Please share this article , so people can better understand their prescription : A PRESCRIPTION IS A PHYSICIAN'S WRITTEN LEGAL INSTRUCTION FOR PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS OR MEDICAL DEVICE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. Literally , the word prescription contains two words. The first word is PRE , which means before and the second word is SCRIPT which means writing or written and hence prescription is an order which must be written before the preparation of a drug. BUY ONLY FOR Rs 20 A prescription may be hand written or it can be electronically transmitted to a pharmacy . A prescription consists of following parts: SUPERSCRIPTION : A superscription is a type of heading which is denoted by a symbol Rx and this symbol is written above the inscription. It is a Latin word which means to take. INSCRIPTION : Inscription is the bo