Prescription: Latin Terms

common Latin terms used in prescription writing along with its abbreviation

Centuries ago, all prescriptions were written in Latin. Currently, only one section of the prescription (the directions for taking the drug) uses abbreviations in Latin. Unless you have a medical background, these prescription abbreviations can be hard to understand.

Many ancient prescriptions were noted for their multiple ingredients and complexity of preparation. The importance of the prescription and the need for complete understanding and accuracy made it imperative that a universal and standard language be employed. Thus, Latin was adopted, and its use was continued until approximately a generation ago. It was unlikely to change, because it was a "dead" language, and it was unlikely to be misinterpreted, because it was exact in its meaning. Patients who didn't know Latin probably didn't have the slightest idea what they were taking.

Historically, prescriptions were written in Latin and are still written that way today. There are two major reasons:

• Latin is more concise than other languages.

• It makes prescriptions able to be written and filled worldwide, since physicians all over the world know the Latin names for drugs and the instructions needed.

If you have any doubts about the meaning of a prescription abbreviation which was written in Latin then this app is very useful for finding the English meaning of it. App is specially designed for medical and pharmacy students. Students of pharmacy discipline conducting practical in dispensing pharmacy have Latin prescription and they have to convert that in English for compounding so at the time of prescription translation this app is very helpful.

Prescription: Latin Terms app contains common Latin terms used in prescription writing along with its abbreviation. Application is made user friendly and in a simplest design. Whatever the Latin word or abbreviation for which if you want to find English meaning just type the word in search option and you can easily find

Features:

1. LATIN TERMS FOR DIFFERENT DOSAGE FORMS

2. LATIN TERMS FOR METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION OR APPLICATION

3. LATIN TERMS FOR TIME ADMINISTRATION

• Times per day

• Different time of day

• Hour / Time

• Correlated times

4. LATIN TERMS FOR VEHICLE USED AND MEANS OF APPLICATION

5. MISCELLANEOUS

6. LATIN TERMS FOR PARTS OF THE BODY

7. LATIN TERMS FOR NUMERICALS

8. LATIN TERMS FOR THE INGREDIENTS

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