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Old 04-29-2010, 09:24 AM   #65
Ellie May
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Originally Posted by ladyjane View Post
Once a day in my book is: OD

Once daily, a schedule for giving medication or other treatment, i.e. once per day (originally from the Latin omne in die)
(from wikipedia)
* SID, also s.i.d., is a veterinary abbreviation meaning to give medication once a day. Medical professionals for humans instead use the term qd (an abbreviation for quaque die). However, that term can be easily mistaken with the term qid (an abbreviation for quarter in die), which means four times a day.
Dosage abbreviation - Pet Diabetes

I guess there are two ways.
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