Few pharmacies can translate prescription labels into Spanish
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
Surprisingly few pharmacies in the U.S. are able to translate prescription medication instructions into Spanish, making it difficult for patients who speak only Spanish to understand how to take their medications properly, according to a new study from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine...
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