There are some terms used very often by medical professionals in a slip or in a report very commonly. One of those terms is BDPC.The term BDPC means Bis Die Post Cibum, which means Twice Daily After Meals.BDPC is used when medicine dosage is prescribed for daily dosage twice after meals.
The human body is accurately described using medical terminology, which covers all of its functions, conditions and parts that may affect it, and the procedures that are carried out on it. The medical industry makes use of medical jargon. The same suffixes and prefixes are frequently employed to give meaning to different roots in medical terminology, giving them a rather regular structure. Generally speaking, the phrase describes an organ, tissue, or state.
BDAC - twice daily before meals.
ODPC - once daily post meals.
TDPC- thrice daily post meals.
AC - Before meals
PC - After meals
OD- once a day
BD- twice a day
QAM- every morning
QPM- every evening Q4H- every 4 hours
QOD - every other day
HS - at bedtime
PRN - as needed
TD- Three times a day
QD- every day
Both the terms differ with a single point of difference that is :
BDAC is the term used when a doctor prescribes the medicine to be taken twice daily before meals whereas, BDPC is the term used when a doctor prescribes the medicine to be taken twice daily after meals.
BD refers to “bis in die” meaning twice a day. BD terminology is used when doctors prescribe medicine to be taken “twice daily”. If OD is written, that means medicine should be taken once only everyday.
TDS stands for ter die sumedus meaning to be taken three times a day.
Medicine is to be taken twice daily.
BDPC is medical terminology to specify the dosage of the medicine to be taken.
Medicine should be taken after meals in accordance with BDPC.