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Indicating orders and instructions

In this lesson you will:

  1. Learn basic standard phrases used in prescriptions

  1. Learn clinic Latin and Greek component elements used in drug names

  1. Learn Latin and Greek component elements carrying information on chemical composition of a drug

This lesson is divided into the following sections:

  1. Standard prescription phrases indicating orders and instructions

  2. Clinic Latin and Greek component elements used in drug names

  3. Latin and Greek component elements carrying information on chemical composition of a drug

  4. Exercises.

  1. Standard prescription phrases indicating orders and instructions

In the Latin part of a prescription some verb forms are used which indicate orders and instructions. They are required in order to give to a pharmacist instructions how to make up and dispense drugs. You should learn these verb forms as standard prescription phrases. The meaning “order, instruction, direction” is expressed in the Latin part of a prescription by “imperative moode” and “conjunctive moode” of a Latin verb.

а) Imperative mode

From all imperative mode forms only the 2nd person singular form is used in prescriptions. You will have to memorize standard prescription phrases in the imperative mode as follows:

  1. Recĭpe

Take, receive

  1. Da

Give

  1. Signa

Write on a label

  1. Misce

Mix

  1. Sterilĭsa! (with the exclamation mark)

Sterilize!

  1. Adde

Add

  1. Da tales doses

Give of such doses

b) Conjunctive mode

The Latin conjunctive mode has many meanings. Only one meaning “order, instruction, direction” is used in prescriptions. These forms are translated from Latin into English with the word-combination “let it be”. You will have to memorize standard prescription phrases in the conjunctive mode as follows:

  1. Detur

Let it be given

  1. Signētur

Let it be labeled

  1. Misceātur

Let it be mixed

  1. Sterilisētur! (with the exclamation mark)

Let it be sterilized!

  1. Repetātur

Let it be repeated

  1. Dentur tales doses

Let it be given of such doses

  1. Attention!!! - Prescription phrases in imperative and conjunctive modes have the same meaning: order, instruction, direction, therefore they are completely equal and interchangeable. You may use each of them.

в) Verb fiěri in prescriptions

The prescription phrase with the verb fieri is often used in prescriptions. Model:

Misce, (ut) fiat + pharmaceutical form in Nominative singular

Note: Conjunction ut is usually omitted

Examples:

  1. Misce, fiat pulvis.

Mix to make a powder

  1. Misce, fiat unguentum.

Mix to make an ointment

  1. Misce, fiat linimentum.

Mix to make a liniment

BUT !

  1. Misce, fiant species.

(species - plural)

Mix to make species