what do the letters HCI on medicine labels mean?
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Hydrochloride\n\nFrom our old friend the Wikipedia:\n\nConverting otherwise insoluble amines into their hydrochlorides is a common way to make them water and acid-soluble. This is particularly desirable for substances used in medications. Many pharmaceutical substances used are prepared as hydrochlorides so that they may be quickly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract.
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It stands for Doctor of Medicine.
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The phrase is "mind your p's and q's."  It means to be careful and pay attention to detail.  It comes from the old days when we used printing presses and the p's and q's looked similar and would often times get mixed up.
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Hi, it means in what form the medicine is? like vial, ampoul, tablet, capsule, syrup, elixir, gel, ointment, suppository, cream, spray, etc...
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In electronic components, the designations for the component usually has two letters, followed by a serial number of a manufacturer.  The first letter stands for the material. In this case, the first letter, "B", stands for silicon.  The second letter, "C", indicates the type of component, which is indeed a transistor.\n\nEXTRA INFO: In some cases, the number may contain a suffix, which indicates the grade, or reliability factor, of the component.
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Nothing in particular is stated on the bottle to indicate that it is an antibiotic. If you have been prescribed an antibiotic your doctor would have indicated that at the time and your drug store would have given you an information sheet and asked if you wanted counseling (had a question) so you should have been well informed. If you still don't know, a drug index, your physicians office or pharmacy could answer that question.
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prescription sorting\n\n:> peace\n.
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You'll have to ask  you doctor and check the label on the medicine
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i - 1 tablet or capsules (usually seen with a line over it and dot above)\n\nii - 2 tablets or capsules (usually seen with a line over it and dot above each i)\n\nsl - sublingual\n\nDS - dispense or provide to the patient
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A briefer answer.\n\nThey are the same medicine, in different forms. The "CR" means "controlled release". In other words, the dose is release over time, not at once.
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It should say on the medicine, if not call the pharamcy where you got it.  Medicines change chemically over time, however small changes are not that serious.
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it stands for Non Steroidal Antiinflammatory drugs, which are analgesics, antipyretics, & reduce inflammation. e.g. Diclofenac "Voltaren" & Ibuprofen "Bruffen".
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Read the label. It should say.
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they are strict about medication labels. you cannot take unmarked medication or medication that is not prescribed to you on a plane.
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It is the short form for the word recipè, which means 'take thou' or you are requested to take. Most doctors use this symbol almost religiously before prescribing. You might have also seen the short forms like Ix meaning investigation or Mx meaning management.
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1. Not everyone can read.\n\n2. Not everyone can read small print.\n\n3. There is already a problem with many medicines having similar names; this could make it worse.
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according to http://sigchi.org/cdg/cdg2.html\n\n"Human-computer interaction is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them."\n\nTo me this means...\n\nHow humans and computer (and equipment) interact. This could be with blind people, deaf, handicapped, paralyzed, etc, etc, or even just a person working a grapics program. The other side of this is how the computer (and equipment) interact with the human.