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Quaque (on prescription)
If a medicine is to be taken every so- many hours, it is written 'q_h'; the 'q' standing for the Latin word for once 'quaque' and the 'h' indicating the number of hours. So, for example, '2 caps q4h' means 'Take 2 capsules every 4 hours.'…
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