2006-06-20 07:03:15 · 7 answers · asked by Cheadle 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
They aren't, really. They are written in medical English, which uses a lot of abbreviations of Latin and Greek words and phrases. For instance, QID means 4 times a day. Some doctors do have bad handwriting, and others try to make their scrawl difficult to read so that the patient won't copy the script. If you learn the jargon, you should be able to read any script.
2006-06-20 07:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly due to writers cramp, they would rather write prescritions all day instead of actually taking the time to listen to what the patient is saying. Example: "Doc, I have been feeling a little" then the doctor interrupts, "Have you been eating enough fiber, no I dont think so, here go take these pills so I can get a big fat bonus from my suppliers." We are nothing more than cattle to most doctors anymore, they are interested in the money instead of your healt.
2006-06-20 07:08:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jimmy W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of so many people trying to forge prescriptions in medical school they teach them to write them in Latin.
2006-06-20 07:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by Pooh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not impossible to read. You just need more practice in interpretation of sloppy handwriting.
2006-06-20 07:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by mrsdebra1966 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they write fast for their next appointment and they put there prescriptions in milligrams and the scientific name and stuff like dat
2006-06-20 07:07:49 · answer #5 · answered by lilxone21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You write hundreds of these things a day and your writing will deteriorate
2006-06-20 07:06:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are writen in latin shorthand.
2006-06-20 07:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by native 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋