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Q.S
Quantum sufficit. Two letters appended to prescriptions, and
meaning as much as is required to make the pills up. Thus, after giving
the drugs in minute proportions, the apothecary is told to “mix these
articles in liquorice q.s”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Q S from Infoplease:
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