A Nigerian man’s concerns regarding a doctor’s unreadable handwriting on a prescription note have generated online debate.
He cautioned that there are serious risks for the patient due to the ambiguous writing in a post that was shared on X (formerly Twitter).
The man emphasized the concerning nature of the problem, stressing that such practices could result in medication errors that could put patients’ lives in jeopardy.
In his post, he wrote: “Doctors need to stop doing this, it is not okay. It causes medication errors, and the danger it poses to everyone involved (especially patients) is alarming! I can actually understand what he wrote, but it’s still so annoying.”
After he spoke, many people contributed their opinions and feelings to the discussion in the comments section.
See some reactions below:
@hadro20: “If I work we with this person for one week, his handwriting go improve by force.”
@dearest_hanny: “Most groups are filled with…”please who can see the 3rd drug” Wo, back to sender, please.”
@chi_quiero: “This isn’t a baby scribbling?! It’s an actual prescription?!!!”
@DiekololaOlabi1: “I use to send patients back tho sometimes because why will you be writing like you are being chased. For Christ sake, I have seen prescriptions that are legibly written, why do you want me to strain my eyes and brain before understanding?”
@JardaniJovonovv: “Anyone that writes like this isn’t sure of the treatment, it’s plausible deniability in case anything goes wrong.”
@Talk2meeh: “I still don’t want to believe a doctor wrote this as medicine prescriptions.”
@Contrarianviewz: “I once asked a doctor friend why doctors’ handwriting is often illegible. His response was that if patients could easily read their prescriptions, they might bypass consulting a doctor to get the medications themselves.”
@Oslabies: “I use to doubt this until I experienced it myself, to my amazement the pharmacist understood what was written.”
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Published by Ejoh Caleb
