Oct 30, 2020 14:57
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English term

HOME MEDICATIONS AND DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS

English to Spanish Medical Medical: Health Care
Hello!

I'm working on a Healthcare translation and this term came to me.

I have a doubt whether HOME MEDICATIONS here refers to medication taken at home, as I've read in other threads, or if it can mean something else, such as the medication you can take in-house, meaning inside the clinic and as oppose to discharge medications, which are the ones they send you home with.

Also later on it says: HOME MEDICATIONS WERE RETURNED TO THE FOLLOWING PERSON AT DISCHARGE. So, would my idea sound too illogical?

Thanks for your answers.

Discussion

Hello Mariana,
This site explains a little more about DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS. Sometimes there could be some home medicine changes but still are considered discharge medications so what Chema proposed are good options. All the best!!
https://www.virginiamason.org/discharge-medications
Marbelly Walker Oct 30, 2020:
It's logical if the patient bought it Hi Mariana, it does make sense since sometimes patients bring their home medications to the hospital during their admission. Also, it depends of the condition some hospitals allow patients to take medication they were taking home when the hospital doesn't have it available. On those cases when the patient is release they will give them back their home medication they bought. Hope that answers your question?

Proposed translations

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medicación domiciliaria y medicación al alta

Habitualmente, medicación domiciliaria y medicación al alta son equivalentes, pero no necesariamente. En este caso, medicación domiciliaria parece hacer referencia a la medicación habitual que toma el paciente y que habría llevado consigo y entregado al hospital a su ingreso (en ocasiones los pacientes portan su propia medicación diaria para continuar tomándola durante un ingreso hospitalario), y que le habría sido devuelta en el momento del alta.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mónica Algazi
1 hr
Gracias, Mónica ;)
agree EleoE
3 hrs
Gracias, EleoE
agree Maria Delgado
1 day 30 mins
Gracias, Maria
agree Dayana González Sanchidrián
7 days
Muchas gracias, Dayana, también por tu nota y enlace en Discussion. ¡Saludos!
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