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p.o., tg

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

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German term or phrase: p.o., tg
English translation:peroral, daily/by mouth once a day/p.o daily
Entered by: Susanna MacKenzie

03:38 May 27, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / treatment
German term or phrase: p.o., tg
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.
Susanna MacKenzie
France
Local time: 09:40
peroral, daily
Explanation:
see e.g. Beckers dictionary of medical abbreviations
Selected response from:

David Tracey, PhD
Local time: 09:40
Grading comment
Thank you to all of you, I think all the suggestions were somewhat right. I will add them to the glossary.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4by mouth once a day
Merry Foxworth
4 +2peroral, daily
David Tracey, PhD
5p.o. daily
Christiane Frasca


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
peroral, daily


Explanation:
see e.g. Beckers dictionary of medical abbreviations

David Tracey, PhD
Local time: 09:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1101
Grading comment
Thank you to all of you, I think all the suggestions were somewhat right. I will add them to the glossary.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, David!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lirka: yes, p.o. stands for 'per os'
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, lirka.
agree  KKMoe (X)
13 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
by mouth once a day


Explanation:
p.o. = per os

Merry Foxworth
United States
Local time: 03:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 174
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Merry!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giovanni Rengifo: Yes, "by mouth"
4 hrs
agree  Lirka: but not 'by mouth',IMHO, but rather '[per]oral administration'.
4 hrs
agree  Gisela Greenlee: standard term
4 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): http://www.dict.cc/?s=p.o.
7 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
p.o. daily


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

Christiane Frasca
United States
Local time: 03:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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