stackyFACTSThat universal crossed-R symbol plastered on every pharmacy awning in the world isn't an arbitrary logo. It is a stylization of the Latin word 'Recipe,' which literally translates as an authoritative command to 'take.' It was historically written at the top of orders instructing apothecaries on exactly which raw elements to crush together.
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