What is BD and OD in medicine?

OD means the prescribed medicine should be taken “once daily”. If BD is written, medicine should be taken once daily. Sometimes the doctor advice us to take the medicine once or twice a day. When we take medicine two times in a day, we may also say it BD, if we take it once daily we may also say it OD.

What is BD in doctor’s prescription?

Medical Definition of b.d. twice a day —used in writing prescriptions.

What BD means?

The abbreviation BD is widely used to mean ” Big Deal.” BD is typically used to refer to a person, event or object of special importance, but is often used sarcastically.

What is full form BD?

The Full form of BD is “ bis in die” which means twice a day. BD means the prescribed medicine should be taken “twice daily”. If OD is written, medicine should be taken once daily. So these are the writing patterns of a doctor on a prescription.

What do you mean by SOS in medical terms?

SOS is derived from the Latin language which means “Si Opus Sit.” In medical terms, SOS has different meanings such as if required, as needed, Save our Subluxation, Stent or Surgery, Surgery on Site, Signs of Stress, etc. It is usually used while writing prescriptions.

What is BBF in medical prescription?

BBF Stands For: boot and bottle fight.

What does 1 BD mean on a prescription?

twice a day / twice daily / 2 times daily. bis in die.

What does BD mean in nursing?

BD. Twice daily (medication frequency)

What is BD in computer?

The Blu-ray Disc (BD), often known simply as Blu-ray, is a digital optical disc storage format.