WALMART PHARMACY | Sig Codes Training Guide Fall 2026 | Pharmacy Technician
WALMART SIG CODES: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING (100+ ABBREVIATIONS FOR
FALL 2026)
SIG CODES & PRESCRIPTION ABBREVIATIONS
Pharmacy Technician Training Guide
Fall 2026 | 100+ Abbreviations | PTCB/ExCPT Aligned
SECTION 1: ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION
How and where a medication is administered.
Sig Code Meaning / Full Term
AA Both ears (auris autraque)
AD Right ear (auris dextra)
AS Left ear (auris sinistra)
AU Each ear / both ears
ID Intradermal
IM Intramuscular
INH Inhalation
IV Intravenous
IVP IV push
IVPB IV piggyback
NAS Nasal / intranasal
NG Nasogastric tube
OD Right eye (oculus dexter)
OS Left eye (oculus sinister)
OU Both eyes (oculus uterque)
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Sig Code Meaning / Full Term
PO By mouth (per os)
PR Per rectum / rectal
PV Per vagina / vaginal
SC / SQ Subcutaneous
SL Sublingual (under tongue)
TOP Topical
TD Transdermal
SECTION 2: FREQUENCY & TIMING
How often and when to take a medication.
Sig Code Meaning / Full Term
QD / QDay Every day (once daily)
BID Twice a day (bis in die)
TID Three times a day (ter in die)
QID Four times a day (quater in die)
Q4H Every 4 hours
Q6H Every 6 hours
Q8H Every 8 hours
Q12H Every 12 hours
Q24H Every 24 hours
QAM Every morning
QPM Every evening
QHS Every bedtime (hora somni)
QOD Every other day
PRN As needed (pro re nata)
STAT Immediately
AC Before meals (ante cibum)
Walmart Pharmacy Technician Training | Confidential Study Material | Page For internal training use only.
WALMART SIG CODES: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING (100+ ABBREVIATIONS FOR
FALL 2026)
SIG CODES & PRESCRIPTION ABBREVIATIONS
Pharmacy Technician Training Guide
Fall 2026 | 100+ Abbreviations | PTCB/ExCPT Aligned
SECTION 1: ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION
How and where a medication is administered.
Sig Code Meaning / Full Term
AA Both ears (auris autraque)
AD Right ear (auris dextra)
AS Left ear (auris sinistra)
AU Each ear / both ears
ID Intradermal
IM Intramuscular
INH Inhalation
IV Intravenous
IVP IV push
IVPB IV piggyback
NAS Nasal / intranasal
NG Nasogastric tube
OD Right eye (oculus dexter)
OS Left eye (oculus sinister)
OU Both eyes (oculus uterque)
Walmart Pharmacy Technician Training | Confidential Study Material | Page For internal training use only.
, WALMART PHARMACY | Sig Codes Training Guide Fall 2026 | Pharmacy Technician
Sig Code Meaning / Full Term
PO By mouth (per os)
PR Per rectum / rectal
PV Per vagina / vaginal
SC / SQ Subcutaneous
SL Sublingual (under tongue)
TOP Topical
TD Transdermal
SECTION 2: FREQUENCY & TIMING
How often and when to take a medication.
Sig Code Meaning / Full Term
QD / QDay Every day (once daily)
BID Twice a day (bis in die)
TID Three times a day (ter in die)
QID Four times a day (quater in die)
Q4H Every 4 hours
Q6H Every 6 hours
Q8H Every 8 hours
Q12H Every 12 hours
Q24H Every 24 hours
QAM Every morning
QPM Every evening
QHS Every bedtime (hora somni)
QOD Every other day
PRN As needed (pro re nata)
STAT Immediately
AC Before meals (ante cibum)
Walmart Pharmacy Technician Training | Confidential Study Material | Page For internal training use only.
