reconstituted
20	SOLN	Solution	Solution	Solution
21	SOLR	Recon Soln	For Solution	Solution Reconstituted
22	INJ	Injectable	Injectable	Injectable
23	IMPL	Implant	Implant	Implant
24	INHA	Inhaler	Inhaler	Inhaler
25	NEBU	Nebu Soln	Nebulized Soln	Nebulization Solution
26	GAS	Gas	Gas	Gas
27	GRAN	Granules	Granules	Granules
28	GUM	Gum	Gum	Gum
29	POWD	Powder	Powder	Powder
30	PACK	Packet	Packet	Packet
31	WAFR	Wafer	Wafer	Wafer
32	AERO	Aerosol	Aerosol	Aerosol
33	AERP	Aero Powd	Aerosol Powder	Aerosol Powder
34	AERS	Aero Soln	Aerosol Soln	Aerosol Solution
35	BAR	Bar	Bar	Bar
36	BEAD	Beads	Beads	Beads
37	CREA	Cream	Cream	Cream
38	CRYS	Crystals	Crystals	Crystals
39	FOAM	Foam	Foam	Foam
40	GEL	Gel	Gel	Gel
41	LOTN	Lotion	Lotion	Lotion
42	OINT	Ointment	Ointment	Ointment
43	PADS	Pad	Pad	Pad
44	PSTE	Paste	Paste	Paste
45	SHAM	Shampoo	Shampoo	Shampoo
46	TAPE	Tape	Tape	Tape
47	LOZG	Lozenge	Lozenge	Lozenge
48	TROC	Troche	Troche	Troche
49	WHIP	Whip	Whip	Whip (Obsolete)
50	OCSY	Ocular Sys	Ocular Sys	Ocular System (Obsolete)
51	ENEM	Enema	Enema	Enema
52	SUPP	Suppos	Suppository	Suppository
53	IUD	IUD	IUD	Intrauterine Device
54	DPRH	Diaphragm	Diaphragm	Diaphragm
55	DCHE	Douche	Douche	Douche (Obsolete)
56	DCHP	Douche Pow	Douche Pow	Douche Pow (Obsolete)
57	DCHS	Douche Sol	Douche Sol	Douche Sol (Obsolete)
58	TAMP	Tampon	Tampon	Tampon
59	PTCH	Patch	Patch	Patch
60	TEST	Test	Test	Diagnostic Test
61	STRP	Strip	Strip	Strip
62	DEVI	Device	Device	Device
63	MISC	Misc	Misc	Miscellaneous
64	KIT	Kit	Kit	Kit
65	CPDR	Cap DR	Capsule DR	Capsule Delayed Release
66	CPEC	EC Cap	EC Cap	EC Cap (Obsolete)
67	CPEP	CP DR Part	Capsule DR Part	Capsule Delayed Release Particles
68	CPSP	Cap Sprink	Cap Sprinkle	Capsule Sprinkle
69	CP12	Cap ER 12H	Capsule ER 12HR	Capsule Extended Release 12 Hour
70	CP24	Cap ER 24H	Capsule ER 24HR	Capsule Extended Release 24 Hour
71	TBDR	Tab DR	Tab DR	Tablet Delayed Release (Obsolete)
72	TBDP	Tab Disp	Tablet Disperse	Tablet Dispersible
73	TBSO	Tab Sol	Tablet Soluble	Tablet Soluble
74	TB12	Tab ER 12H	Tablet ER 12HR	Tablet Extended Release 12 Hour
75	TB24	Tab ER 24H	Tablet ER 24HR	Tablet Extended Release 24 Hour
76	SOLG	Gel F Soln	Gel Form Soln	Gel Forming Solution
77	GREF	Gran Effer	Granules Effer	Granules Effervescent
78	PDEF	Pow Effer	Powder Effer	Powder Effervescent
79	PUDG	Pudding	Pudding	Pudding
80	AEPB	Aer Pow BA	Aero Pow Br Act	Aerosol Powder Breath Activated
81	AERB	Aero BA	Aero Breath Act	Aerosol Breath Activated
82	FILM	Film	Film	Film
83	FLAK	Flakes	Flakes	Flakes
84	LPOP	Lollipop	Lollipop	Lollipop
85	PT24	Patch 24HR	Patch 24HR	Patch 24 Hour
86	PT72	Patch 72HR	Patch 72HR	Patch 72 Hour
87	PTTW	Patch TW	Patch Biweekly	Patch Biweekly
88	PTWK	Patch WK	Patch Weekly	Patch Weekly
89	PLLT	Pellet	Pellet	Pellet
90	RING	Ring	Ring	Ring
91	SHEE	Sheet	Sheet	Sheet
92	SPRT	Spirit	Spirit	Spirit
93	STCK	Stick	Stick	Stick
94	SWAB	Swab	Swab	Swab
95	TAR	Tar	Tar	Tar
96	WAX	Wax	Wax	Wax
97	LEAV	Leaves	Leaves	Leaves
98	DISK	Disk	Disk	Disk
99	INST	Insert	Insert	Insert

For more information and a full description of each item please download complete dosage form documents

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How to log off a Citrix/EMR Session manually � Tip of the Week

A quick way to find out if you are still connected to EMR or EMR related application such as password manager or centricity web framework is to look for the connection icon on the bottom-right hand corner of your screen. You can manually log off from the application by following the steps below:

Start by locating the Citrix Connection Manager Icon shown below.
Double-Click icon.
Select the available server from your active connections.
Click Log Off.

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EMR Announcements

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