A PHILIPPINE study found that the illegible handwriting of doctors in prescriptions not only makes it difficult for patients to read but may also cause medical errors.

Researchers from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, found that 28 percent of patients from public and private hospitals in the city could not read their doctors’ prescriptions well, which had led to medical consequences such as improper dosage of medication, and even death.

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