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infusion
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1 infusing or being infused
2 liquid made by infusing
3 pouring in; mixing
1. Read the text and answer the following questions:
1. Where do patients take prescriptions in the UK?
2. What information does the British National Formulary provide?
3. What are indications and contraindications?
4. Where is surgery carried out?
5. How is the patient’s skin prepared before the operation?
Medical treatment
Prescription and drugs
As part of treatment, a doctor may prescribe medication, com-
monly referred to as medicine or drugs. A prescription may take these
forms:
Tab. Nabumetone 500 mg
Nabumetone Tab 500 mg
mitte 56
send 56
sig. 2 tab. Nocte
label 2 tablets at night
Old style
New style
Latin abbreviations in prescriptions are being replaced by Eng-
lish, but may still be seen.
In the UK, patients take prescriptions to a chemist’s shop, which
sells a wide range of non-prescription medicines and other products
such as cosmetics, for dispensing by a pharmacist. In hospitals, pre-
scriptions are dispensed by the pharmacy, the department where the
drugs are prepared.
Drugs come in many different forms. The types of medication are
capsules, tablets, solutions, ointments, etc.