Abstract
In the report of medical curriculum of the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association, the following position is taken by the Subcommittee on Prescription Writing concerning the use of Latin: 1 committee considers Latin desirable for the names of ingredients (inscription); indifferent as to the directions to the dispenser (subscription); and objectionable as to the directions to the patient (signature). student should, however, know the meaning of the Latin phrases which are commonly used. This amount of Latin may be readily taught in the course, so far as this subject is concerned. While this report was not acted on by the Council, it may be considered the most recent authoritative statement in this matter. It commits us to the use of Latin in at least a portion of the prescription. arguments advanced in favor of Latin prescription writing are as follows: The Latin names
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