“That’s a Signature to Me”: SA Laughs After Seeing Funny Chat Between Doctor and Patient

• A TikTokker shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation between a doctor and a confused patient
• The patient wondered about the squiggles written on a prescription and asked the doctor for clarity
• Social media users found the conversation funny and wondered how pharmacists could read doctors' handwriting
• A woman who worked alongside pharmacists for 40 years shared how they normally interpret difficult-to-read handwriting on prescriptions

Deciphering a doctor's handwriting on a prescription is often challenging, leaving patients guessing at the mysterious symbols.

Internet users couldn't help but laugh when they came across a hilarious exchange between a doctor and a patient, thanks to the doctor's handwriting.

Confusing conversations decoded

TikTokker and self-proclaimed meme queen @margojoanbeck uploaded a picture of a WhatsApp conversation between a patient and a doctor.

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The conversation saw the patient ask the medical professional about two squiggles, supposedly from a prescription.

The doctor informed the patient that the written texts were paracetamol and amoxicillin, which would be taken thrice daily.

Take a look at the comical conversation in the photo below:

Reading prescriptions is possible

Jean Hendricks, who has worked alongside pharmacists for 40 years, told Briefly News that when in the profession, one automatically knows the prescribed items.

"It's not that difficult, but when the pharmacist can't determine the medication, they try to check the way the letters are written and the dosage.

"When the dosage doesn't match what the pharmacist has worked out, they will ask the patient what the medication is for. If it's still incorrect, the last resort would be to phone the doctor. That seldom happens."

Local online users react to doctor's confusing handwriting

A few social media users headed to the comment section to express their thoughts about the doctor's illegible handwriting, while others cracked jokes about the medical professional.

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@nanayawanim44 laughed and said:

"At best, that's a signature to me."

@missnell08 said to the online community:

"I find it so weird how the pharmacists understand their handwriting."

A confused @ingamihle0 commented:

"The paracetamol one I can understand, but that second one? Come on now."

@mashanix wrote their opinion with a smirking emoji:

"It's code, so we don't try to get stuff ourselves."

@gatsby817 laughed when they shared their experience working with doctors:

"Working at a hospital, I sometimes find it hard to read how some doctors write."

A curious @boitshepomonchwe wrote in the comment section:

"Pharmacists need to answer this one. How do they know which medication has been prescribed?"

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Source: Briefly News