Question

a pharmacy technician receives a prescription with the abbreviation ou for the route of administration. the technician should recognize that ou indicates the medication should be administered to which of the following?

both eyes
both ears
right eye only
left ear only

Explanation:

Translate the abbreviation

Using the Medical Abbreviations and Routes of Administration knowledge points

• "O" stands for oculus (Latin for eye).
• "U" stands for uterque (Latin for each/both).
• Therefore, "OU" translates to "both eyes" (oculus uterque).

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Using the Medical Abbreviations knowledge point

• "Both ears" is abbreviated as "AU" (auris uterque).
• "Right eye only" is abbreviated as "OD" (oculus dexter).
• "Left ear only" is abbreviated as "AS" (auris sinistra).

Answer:

• Both eyes (Correct answer)
• Both ears
• Right eye only
• Left ear only