ABBREVIATIONS-ACRONYMS used in Medical Articles
| Medicines | |
| tab. | Tablet |
| break. tab. | Breakable tablet |
| disp. tab. | Dispersible tablet |
| orodisp. tab. | Oro-dispersible tablet |
| scored tab. | Scored tablet |
| chewable tab. | Chewable tablet |
| effervescent tab. | Effervescent tablet |
| soluble tab. | Soluble tablet |
| prolonged. release tab. | Prolonged/ sustained release tablet |
| gastro-resistant tab. | Enteric coated/ gastro-resistant tablet |
| muco-adhesive tab. | Muco-adhesive tablet |
| sublingual tab. | Sub-lingual tablet |
| immediate relase tab. | Immediate release tablet |
| heatstable tab./caps. | Heat-stable |
| heatsensitive tab./caps. | Heat-sensitive |
| caps. | Capsule |
| prolonged release caps. | Prolonged/sustained release capsule |
| gastro-resistant caps. | Enteric coated/ gastro-resistant capsule |
| soft caps. | Soft capsule / soft gelatine capsule |
| immediate relase caps. | Immediate release (soft) capsule |
| gran. | Granules |
| sol. for nebulizer | Solution for nebuliser |
| powder oral susp. | Powder for oral suspension |
| oral sol. | Oral solution |
| oral susp. | Oral suspension |
| flex. bag | Flexible bag |
| semi-rigid bot. | Semi-rigid bottle (for infusion) |
| amp. | Ampoule |
| bot. | Glass bottle |
| syr. | Syringe |
| dent.cartr. | Cartridge (dental) |
| autoinj.pref. | Auto-injector prefilled (=Pen) |
| N (at end of the label) | Insulin from Novo Nordisk |
| L (at end of the label) | Insulin from Lilly |
| S (at end of the label) | Insulin from Sanofi |
| sol. | Solution |
| rectal caps. | Rectal capsules |
| rectal sol. | Rectal solution |
| tab. | Tablet |
| vaginal tab. | Vaginal tablet |
| impregnated comp. | Impregnated compress |
| EML | Essential Medicines List |
| EMLc | Essential Medicines List for children |
| IM | Intramuscular (injection) |
| IV | Intravenous (injection) |
| SC | Subcutaneous (injection) |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| NTDs | Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency Virus |
| Antimalarial medicines | ||
| AL | Artemether / Lumefantrine | |
| AS | Artesunate | |
| AS/AQ | Artesunate / Amodiaquine | |
| AV/PG | Atovaquone / Proguanil | |
| CQ | Chloroquine | |
| DHA/PPQ | Dihydroartemisinin / Piperaquine | |
| MQ | Mefloquine | |
| PQ | Primaquine | |
| PYR | Pyronaridine | |
| PA | Pyronaridine / Artesunate | |
| QN | Quinine | |
| SX/PYR | Sulfadoxine / Pyrimethamine | |
| SX/PYR + AQ | Sulfadoxine / Pyrimethamine + Amodiaquine | |
| Antituberculosis medicines | ||
| Bdq | Bedaquiline | |
| Cfz | Clofazimine | |
| Cs | Cycloserine | |
| Dlm | Delamanid | |
| E | Ethambutol | |
| E/H/R | Ethambutol / Isoniazid / Rifampicin | |
| E/H/Z/R | Ethambutol / Isoniazid / Pyrazinamide / Rifampicin | |
| Eto | Ethionamide | |
| H | Isoniazid | |
| H/Z/R | Isoniazid / Pyrazinamide / Rifampicin | |
| H/R | Isoniazid / Rifampicin | |
| Lfx | Levofloxacin | |
| Lzd | Linezolid | |
| Mkx | Moxifloxacin | |
| PAS-sodium | Para-aminosalicylic sodium (PAS-sodium) | |
| Pa | Pretomanid | |
| Pto | Prothionamide | |
| Z | Pyrazinamide | |
| Rfb | Rifabutin | |
| R | Rifampicin | |
| RPT | Rifapentine | |
| Antiretrovirals | ||
| ABC | Abacavir | |
| ABC/3TC | Abacavir / Lamivudine | |
| ATV | Atazanavir | |
| ATV/r | Atazanavir / Ritonavir | |
| BIC | Bictegravir | |
| CAB | Cabotegravir | |
| DVP | Dapivirine | |
| DRV | Darunavir | |
| DRV/r | Darunavir / Ritonavir | |
| ddl | Didanosine | |
| DTG | Dolutegravir | |
| EFV | Efavirenz | |
| ETV | Etravirine | |
| 3TC | Lamivudine | |
| LPV/r | Lopinavir / Ritonavir | |
| NFV | Nelfavir | |
| NVP | Nevirapine | |
| RAL | Raltegravir | |
| r | Ritonavir | |
| SQV | Saquinavir | |
| d4T | Stavudine | |
| TDF/FTC | Tenofovir / Emtricitabine | |
| TDF/3TC | Tenofovir / Lamivudine | |
| TDF/FTC/EFV | Tenofovir / Emtricitabine / Efavirenz | |
| TDF/3TC/EFV | Tenofovir / Lamivudine / Efavirenz | |
| VGCV | Valganciclovir | |
| AZT | Zidovudine | |
| AZT/3TC | Zidovudine / Lamivudine | |
| AZT/3TC/NVP | Zidovudine / Lamivudine / Nevirapine | |
| Specialized food | |
| RUTF | Ready to use therapeutic food |
| RUSF | Ready to use supplementary food |
| RTU | Ready to use |
| LNS | Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement |
| Médical material | |
| s.u. | Single use |
| s.p. | Single patient multiple use |
| neon. | neonate |
| adol. | adolescent |
| ad. | adult |
| l | Liter |
| ml | Milliliter |
| µl | Microliter |
| m | Meter |
| cm | centimeter |
| mm | millimeter |
| kg | kilogrammes |
| g | grammes |
| µm | Micrometer, micron |
| ID | inside diameter |
| OD | outside diameter |
| n° | Number |
| w/o | Without |
| ref | Reference |
| L | Large |
| M | Medium |
| S | Small |
| XL | Extra-large |
| XXL | 2-Extra-large |
| V | Volt |
| W | Watt |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PET | Polyethylene Tetraphtalate |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| Ø | diameter |
| Pb | Lead |
| x-ray | Radiographic |
| SUT. ABS. | SUTURE, ABSORBABLE |
| SUT. NON ABS. | SUTURE, NON ABSORBABLE |
| mono | Monofilament |