Clear as mud: Doctors’ illegible handwriting confuses patients, pharmacists in Kashmir
Danishwar Hameed
In the heart of Kulgam town, Abdul Rashid, a pharmacist, found himself in a perplexing situation when a customer handed him a doctor's prescription. After futile attempts to decipher the names and dosages, he returned the note, prompting the customer to ask with concern, "You don't have the medicine or is it too expensive?" The frustrated customer revealed, "This is the third pharmacy I have been to. My son needs the drug urgently." In the midst of attending to another person, Abdul advised him to return the prescription to the doctor for a more legible one.
The longstanding humor surrounding doctors' illegible handwriting is widely accepted within the medical community, yet, for certain individuals, it's no laughing matter. The potential consequences of misinterpret...