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Pro re nata - Latin literally meaning "For the thing born." but commonly "As the situation arises."

It is generally used as the acronym PRN in medicine to refer to dosage of prescribed medication that is not scheduled; instead administration is left to the caretaker or patient's prerogative. Most often PRN medications are oral pain medications such as APAP or Vicodin, antidiarrheals such as Immodium, Sleeping aids such as Ambien, and opioid antagonists such as Naloxone

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-Pro re natat or PRN - meaning as needed or as the situation demands, is often used on prescriptions by doctors to indicate when a medication should be taken. This is often drugs that can be taken should a situation calls for it. For example, a patient can take a Asprin PRN - headache; meaning he can take the medication when he feels it is needed to remedy a headache.
+Pro re nata - [[Latin]] literally meaning "For the thing born." but commonly "As the situation arises."
+It is generally used as the [[acronym]] PRN in medicine to refer to dosage of [[prescribe | prescribed]] medication that is not scheduled; instead administration is left to the [[caretaker]] or patient's prerogative.
+Most often PRN medications are oral [[pain medication|pain medications]] such as [[Acetaminophen | APAP]] or [[Vicodin]],  [[antidiarrheal | antidiarrheals]] such as [[Immodium]], Sleeping aids such as [[Ambien]], and [[opioid]] [[antagonists]] such as [[Naloxone]]
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