Although often typed Rx, the symbol as a single glyph is an upper-case R
with a diagonal line crossing the extended right leg. I found this symbol
in Bookshelf Symbol 3 by Monotype.

Is there a more common PC font that contains this symbol?

Although often typed Rx, the symbol as a single glyph is an upper-case R
with a diagonal line crossing the extended right leg. I found this
symbol in Bookshelf Symbol 3 by Monotype.

Is there a more common PC font that contains this symbol?

--

David E. Ross

On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:59:32 -0500, David E. Ross wrote (in article
HvqdnYAlgtDlqMTXnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d at (no spam) posted.docknet>):

Although often typed Rx, the symbol as a single glyph is an upper-case R
with a diagonal line crossing the extended right leg. I found this symbol
in Bookshelf Symbol 3 by Monotype.

Is there a more common PC font that contains this symbol?

On my Macinosh the Character Palette shows that of the some 200 font families
I have installed there are about twenty that include the "Prescription Take"
symbol. The symbol is actually an upper case P with a small X below the loop
of he P. Probably the most common of the fonts I have containing this symbol
is Arial.

Subject: Re: Prescription Symbol From: "David E. Ross" <nobody at (no spam) nowhere.not
Date: Yesterday 11:54 PM Newsgroups: comp.fonts

On 7/11/2009 9:07 PM, TaliesinSoft wrote:
On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:59:32 -0500, David E. Ross wrote (in article
HvqdnYAlgtDlqMTXnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d at (no spam) posted.docknet>):

Although often typed Rx, the symbol as a single glyph is an upper-case R
with a diagonal line crossing the extended right leg. I found this
symbol in Bookshelf Symbol 3 by Monotype.

Is there a more common PC font that contains this symbol?

On my Macinosh the Character Palette shows that of the some 200 font
families I have installed there are about twenty that include the
"Prescription Take" symbol. The symbol is actually an upper case P with a
small X below the loop of he P. Probably the most common of the fonts I
have containing this symbol is Arial.


Both the Bookshelf Symbol 3 glyph and the three prescriptions for my wife
sitting in front of me (for which I am supposed to write a check for
mail-ordering) clearly show an upper-case R with a diagonal stroke through
the leg.

The origin of the symbol is not really known. One theory (found in
several dictionaries) is that it is an abbreviation of the Latin
"recipere", which means "take" or "take thus" (imperative) and is the
source of the English "recipe". The command is supposedly directed to the
pharmacist -- not the patient -- and can even be interpreted as "take and
mix", harkening to the days when all prescriptions were compounded in
customized doses rather than mass-produced in factories.

On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:54:13 -0500, David E. Ross wrote (in article
Y5OdnRmlkIplIMfXnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d at (no spam) posted.docknet>):

Subject: Re: Prescription Symbol From: "David E. Ross" <nobody at (no spam) nowhere.not
Date: Yesterday 11:54 PM Newsgroups: comp.fonts

On 7/11/2009 9:07 PM, TaliesinSoft wrote:
On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:59:32 -0500, David E. Ross wrote (in article
HvqdnYAlgtDlqMTXnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d at (no spam) posted.docknet>):

Although often typed Rx, the symbol as a single glyph is an upper-case R
with a diagonal line crossing the extended right leg. I found this
symbol in Bookshelf Symbol 3 by Monotype.

Is there a more common PC font that contains this symbol?

On my Macinosh the Character Palette shows that of the some 200 font
families I have installed there are about twenty that include the
"Prescription Take" symbol. The symbol is actually an upper case P with a
small X below the loop of he P. Probably the most common of the fonts I
have containing this symbol is Arial.


Both the Bookshelf Symbol 3 glyph and the three prescriptions for my wife
sitting in front of me (for which I am supposed to write a check for
mail-ordering) clearly show an upper-case R with a diagonal stroke through
the leg.

The origin of the symbol is not really known. One theory (found in
several dictionaries) is that it is an abbreviation of the Latin
"recipere", which means "take" or "take thus" (imperative) and is the
source of the English "recipe". The command is supposedly directed to the
pharmacist -- not the patient -- and can even be interpreted as "take and
mix", harkening to the days when all prescriptions were compounded in
customized doses rather than mass-produced in factories.

I stand corrected as, upon further investigation, the Prescription Take
symbol is indeed based upon an R with a stroke through the leg. I'll be a bit
defensive and point out that of the fonts I have installed which include the
symbol almost all of them look like a letter P with a small X to the lower
right. Thanks for the correction--live and learn!

TaliesinSoft wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:54:13 -0500, David E. Ross wrote (in article
Y5OdnRmlkIplIMfXnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d at (no spam) posted.docknet>):

Subject: Re: Prescription Symbol From: "David E. Ross" <nobody at (no spam) nowhere.not
Date: Yesterday 11:54 PM Newsgroups: comp.fonts

On 7/11/2009 9:07 PM, TaliesinSoft wrote:
On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:59:32 -0500, David E. Ross wrote (in article
HvqdnYAlgtDlqMTXnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d at (no spam) posted.docknet>):

Although often typed Rx, the symbol as a single glyph is an upper-case R
with a diagonal line crossing the extended right leg. I found this
symbol in Bookshelf Symbol 3 by Monotype.

Is there a more common PC font that contains this symbol?

On my Macinosh the Character Palette shows that of the some 200 font
families I have installed there are about twenty that include the
"Prescription Take" symbol. The symbol is actually an upper case P with a
small X below the loop of he P. Probably the most common of the fonts I
have containing this symbol is Arial.


Both the Bookshelf Symbol 3 glyph and the three prescriptions for my wife
sitting in front of me (for which I am supposed to write a check for
mail-ordering) clearly show an upper-case R with a diagonal stroke through
the leg.

The origin of the symbol is not really known. One theory (found in
several dictionaries) is that it is an abbreviation of the Latin
"recipere", which means "take" or "take thus" (imperative) and is the
source of the English "recipe". The command is supposedly directed to the
pharmacist -- not the patient -- and can even be interpreted as "take and
mix", harkening to the days when all prescriptions were compounded in
customized doses rather than mass-produced in factories.

I stand corrected as, upon further investigation, the Prescription Take
symbol is indeed based upon an R with a stroke through the leg. I'll be a bit
defensive and point out that of the fonts I have installed which include the
symbol almost all of them look like a letter P with a small X to the lower
right. Thanks for the correction--live and learn!




There's a free font with the symbol in it Medicobats.
http://www.dafont.com/medicobats.font

Tonya Marshall wrote:
TaliesinSoft wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:54:13 -0500, David E. Ross wrote (in article
Y5OdnRmlkIplIMfXnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d at (no spam) posted.docknet>):
Subject: Re: Prescription Symbol From: "David E. Ross"
nobody at (no spam) nowhere.not> Date: Yesterday 11:54 PM Newsgroups:
comp.fonts On 7/11/2009 9:07 PM, TaliesinSoft wrote:
On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:59:32 -0500, David E. Ross wrote (in
article <HvqdnYAlgtDlqMTXnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d at (no spam) posted.docknet>):
Although often typed Rx, the symbol as a single glyph is an
upper-case R with a diagonal line crossing the extended right
leg. I found this symbol in Bookshelf Symbol 3 by Monotype. Is
there a more common PC font that contains this symbol?

On my Macinosh the Character Palette shows that of the some 200
font families I have installed there are about twenty that include
the "Prescription Take" symbol. The symbol is actually an upper
case P with a small X below the loop of he P. Probably the most
common of the fonts I have containing this symbol is Arial.

Both the Bookshelf Symbol 3 glyph and the three prescriptions for
my wife sitting in front of me (for which I am supposed to write a
check for mail-ordering) clearly show an upper-case R with a
diagonal stroke through the leg. The origin of the symbol is not
really known. One theory (found in several dictionaries) is that
it is an abbreviation of the Latin "recipere", which means "take"
or "take thus" (imperative) and is the source of the English
"recipe". The command is supposedly directed to the pharmacist --
not the patient -- and can even be interpreted as "take and mix",
harkening to the days when all prescriptions were compounded in
customized doses rather than mass-produced in factories.

I stand corrected as, upon further investigation, the Prescription
Take symbol is indeed based upon an R with a stroke through the leg.
I'll be a bit defensive and point out that of the fonts I have
installed which include the symbol almost all of them look like a
letter P with a small X to the lower right. Thanks for the
correction--live and learn!




There's a free font with the symbol in it Medicobats.
http://www.dafont.com/medicobats.font

Actually there are two different ones in the font.

R and s