ommonly seen on doctor's prescription pads and pharmacy signs, "℞" is the symbol for a medical prescription. According to sources, ℞ originated in medieval manuscripts as an abbreviation of the Late Latin verb recipe, the imperative form of recipere, "to take" or "take thus." Among several alternative theories, however, is the belief that the ℞ symbol evolved from the Eye of Horus, an ancient Egyptian symbol associated with healing powers