Prescription

{pre-skrip’-shun) \_prce, before; scribere, to write]. A formula written by the physician to the apothecary, designating the substances to be administered. A P. consists of the heading, usually the symbol & (standing for the Latin word recipe, imperative of recipere, to take), the names and quantities of the ingredients, the directions to the apothecary, the directions to the patient, the date, and the signature. 522