| Dosage | One (1) sentence, spoken aloud, identifying what the silence is actually about |
| Frequency | Per silent-treatment episode |
| Duration | Permanent — the silence loses power once named |
| Refills | 0 — a new silence requires a new naming |
The Institute dispenses Nominatio Silentii for:
Nominatio Silentii is a formal prescription dispensed by the Institute Pharmacy for the behavioral complaint described above. It is not a real medication, will not be found in any pharmacopoeia, and cannot be filled at a real pharmacy. It can, however, be filled by the patient, for the patient, at home.
In the Institute Pharmacy's ledger, this prescription is entered under the English reading Silence Named, out loud — a description patients tend to find more useful than the Latin.
Need a prescription of your own? Describe your complaint to the Institute Pharmacy. Or browse the full formulary.