Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

p.o., tg

English translation:

peroral, daily/by mouth once a day/p.o daily

Added to glossary by Susanna MacKenzie
May 27, 2011 03:38
12 yrs ago
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German term

p.o., tg

German to English Medical Medical (general) treatment
The whole sentence (under the heading "Medication") reads: LONOTEN 10MG TABLETTEN (Minoxidil), 100 TAB (N3), 1.5-0-1,5-0-0; Stück, p.o., tgl.
So far I have "LONOTEN 10MG TABLETS (Minoxidil), 100 TAB (N3), 1.5-0-1,5-0-0; tablets, p.o., daily".

What does p.o. stand for? tgl must be täglich = daily.

Thank you.
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Proposed translations

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peroral, daily

see e.g. Beckers dictionary of medical abbreviations
Note from asker:
Thank you, David!
Peer comment(s):

agree Lirka : yes, p.o. stands for 'per os'
9 hrs
Thanks, lirka.
agree KKMoe (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you to all of you, I think all the suggestions were somewhat right. I will add them to the glossary."
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by mouth once a day

p.o. = per os
Note from asker:
Thank you, Merry!
Peer comment(s):

agree Giovanni Rengifo : Yes, "by mouth"
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agree Lirka : but not 'by mouth',IMHO, but rather '[per]oral administration'.
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agree Gisela Greenlee : standard term
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agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) : http://www.dict.cc/?s=p.o.
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p.o. daily

yes, it p.o. stands for per os and a prescription would be written as above.
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