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1 masticada con la comida de medio día

English translation: 1 chewable tablet with midday meal

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Spanish term or phrase:1 masticada con la comida de medio día
English translation:1 chewable tablet with midday meal
Entered by: Robert Forstag

17:19 Oct 2, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology / Prescription / Mexico
Spanish term or phrase: 1 masticada con la comida de medio día
This is a handwritten prescription for Glucobay (Acarbose), a medication for diabetes.

My problem here is with "masticada." This word makes me think of chewing gum, but all of the web references I've found indicate that this medication is only available in tablet form.

I really need relevant references here.

Thanks.
Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 17:07
1 chewable tablet with midday meal
Explanation:
there are many medications in "tablet" form that are chewable, and it is clearly a medication that needs to be taken with food in the case of the diabetes
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mktgamericas
Local time: 17:07
Grading comment
Thank you, Mkt. Thanks also to everyone else who responded and commented.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11 chewable tablet with midday meal
mktgamericas
4 +1chewed/taken with the lunch-time meal
patricia scott
4 +1chewed with the first mouthful of food taken at midday
Julia Cameron (X)
3 +11 chewed with lunch
Sergio Campo
41 tablet chewed, not swallowed whole, and taken ... mid-day meal
Barbara Thomas


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
1 chewed with lunch


Explanation:
It just means you shouldn't swallow it whole...

Sergio Campo
Portugal
Local time: 22:07
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen T Cox
3 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chewed/taken with the lunch-time meal


Explanation:
Robert, masticada is simply chewed (not necessarily like chewing gum).

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Julián Díaz: chewed...
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
1 chewable tablet with midday meal


Explanation:
there are many medications in "tablet" form that are chewable, and it is clearly a medication that needs to be taken with food in the case of the diabetes


    Reference: http://www.medicinenet.com/acarbose/article.htm
mktgamericas
Local time: 17:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Mkt. Thanks also to everyone else who responded and commented.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PPG
32 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chewed with the first mouthful of food taken at midday


Explanation:
The instructions for this tablet state that you can take it with water, or better to chew it with your first mouthful of food. It's manufactured by Bayer.

Julia Cameron (X)
Spain
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Emma Ratcliffe
22 mins
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
1 tablet chewed, not swallowed whole, and taken ... mid-day meal


Explanation:
"The tablets should be chewed, not swallowed whole and taken just prior to, during or immediately following a meal."
http://emc.medicines.org.uk/medicine/4343/SPC/Adcal 1500mg c...

This is generally how it's formulated. A search for the exact phrase "chewed, not swallowed" + tablet yields more than 18,000 hits.


    Reference: http://emc.medicines.org.uk/medicine/4343/SPC/Adcal+1500mg+c...
Barbara Thomas
United States
Local time: 17:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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