Read & Listen: Reading a Prescription (Rx)
OVERVIEW
On this page, you will read about reading a prescription.
- First, read the text and study the example prescription label.
- Then, listen to audio of the text.
READ & LISTEN
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Read:
The doctor writes prescriptions. We take them to the pharmacist. The pharmacist gives us the medicine in a bottle or package with the prescription instructions on it. Those instructions include the name of the person who the medicine is prescribed to, the name of the drug, the amount you should take, how you should take it, and when or how often you should take it. Look at the prescription below.
Example:
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Name of patient: John Doe
Name of medicine: Acetazolamide
How much to take: One-half tablet
When or how often: Two times a day