Tag: Healthcare terminology

Poor communication of medication information at patient care transitions is responsible for up to 50% of all medication errors. To combat this, the critical safety process known as **medication reconciliation** has become standard practice, but what is another name for medication reconciliation, and what are the related terminologies used in healthcare?

Historically, the abbreviation ℞, or Rx, has been used as a shorthand for prescriptions. In modern medical practice, however, professionals and patients commonly use the informal and colloquial term **What is a script in medicine?** to refer to the same set of instructions. A script is the formal, legally binding communication from a healthcare provider to a pharmacist that authorizes the dispensing of a specific medication.