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non std.

English translation: non-standard

06:55 May 18, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Medication
French term or phrase: non std.
Taken from a patient's list of medications:

"Largactil - 5 mg/mL - solution inj (Chlorpromazine HCl)
S. 6 mg IV non std. [03:00-11:00-19:00]"

Does it simply mean "non-standard"?
Emily Gilby
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:02
English translation:non-standard
Explanation:
Yes, to your query. "std" is fairly common abbreviation for "standard".
Selected response from:

Adam Warren
France
Local time: 10:02
Grading comment
Thanks Ian! Yes, this makes sense given that the dose is 6 mg but is usually 25 mg/ml as Michael said or even 5 mg/ml as mentioned in the text
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2non-standard
Adam Warren
4non-standard dilution
Drmanu49


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
non-standard


Explanation:
Yes, to your query. "std" is fairly common abbreviation for "standard".

Adam Warren
France
Local time: 10:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Ian! Yes, this makes sense given that the dose is 6 mg but is usually 25 mg/ml as Michael said or even 5 mg/ml as mentioned in the text

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
1 hr
agree  Michael Barnett: Yes. According to Epocrates, the standard dilution is 25 mg/mL.
5 hrs
neutral  Francois Boye: what about non-standard deviation?
6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
non-standard dilution


Explanation:
Dilution must be mentioned in this case

Dilution Thorazine ® - Chlorpromazine - GlobalRPH
globalrph.com › dilution › thorazine...
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3 sept. 2017 - Chlorpromazine - Thorazine ® - Intravenous (IV) Dilution. ... The authors make no claims of the accuracy of the information contained herein; and these ... Standard Dilutions [Amount of drug] [Infusion volume] [Infusion rate].

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 10:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5346
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