Man warns of danger over doctor’s illegible handwriting on prescription note

A Nigerian man has sparked discussions online after expressing concerns about a doctor’s illegible handwriting on a prescription note.

In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), he warned that the unclear writing poses significant risks to the patient.

The man highlighted the alarming nature of the issue, emphasizing that such practices could lead to medication errors, endangering patients’ lives.

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.”

Following his remarks, numerous individuals joined the conversation in the comments, sharing their thoughts and reactions.

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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