Rx is commonly known to most as the symbol for a medical prescription. However, the symbol is derived from the Latin word recipe or “recipere,”which means to take. The word was later abbreviated and became Rx as we know it today.

What does Rx mean prescription?

br /><br />According to one, Rx is an abbreviation for the Latin word “recipere” or “recipe”, which means “Take, thou.” In the days before manufactured drugs, apothecaries (who were also doctors) would write out a formula for medications. <

What is meant by Rx only?

The FDA’s definition of “Rx only” / “prescription only” is (approximately) “for provision and use only at a licensed physician’s direction and under medical supervision”.