Rx
Prescription/Treatment
What Rx stands for
Rx is a medical abbreviation for prescription/treatment - written out in full as “Recipe (prescription) or treatment”. TermDecode files it under general abbreviations.
Risk
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Safer Alternative
Recipe (prescription) or treatment
Seen in context
Rx: Metformin 500mg
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