TRAINING THEME FOR THE MONTH OF

DECEMBER 2019

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN RETAIL

PHARMACY BUSINESS
 Prescription related abbreviations
✓ Rx - To take/Advise ✓ PO – By mouth
✓ Adv - Advise ✓ HS - Bedtime
✓ OD - Once a day ✓ A.C - Before meals
✓ BID - Twice a day ✓ P.C - After meals
✓ TID - Thrice a day ✓ BBF –Before break fast
✓ QID - Four times a day ✓ AM - After meals
✓ SOS - As and when required ✓ BM - Before meals
✓ STAT - Immediately

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✓ IV - Intravenous ✓ Resp - Respules
✓ IM - Intramuscular ✓ Oint - Ointment

✓ SC - Subcutaneous ✓ Mg - Milligrams

✓ Tab - Tablet ✓ Mcg - Micrograms

✓ Syp - Syrup ✓ Gm –Grams

✓ Inh - Inhaler ✓ IU – International Units

✓ Inj - Injection
✓ Cap - Capsule
 Common abbreviations

✓IP-Indian Pharmacopeia ✓FMCG - Fast Moving Consumer Goods

✓BP-British Pharmacopeia ✓FMHG - Fast Moving Health Goods

✓USP-United States Pharmacopeia ✓PL - Private Label

✓CIMS-Current Index of Medical ✓H&B -Holland & Barrett

Specialities ✓OTC -Over the counter
✓ORS-Oral Rehydration Salts
 Abbreviations present on medicine labels

✓ ER/XL - Extended Release ✓ Rx - To Advise/God of medicine/God of

✓ TR - Time release
healing/To take/
✓ LA - Long acting
✓ NRx - Newly Prescribed/Narcotic
✓ MD - Mouth Disintegrating
Substances
✓ SR - Sustained Release

✓ CR - Controlled Release

✓ DT - Dispersible Tablet

✓ MR – Modified Release/Muscle Relaxant

 POS & Inventory related abbreviations

✓ POS -Point of Sales ✓ AI - Adjustment Issues

✓ CRG - Cash Redemption gift bill ✓ WS - Wallet Sales
✓ CR - Cash return ✓ CS – Cash sale
✓ CB - Cancellation bill ✓ NS - No stock/No Substitute/No Service in
✓ AR - Adjustment receipts Bounce

✓ CB - Cash bill ✓ CSV - Comma separated file

✓ MB - Manual Bill ✓ KRA - Key result area

✓ MBA - Market Based Assortment ✓ QOH - Quantity on Hand

✓ AR - Attendance Regularisation ✓ MRP - Maximum Retail Price

✓ HD –Home Delivery ✓ EBITA-Earnings Before Interest Taxes and

Amortization
 POS & Inventory Abbreviations

✓ BT - Branch Transfer ✓ QTY - Quantity

✓ RS - Received Stock/Required Stock
✓ OP - Outside Purchase
✓ BR - Branch Receipt
✓ EXP - Expiry
✓ GRN - Goods Receipt Note
✓ TRT - Transfer to shop
✓ TRF - Transfer from shop
✓ Sch - Schedule Drugs
✓ Art.Code - Article Code
✓ Art. Desc - Article Description
✓ AX - Axapta
✓ CC - Credit card sale
✓ NS - Normal Sales
✓ Disc - Discount

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 Abbreviations in Pharmacy Operations
✓SOPs - Standard operating procedure

✓SSO - Smart Saver offer ✓ FIFO - First in first out

✓USP -Unique Selling Proposition/ ✓ FEFO -First expiry first out

points ✓ NFC - Near field communication
✓SKU - Stock keeping units
✓ GST - Goods and services tax
✓ABV - Average bill value
✓ CGST - Central goods and services Tax
✓ATV - Average transaction value
✓ IGST - Integrated goods and service Tax
✓ROL - Re order level
✓ DPCO - Drug Price Control Order
✓ROQ - Re order quantity
✓ MSO - Offer of the Month
✓VPN: Virtual Private Network
 SHORT CUT KEYS IN POS
✓ F-1 & Ctrl Update Masters
• F-1 Loyalty Points
✓ F-2 & Ctrl Stock From Ax to POS
• F-2 Show Journal(Old Receipts data)
✓ F-2 & Alt-Inventory Check
• F-3 Clear All
✓ F-3 & Ctrl Inventory Adjustment
• F-4 Minimise POS
✓ F-5 & Ctrl Dc return without reference
• F-5 Wallets
✓ F-6 & Ctrl-OP Return
• F-6 Gift
✓ F-6 & Alt-Manual Bill
• F-7 Healing card
✓ F-7 & Ctrl Return Without reference
• F-8 Credit
✓ F-7 & Alt-Activate Healing Card
• F-9 Vendor Payment
✓ F-8 & Ctrl Branch Transfer
• F-10 Bank card ✓ F-8 & Alt- One Apollo
• F-11 Wallet Coupon ✓ F-9 & Alt Dr Master
• F-12 Cash ✓ F-9 & Ctrl BT With reference
• Esc-Exit ✓ F-10 & Alt- Bulk Discount
✓ F-10 & Ctrl-E Prescription Order
✓ F-11 & Ctrl E Prescription Return
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