QUOTE (epicelite @ Apr 29 2009, 10:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The RX comes from some latin words which mean take according to instruction or something of the sort And after looking it up on google I got this Where does the "Rx" for "prescription" come from? Its origins are given variously as an abbreviation of the Latin word "recipe," meaning "take," or as a representation of the astrological sign of Jupiter. This sign was placed on ancient prescriptions to invoke that deity's blessing on the medicine to help the person get well. More recently, the cross at the end of the "R" has been explained as a substitute period.