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Research for the People The NIH invests about $41.7* billion annually in medical research for the American people. How much money is spent on medical research globally? This statistic displays the amount spent worldwide on research and development in medical technology between 2011 and 2024. In 2017, some 28.6 billionRead More →

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QID: Four times a day. QHS: Before bedtime or every hour of sleep. Q4H: Every 4 hours. What is QID and BID? q.i.d. (on prescription): Seen on a prescription, q.i.d. (or qid) means 4 times a day (from the Latin quater in die). b.i.d. (or bid or BID) is twoRead More →

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Let’s start with a Wikipedia reference of medical abbreviations. A lot of these terms deal with the frequency of taking medications. Now let’s analyze some common pairs: BID (twice a day) vs q12h (every 12 hours); TID (thrice a day) vs q8h (every 8 hours). What does PO qd 20mgRead More →