Prescriptions

Anyone remember getting a prescription like this. I bet it was a real puzzle for the pharmacist. I wonder if mistakes were ever made

That looks just like my homework did

A report issued by the Medical Institute in Washington revealed that the doctors' bad handwriting cause the deaths of nearly 7,000 patients around the world every year. After all, the fate of a patient is subject to how well the pharmacist comprehends the doctor's prescription.

Im sure the prescriptions in the 50s were
written in Latin , or have i dreamt it

They possibly may have.

AAA - apply to the affected area

AD (auris dextra) - right ear

AS (auris sinistra) - left ear

cap - capsule

comp - compound

CD - controlled delivery

CR - controlled release

cr or crm - cream

DR - delayed release

emuls. - emulsion

ER - extended release (or emergency room)

HS - half strength

gt (gutta) - drop

inf - infusion

IJ or (inj.) - injection

iv (intravenous) - by vein

IM - intramuscular

IN or NAS - intranasal

IR - immediate release

MR - modified release

nebul (nebula) - a spray

npo (nil per os) - nothing by mouth

OD (oculus dexter) - right eye

OS (oculus sinister) - left eye

OU (oculus uterque) - both eyes

po (per os) - by mouth

pr (per rectum) - by rectum

SR - sustained release

supp (suppositorium) - suppository

syr (syrupus) - syrup

tab (tabella) - tablet

top (topical) - by skin

TR - timed release

ung (unguentum) - ointment

vag - vaginally

And dont forget,....

b.d  or  b.i.d - bis in die  = Twice a Day
t.d.s - ter die sumendum  = Three Times a Day
q.d  -  quater in die  = Four Times a Day
q.h -  quartis horis  = Every Four Hours