Every wonder where we got the words for our days of the week? Sunday? Monday? Tuesday, etc? Well I am here in this sincitillating episode to 'splain it to you.
Also what does that Rx symbol we see on our medicine bottles come from?
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ReplyDeleteThe Rx (take thou) was originally a message from the physician to the pharmacist. That's why you see it on the top of the prescription - it may be the only part you can read!
Rx: amoxicillin 500 mg
Sig: i tid
M: 21 caps
means
Take thou: amoxicillin 500mg
Label it: one capsule three times daily
Give: 21 capsules
But long ago the pharmacists were mixing everything, so it would've been more like: Take thou 7 drachms of opium, 8 grains of aniseed, aqua qs to make a tincture of blah blah blah