Occ. Pikolon

English translation: [oral] drops

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Danish term or phrase:Occ.
English translation:[oral] drops
Entered by: Jeanette Waldvogel

05:15 Sep 19, 2007
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Danish term or phrase: Occ. Pikolon
This is from a list of prescriptions in the medical records.

Occ. Pikolon 10 dr. x 1

What is occ. abbreviated for? Thanks
Jeanette Waldvogel
United States
Local time: 03:51
[oral] drops
Explanation:
Just guessing:
1. præp.form (tbl.,inj.,occ. osv.) // http://tinyurl.com/yo23fh
2. Picolon. LÆGEMIDDELFORM: Orale dråber

Might be completely wrong though.
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Tomasz Sienicki
Denmark
Local time: 12:51
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3occasional (?)
Laura Petersen
1 +1[oral] drops
Tomasz Sienicki


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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
[oral] drops


Explanation:
Just guessing:
1. præp.form (tbl.,inj.,occ. osv.) // http://tinyurl.com/yo23fh
2. Picolon. LÆGEMIDDELFORM: Orale dråber

Might be completely wrong though.

Tomasz Sienicki
Denmark
Local time: 12:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X): http://www.netdoktor.dk/medicin/praeperatinfo.php?docid=prae...
4 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
occasional (?)


Explanation:
In English, when 'occ.' precedes a prescription, it can mean both 'occasional' (as in take occasionally) or 'eye ointment'. Hope this helps somehow.

Laura Petersen
Local time: 12:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tomasz Sienicki: sure, that's the first result that Google spits out; however the text in question is not in English, so I doubt it's the right answer
1 hr

neutral  Suzanne Blangsted (X): occ used in medical prescriptions are written as p.r.n. not occasional
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