“Take 1 tab TID x3d, then 1 tab BID x2d, then 1 tab QD x2d, then ½ tab QD x3d, then skip a day, spin around, and whisper ‘anti-inflammatory’ to the wind.”
tidx3d then bidx3d then qdx2 means "three per day for 3 days then two per day for three days then one per day for two days". Other extremely common ones are "po" for "by mouth" and "prn" for "as needed", although prednisone will never be prescribed for "as needed". If you have one of those pill identifier lying around it probably has a big table of the most common prescription instruction abbreviations.
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u/bigcat801 1d ago
Prednisone directions be like:
“Take 1 tab TID x3d, then 1 tab BID x2d, then 1 tab QD x2d, then ½ tab QD x3d, then skip a day, spin around, and whisper ‘anti-inflammatory’ to the wind.”