Essential Spanish for Pharmacists

Provides Spanish translations and pronunciations for more than 500 of the common words and phrases used in a pharmacy. Written by a pharmacist for the pharmacy field, this booklet covers things from the initial patient encounter, patient data collection (insurance and medical history) to patient consultation and instructions.

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Essential Spanish for Pharmacists is the only Spanish phrase book written by a pharmacist for the pharmacy field. Small and light enough to fit into a pocket, offering an easy-to-follow pronunciation guide for all Spanish words and phrases, and inexpensive, no English-speaking pharmacist who has Spanish-speaking patients should be without it. The booklet’s 1st edition received a weighted numerical score of 96 (out of 100) from Doody’s Health Sciences Book Review Journal.

KEY FEATURES:

Contains more than 200 phrases and a glossary of more than 300 terms commonly used in pharmacy, along with a pronunciation guide for each phrase or word.
The phrases are grouped by three common situations in the pharmacy: InitialPatient Encounter (greetings, departures, expressions of courtesy), Patient Data Collection (insurance information, physician information, medication history), and Patient Consultation Directions (dispensing information, duration, administration instructions, side effects, refill information, storage, use).
The glossary is arranged in 15 categories, including days of the week, numbers, colors, family relations, parts of the body, measurements, dosage forms, drug administration routes, frequency, times of day, medical conditions, drug classes.
Revision highlights: new pronunciation guide, redesigned for easy lookups, second color added for a more pleasing read, and cover and paper stock changed so that booklet lies flat.