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    This document provides a guide for common prescription abbreviations and branded versus generic drug names for creams, ointments, vitamins, and supplements. It lists abbreviations for how often and how much to take medications. It also lists brand name drugs and their generic counterparts for several categories like antifungals, corticosteroids, and multivitamins. The guide is intended to help interpret prescriptions by explaining abbreviations and showing equivalent generic options.

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    This document provides a guide for common prescription abbreviations and branded versus generic drug names for creams, ointments, vitamins, and supplements. It lists abbreviations for how often and how much to take medications. It also lists brand name drugs and their generic counterparts for several categories like antifungals, corticosteroids, and multivitamins. The guide is intended to help interpret prescriptions by explaining abbreviations and showing equivalent generic options.

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    PRESCRIPTION GUIDE CREAMS, OINTMENTS Brand vs Generic Brand Names

    Bactroban – Mupirocin
    COMMON ABBREVIATIONS FOUND IN A PRESCRIPTION
    Betnovate – Betamethasone
    Burnsil – Silver sulfadiazine
    AD – As directed Canesten – Clotrimazole
    BID – Twice (2x) a day Daktarin – Miconazole
    CC – cubic centimeter (1cc = 1mL) Dermovate – Clobetasol
    GTT(s) – Drop(s) Elica – Mometasone
    OD – Once daily/Once a day Nizoral – Ketoconazole
    PPA – Phenylpropanolamine
    PRN – As needed VITAMINS/SUPPLEMENTS Branded vs TGP Counterpart
    Q4h – Every 4 hours (can replace "4" with other numbers, Conzace – TGP ACES
    Example: if q6h, every 6 hours) Enervon – Pharemin/Complevit
    QID – Four times a day Ferlin – Kidzluv
    TID – Thrice (3x) a day Folicard/Folicare – Foli Aid
    Fortifer FA – Foralivit
    APAP – Paracetamol Hemarate – Multigrow
    ASA – Aspirin Hemarate FA – Foralivit
    CaCO3 – Calcium Carbonate Liver Aide – Liver 4
    FeSO4 – Ferrous Sulfate Pharmaton – Suplimax
    Propan – Ferlette
    HCT - Hydrocortisone
    Revicon – Pharemin
    MgSO4 – Magnesium Sulfate Revicon Max – Suplimax
    NaCl – Sodium Chloride Rogin-E – Suplimax
    NaHCO3 – Sodium Bicarbonate Stresstabs – Multigrow

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