what do you mean by "Rx" in prescriptions?

Question

you know, the symbol in the doctor's prescription when you ask for some medicine or whatever!!or sumthin like that..
basta!!...
i really need this one for my chemistry assignment TOMORROW!!(jan 31 here in the philippines)..so please,,help me...

Answer 1

Rx: A medical prescription. The symbol "Rx" is usually said to stand for the Latin word "recipe" meaning "to take." It is customarily part of the superscription (heading) of a prescription.

Another explanation for the origin of Rx is that it was derived from the astrological sign for Jupiter which was once placed on prescriptions to invoke that god's blessing on the drug to help the patient recover.

Answer 2

Rx (Medical prescription)
A Rx (medical prescription) is an order (often in written form) by a qualified health care professional to a pharmacist or other therapist for a treatment to be provided to their patient.

Rx format and definition
Rx are typically handwritten on preprinted Rx forms that are assembled into pads, or alternatively printed onto similar forms using a computer printer. Preprinted on the form is text that identifies the document as a Rx, the name and address of the prescribing provider and any other legal requirement such as a registration number (e.g. DEA Number in the United States). Unique for each Rx is the name of the patient. In the United Kingdom the patient's name and address must also be recorded. Each Rx is dated and some jurisdictions may place a time limit on the Rx. There is the specific "recipe" of the medication and the directions for taking it. Finally there is the doctor's signature.

The symbol "Rx" meaning "prescription" is a transliteration of a symbol resembling a capital R with a cross on the diagonal-

Answer 3

Rx (it is a SUPERSCRIPTION symbol)
It means receipt (to the wrote medication)
It is in the upper left side of the prescription
Example
Rx
Augmentine 1g
sig: one tds
Refill: 0
* Also prescription contian
1-Patien information:Name, Date of birth, Telephone....etc
2-The date of prescription
3-Superscription symbole
4-Inscription: the name of medication and the amount
5-Subscription: dispensing and compunding instructions
6-Sig: direction to patient
7-Signature of the physician
8-Name, address and the telephone of the physician
9-Refill information

Answer 4

Prescription: A physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient. A prescription has several parts. They include the superscription or heading with the symbol "R" or "Rx", which stands for the word recipe (meaning, in Latin, to take); the inscription, which contains the names and quantities of the ingredients; the subscription or directions for compounding the drug; and the signature which is often preceded by the sign "s" standing for signa (Latin for mark), giving the directions to be marked on the container.

Answer 5

Rx is an abbreviation for prescription

Answer 6

Rx sometimes means "Receive" for example in a radio transmission, you cud look it up in a dictionary online....

Answer 7

Rx is an abbreviation for recipe,the Latin for ,take thou,.

Answer 8

It means that you take your prescription from the doctor, hand it to the pharmacist, and they will fill the prescription. That's what pharmacies do. It's WHY they exist.

Answer 9

I think it means "Refer" to the following medicines.

Answer 10

it comes from astrology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rx