Have you ever noticed anything about medicine? Hopefully, no one even tries to understand to get the sign mentioned on the medicines. But please read it thoroughly and after reading it, I am sure you will observe these signs. These types of signs show information and also give some messages.
Medicines and human beings are complementary to each other. Before purchasing must observe these signs which can prevent you from danger.
If you play with medicines then in return you can lose your life. So Let us see below the five facts related to medicines.
#1. RED line on the medicines
As we know that everywhere the red line shows danger then on the medicines it also conveys danger. In some medicine at the end you will get a red vertical line which shows you cannot take it without prescriptions of a doctor. Even the pharmacist will not give you without any prescription. If you take it casually you can suffer from infections.
#2. Have you seen ‘Rx’ written on the medicines?
If you have ever seen this then it instructs us not to take without prescriptions. Rx is a kind of symbol which represents prescription. The word Rx is taken from latin word which means ”take this medicine”. Firstly it was used in 1911 and still it is used. If you take such types of medicines without any doctor’s prescription then you can have some side effects.
#3. Do you know about NRx on the medicines?
This type of medicine is not found everywhere. These medicines can be sold by only those pharmacists who have license. It comes under narcotic drugs. NRx symbol represents new prescriptions. It conveys that for the first time a patient has been prescribed a particular drug.
#4. XRx symbol on the medicines
This kind of medicine can be given by doctors only. You can see this symbol on the left top corner of the medicines label.
#5. What do you understand with Adv.?
Actually there is no historical significance of this word. Nowadays in the place of Rx you will get the word Adv. Which means advice. Some doctors write adv. Which is also Rx.