prospecto

English translation: patient information leaflet

07:16 Jun 9, 2000

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical

Spanish term or phrase: prospecto

No context. I only need the exact word used in English for the 'booklet' that comes with medications and gives all the necessary data about it (directions to take it,drug composition, secondary effects,etc.)

mclaudia

English translation:patient information leaflet

Explanation:
"leaflet" is sufficient. "patient information leaflet" or "package leaflet" are alternatives.

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Boudewijn van Milligen
Local time: 16:59

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Summary of answers provided

na +2

patient information leaflet

Boudewijn van Milligen

na +1

Patient Information Leaflet

Francesca Matteoda

na +1

insert

Cathy Flick

directions

Ivan Costa Pinto

leaflet

Sarah Brenchley

Package Insert

Jorge Arteaga (X)

prescription

Irene Cot

patient information leaflet

Lia Fail (X)

prospectus; drug information sheet; accompanying (booklet) pamphlet

Margaret (Peggy) Driggs (X)

booklet, brochure or prospectus

Maru Cueto

PRODUCT INFROMATION LEAFLET OR INSERT

Telesforo Fernandez (X)

prospecto= prospectus/booklet/brochure

EMRS

drug monograph

Lillian Valdés (X)

prospectus

Soledad A. Judge

prospectus

William

insert

Dadou

"instruction leaflet"

Berry Prinsen

direction slip

Benchmark

Answers

5 mins

directions

Explanation:
Its correspondent in Portuguese is bula.

Ivan Costa Pinto
United States
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 34

7 mins peer agreement (net): +2

patient information leaflet

Explanation:
"leaflet" is sufficient. "patient information leaflet" or "package leaflet" are alternatives.

Boudewijn van Milligen
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 121

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

20 mins

leaflet

Explanation:
I have just been into my medicine cabinet and all the packages in English refer to the "leaflet" Most of them start with "Please read this leaflet carefully"

Sarah Brenchley
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 104

20 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Patient Information Leaflet

Explanation:
If it is for the patient, put the above. If it is for the authorities it is "summary of product characteristics". I am a medical translator, so I know it's right!

Francesca Matteoda
Spain
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of:

English

21 mins

Package Insert

Explanation:
I am a physician specialized in translating medical documents.

Jorge Arteaga (X)
Local time: 10:59

25 mins

prescription

Explanation:
its definition appears on the Collins English dictionary and Thesaurus

Irene Cot
Spain
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan

32 mins

patient information leaflet

Explanation:
i go along with that suggestion, or abbreviated to leaflet. it might depend on the point of view of the translation you're doing - if it's the drug company, then package insert, but if it's the consumer, then as above.

Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1368

33 mins

prospectus; drug information sheet; accompanying (booklet) pamphlet

Explanation:
If the booklet comes from the drug salesmen (trying to sell a product), it should probably be prospectus. I suggest you call a drug company and speak to a sales rep. for confirmation.

Margaret (Peggy) Driggs (X)

1 hr

booklet, brochure or prospectus

Explanation:
Booklet and brochure are the more informal words used in the US. Prospectus is a more formal, old word also used by some companies.

Maru Cueto
Mexico
Local time: 08:59

1 hr

PRODUCT INFROMATION LEAFLET OR INSERT

Explanation:
Generally ii is called an "insert" when you want to refer to it in general. But if you want to give a heading to the description on the top one can write " product information leaflet" or " information to the patient".
generally it is said " read the produc information " given in the insert.

Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 20:29
PRO pts in pair: 262

1 hr

prospecto= prospectus/booklet/brochure

Explanation:
es un papel o anuncio que acompana a un medicamento, un producto, etc

EMRS
United States
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 4

1 hr

drug monograph

Explanation:
In "Diccionario Mosby de Términos Médicos - Español / Inglés", "drug monograph" is cited as the English translation of "prospecto de un fármaco".

Lillian Valdés (X)

2 hrs

prospectus

Explanation:
the Latin term is the most correct equivalent.

Soledad A. Judge
Local time: 10:59

4 hrs

prospectus

Explanation:
"prospectus" best; othewise, "guide."

William
United States
Local time: 04:59

4 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

insert

Explanation:
The "insert" for a drug (OTC or otherwise) is the little folded slip of paper with tiny print that comes inside the box with the bottle. It has the kind of information you describe. It is also called a "package insert" -- if you look on the web for that phrase along with "drug" or "drugs", you should locate plenty of info.

Cathy Flick
United States
Local time: 09:59
Native speaker of:

English

6 hrs

insert

Explanation:
I agree with the translation proposed by "telef".
I also found "Prescribing Information" and "Patient Information" on an insert for FLOMAX (Boehringer).

Dadou

6 hrs

"instruction leaflet"

Explanation:
As they are instructions for how to use the medication I believe that just simply "instruction leaflet" conveys it all.

I came to this answer by simply using Dutch, English and Spanish dictionairies.

Berry Prinsen
Spain
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 12

18 hrs

direction slip

Explanation:
A 'direction slip' is a printed sheet of paper bearing all essential information about a medicament like composition , indications , contraindications , dosage and administration ,warnings , storage conditions , shelf life etc. and is usually folded and placed in the carton containing the packs/ vials/ampoules of the medicament .It is more appropriate than the term 'package insert ' because to a layman the term 'direction slip' is self explanatory indicating some kind of instructions for use, which the term 'package insert' per se is not.

Benchmark
Local time: 20:29

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