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droga oficinal

English translation: officinal drug

12:54 Sep 15, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Portuguese term or phrase: droga oficinal
Taken from Brazilian LEI No 10.742, DE 6 DE OUTUBRO DE 2003 on regulations for the pharmaceutical sector:

"Art. 3o Para efeitos desta Lei, são adotadas as seguintes definições:
I - farmácia - estabelecimento de manipulação de drogas magistrais e oficinais, de comércio de drogas, medicamentos, insumos farmacêuticos e correlatas, compreendendo o de dispensação e o de atendimento privativo de unidade hospitalar ou de qualquer outra equivalente de assistência médica, nos termos do inciso X do art. 4o da Lei n° 5.991, de 17 de dezembro de 1973;"

"Droga magistral" is translated as "magistral formula", but I cannot find a translation for "droga oficinal". As far as I can make out, it means a type of generic medicine that is prepared in a pharmacy (as opposed to in a factory) by or under the direction of a pharmacist, and it can be with or without a prescription but follows a national formulary.
David Swain
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:43
English translation:officinal drug
Explanation:
This is what I found:
"Officinal is a term applied in medicine to drugs, plants and herbs, which are sold in a chemist or druggist shop, and to medical preparations of such drugs, et cetera, as are made in accordance with the prescriptions authorized by a pharmacopoeia. Not to be confused with the word "official". The classical Latin officina meant a workshop, manufactory, laboratory, and in medieval Latin was applied to a general storeroom. It thus became applied to a shop where goods were sold rather than a place where things were made."
It's used here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15627058 (US national library of medicine / National Institute of Health
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Fernando Nonohay
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:43
Grading comment
Although I think that "officinal formula" would also be an acceptable solution, this is closer to the original text. Thanks to all of you for your answers.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3officinal drug
Fernando Nonohay
4 +1officinal formula
Adriana Martins Vieira Querino
4 +1pharmacy compounded
Nick Taylor


Discussion entries: 4





  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
officinal formula


Explanation:
"not apply to any medicinal product prepared in a pharmacy as magistral or officinal formula"
http://www.echamp.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Positions/The_Sta...



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"Officinal formula: any medicinal product which is prepared in a pharmacy in accordance with the prescriptions of a pharmacopoeia and is intended to be supplied directly to the patients served by the pharmacy in question."
http://www.echamp.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Regulation/Direct...

"officinal formula or an individual formula
according to Art. 9 (2) Sections a, b and c of the Swiss Law on Therapeutic Products to be issued by the client"
http://www.haenseler.ch/en/downloadPDF/bc34016ad49fb1761ee20...

Adriana Martins Vieira Querino
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
8 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
officinal drug


Explanation:
This is what I found:
"Officinal is a term applied in medicine to drugs, plants and herbs, which are sold in a chemist or druggist shop, and to medical preparations of such drugs, et cetera, as are made in accordance with the prescriptions authorized by a pharmacopoeia. Not to be confused with the word "official". The classical Latin officina meant a workshop, manufactory, laboratory, and in medieval Latin was applied to a general storeroom. It thus became applied to a shop where goods were sold rather than a place where things were made."
It's used here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15627058 (US national library of medicine / National Institute of Health

Fernando Nonohay
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Although I think that "officinal formula" would also be an acceptable solution, this is closer to the original text. Thanks to all of you for your answers.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
8 hrs
agree  Christina Paiva
13 hrs
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Absolutely.
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pharmacy compounded


Explanation:
pharmacy compounded

Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like this because it's clearer.
6 hrs
  -> thanks Muriel
neutral  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: You'd think that would be the case, but not in Brazil! I've translated loads of official ANVISA material and, unfortunately, "oficinal" != compounded in Brazil. The best rendering of the Brazilian sense of "oficinal", IMHO, is "compendial".
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