Doctors write a prescription in a emergency they have less time in this several work to be done this results the writing is not good but the pharmacist are trained to read the prescription some times it is difficult to read prescription by pharmacist in such a condition they double check Contact with the doctors guide the patient about the ysage of medicines
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They write very quickly that is the reason for bad handwriting. Anyone can read it but with practice. For first time it might be difficult to read or understand but with time it can be readable.
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It’s not a style that doctors use.
It’s because of long queues of patients.
Pharmacists can decipher it because they are aware of the medicines used in different illness.
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My first senior doctor taught me to write very neatly and clearly in prescriptions, so that pharmacist’s can understand it well. so i practiced doing the same till now
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Doctors’ handwriting has been a longstanding issue, with both benefits and drawbacks. While it may protect patient safety and prevent drug abuse, it can also lead to misinterpretation and errors.
Doctors should and also should not change their writing style. Let’s see both the aspects:
- No, to protect patient safety and prevent drug abuse or overdose.
- No, to maintain trust and connection with pharmacists.
- Yes, to some extent, to ensure consistency in writing style.
- Yes, to make it easier for pharmacists to interpret prescriptions accurately.
Reasons behind the doctor’s writing style are:
- Due to limited time for each patient.
- Due to heavy workload and pressure.
- To protect patient safety.
- To prevent patients from becoming their own doctors and risking their safety.
- To prevent patients from googling medicines and arguing with pharmacists.
- To prevent drug abuse.
- To prevent drug overdose.
- To maintain trust and connection with pharmacists.
- To ensure patients don’t self-medicate or misinterpret prescriptions.
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Yes, doctor’s handwriting is hard to read, but pharmacists are specially trained to understand medical terms, drug names, and common abbreviations. They become familiar with the way doctors usually write prescriptions during their practice.
Doctors write quickly due to their busy schedules for safety reasons, clear writing or digital prescriptions would be better.
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We write the medicines in small codes that pharmacists usually decode coz they know it
And about the handwriting,
Well the amount of notes we take in a lecture plus the patients notes we put in the charts, we are basically tired of writing
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Honestly, sometimes even we pharmacy students get confused. But after a while, you start recognizing the style. Still, tech like Google AI will really help reduce errors.
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I tried the same once, but it didn’t work out.
Bad handwriting is a common issue among doctors, mostly due to the heavy workload and endless assignments.
However, there’s definitely a solution—digital prescriptions. They ensure clarity and understanding, eliminating the need for AI assistance
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Dont believe on AI . Go to the pharmacist
It’s actually good and bad thing at the same time.if it predicts correctly it’s fine during emergency but if there is any mistake we should face consequences
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The doctors in India are often overburdened and overworked, they are not going to look at whether their handwriting is good, or bad. They use shortforms, which can be misunderstood. But that’s where a role of pharmacist comes.
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Not all doctors write like that. My husband is a renowned diabetologist in the city and his handwriting is super good. I believe that having good handwriting reflects a strong personality and discipline.
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The doctor handwriting is bad cause they are working under pressure of time because they have to doagnose other people too in time .
While they are in there college peiod they have too submit the large and bulky assignments in time.
While the pharmacists are well trained to read and decode the prescription
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Doctors handwriting gets messy over time because through years of practice they have adapted to work under pressure, write plenty of pages in short time for their exams and even taught short forms for longer words. Initially pharmacist needs practice to decode the prescription and it gets better over time.
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A doctor’s handwriting is genearlly shorthand due to time constraints and uses drug names instead of brand names in the prescription which cannot be understood by everyone, except pharmacists who are indeed trained to read these prescriptions. But still, there are times where pharmacists themselves gets confused because of doctor’s handwriting and need further clarification process to confirm a particular drug. Nowadays, most of the hospitals and clinics uses digital prescription which saves times and are easily understandable. I think this digital transformation is really beneficial for both the doctors and pharmacists.
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Google is creating an AI application that can read and understand handwritten prescriptions from doctors. This application leverages machine learning to recognize medication names and dosage instructions, assisting pharmacists and patients in preventing mistakes. Currently in the development stage, it seeks to enhance safety and accessibility in healthcare by minimizing misunderstandings caused by illegible handwriting.
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The major reason for Doctors having bad handwriting skills is mostly the insane amount of notes and lectures they jot down during Medical School.
Nowadays, mostly due to automation and EMR, patients are relieved of the burden of understanding a Doctors prescription and i believe it also contiributes to less prescription errors.
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I honestly dont understand why doctors write in such a way we are not able to interpret.
Being a pharmacist, its difficult to understand.
We have to be 100% sure before dispensing.
Either doctors should start writing in a good manner or printed prescription,
If no , no other way depend on AI.
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As many said, doctors may write prescriptions quickly due to a large number of patients visiting and time constraints. However, they often write in a way that’s understood by pharmacists, though some may use Latin abbreviations.
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