tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

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#318867 Tue, 23 Jan 07 02:57 PM

hola, my friends..

what does it mean with "tid to qid" and "bid to tid" ..?

i've been searching for its meaning but i've found nothing..

pleasae, can anyone help me..

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Anonymous

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Philip

#318909 Tue, 23 Jan 07 04:31 PM

Anonymous wrote:

hola, my friends..

what does it mean with "tid to qid" and "bid to tid" ..?

i've been searching for its meaning but i've found nothing..

pleasae, can anyone help me..

Regards,

To my knowledge these are not English words.

Philip

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nona the brit

#318911 Tue, 23 Jan 07 04:34 PM

I googled 'tid to qid' and it seems to relate to medicine/drug dosages, so they are probably abbreviations of Latin terms used by doctors.

You might have more luck if you re-post this in our medical English section.

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Feebs11

#319020 Tue, 23 Jan 07 10:07 PM

Anonymous wrote:
hola, my friends..

what does it mean with "tid to qid" and "bid to tid" ..?

i've been searching for its meaning but i've found nothing..

pleasae, can anyone help me..

Regards,

b.i.d.

abbr. Latin

bis in die (twice a day)

t.i.d.

abbr. Latin

ter in die (three times a day)

q.i.d.

abbr. Latin

quater in die (four times a day)

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Philip

#319092 Wed, 24 Jan 07 01:57 AM

Feebs11 wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

hola, my friends..

what does it mean with "tid to qid" and "bid to tid" ..?

i've been searching for its meaning but i've found nothing..

pleasae, can anyone help me..

Regards,

b.i.d.
abbr. Latin
bis in die (twice a day)

t.i.d.
abbr. Latin
ter in die (three times a day)

q.i.d.
abbr. Latin
quater in die (four times a day)

This is all perfectly clear now. I think I might have been able to solve it with high school Latin, if I had been given the context (perscription, for example). Thanks for your research, Feebs.

Philip

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Anonymous

#319311 Wed, 24 Jan 07 02:25 PM

thanks!!

actually, i came across with these words when i was reading an overview of drug therapies for Allergic Rhinitis..

Big Smile [:D] again, thanks friends!!

Anonymous

#329574 Thu, 15 Feb 07 10:00 AM

Hello Friend,

b.i.d - two times a day

t.i.d - three times a day

q.i.d or qd - four times a day

I belive the doctor is increasing your treatment dose for a particular drug.

Best Regards,

Raju

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Anonymous

#331677 Wed, 21 Feb 07 07:06 AM

These are not English words. They are actually abbreviations for Latin words and are used by medical professionals when giving directions. Particularly when prescribing medication. Bid stands for bis in die which translates to twice a day. Qid stands for quater in die which means four times a day. Finally, tid stands for ter in die which means three times a day. So if your doctor wrote you a prescription for a pain medication with the directions as 1 tablet tid to qid they would want you to take a pill 3-4 times a day. Hope this was helpful. Big Smile [:D]

Anonymous

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Vlad1977

#429565 Thu, 11 Oct 07 02:20 AM

Anonymous wrote:
Hello Friend,

   b.i.d - two times a day

   t.i.d - three times a day

   q.i.d or qd - four times a day

I belive the doctor is increasing your treatment dose for a particular drug.

Best Regards,

Raju

Not true. QD and QID are 2 different things. QID - 4 times a day. QD ("quaque die" - latin) - once a day

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