2007-09-12 22:12:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Definition of Rx
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.
2007-09-12 22:35:37 · answer #1 · answered by skjolly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definition of Rx
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.
2007-09-13 20:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by Vishal S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition of Rx
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.
2007-09-12 23:45:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the earlier days there were no readymade tablets,syrups and medicines available as of today.
The doctors used to make a recipe for the ingredient's to be used to treat a patient. These ingredient's had to be mixed as per the doctors recommendations and taken.
So the Rx in a doctors priscription stands for 'Recipe'
2007-09-13 01:01:44 · answer #4 · answered by BOND_BOND2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rx literally means medical prescription
2007-09-12 22:21:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rx stands for prescription.
2007-09-12 22:25:33 · answer #6 · answered by ripsgracie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rx is supposed to be d symbol Hippocrates (the father of Medicine) used as a the symbol of the God of Medicine
2007-09-13 02:18:56 · answer #7 · answered by sushobhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rx is abbreviation of recipe means take thou ie to take.
2007-09-13 00:01:47 · answer #8 · answered by d kundu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means recipe. It used to be in earlier days of Medicine that doctors would make up the different medicines for the patients and they would follow a specific recipe.
2007-09-12 23:20:28 · answer #9 · answered by sokokl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
perscription for medicine. nurse kat
2007-09-13 09:37:58 · answer #10 · answered by Savanna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋