prn
As occasion requires
Prn is medical and pharmaceutical shorthand for "as needed," from the Latin *pro re nata* (as the situation demands).
A medication prescribed prn is taken when symptoms require it rather than on a fixed schedule: Take one tablet every four hours prn for pain.
In texting and social media, prn is sometimes shorthand for porn.
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- dispenseGive out in portions
nurse · charting · patient · treatment · therapy · dose · pharmacist · healthcare
Algorithmically generated, mimicking chance
- randomOccurring without pattern
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
entropy · stochastic · noise · Monte Carlo · simulation · cryptography · RNG · distribution
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
dispense · nurse · charting · patient · treatment · therapy · dose · pharmacist · healthcare · regimen
pseudorandom
Algorithmically generated, mimicking chance
algorithm · entropy · stochastic · noise · Monte Carlo · simulation · cryptography · RNG · distribution · deterministic
prnscheduled
Arranged for specific time
standing order · routine · regular · around-the-clock · ATC
prnmandatory
Required by rule
time-based · predetermined · automatic · standing · baseline