Prescribing in Spanish Prescribing in Spanish A Guide for Community Health Centers A Guide for Community Health Centers To Do Please Por Favor Medicine Medicamento Take Tome (tome-ay) Pill(s) Pastilla(s) (past-ee-ya(s) Apply (cream) Aplique (ap-lee-kay) Cream Inject Inyecte (in-yeahc-tay) Put on Wear To Do Please Por Favor Medicine Medicamento Take Tome (tome-ay) Pill(s) Pastilla(s) (past-ee-ya(s) Crema Apply (cream) Aplique (ap-lee-kay) Cream Crema Shot Injection Inyección (in-yeahc-see-own) Inject Inyecte (in-yeahc-tay) Shot Injection Inyección (in-yeahc-see-own) Ponga (pone-ga) Patch Parche (par-ch-ay) Put on Ponga (pone-ga) Patch Parche (par-ch-ay) Lleve (yeh-vay) Test (hacer una) Prueba (proo-eh-bah) Wear Lleve (yeh-vay) Test (hacer una) Prueba (proo-eh-bah) Veces por día With dinner Con la cena (seh-nah) Times a day Veces por día With dinner Con la cena (seh-nah) Once a week Una vez por semana At night En la noche Once a week Una vez por semana At night En la noche Every month Cada més Before bed Antes de Acostarse/dormir Every month Cada més Before bed Antes de Acostarse/dormir In the morning En la mañana (mahn-yah-na) With meals Con comidas In the morning En la mañana (mahn-yah-na) With meals Con comidas With breakfast Con deseyuno (de-say-une-o) With milk Without milk Con leche Sin leche With breakfast Con deseyuno (de-say-une-o) With milk Without milk Con leche Sin leche At lunch Con el almuerzo On an empty stomach Con el estómago vacío (va-see-o) At lunch Con el almuerzo On an empty stomach Con el estómago vacío (va-see-o) When Times a day When Cautions Keep refrigerated Do not freeze Mantenga en el refrigerador No se congele (con-hell-ay) Cautions Keep refrigerated Do not freeze Mantenga en el refrigerador No se congele (con-hell-ay) Can cause dizziness Can cause sleepiness Puede causar mareos/vértigo Puede causar sueño (sue-en-yo) Can cause dizziness Can cause sleepiness Puede causar mareos/vértigo Puede causar sueño (sue-en-yo) Shake Agite (ah-gee-tay) Shake Agite (ah-gee-tay) Warnings Warnings While taking this medicine it is important... Mientras usted está consumiendo este medicamento, es importante... While taking this medicine it is important... Mientras usted está consumiendo este medicamento, es importante... … that you do not drive … no manejar (mahn-eh-har) … that you do not drive … no manejar (mahn-eh-har) or operate machinery ni operar una maquina (mak-ee-nah) or operate machinery ni operar una maquina (mak-ee-nah) … that you do not drink alcohol … no tomar alcohol … that you do not drink alcohol … no tomar alcohol The verbs on this reference card are conjugated into the polite ‘command’ (usted) form. Pronunciation is noted for more difficult terms. www.champsonline.org © 2008 The verbs on this reference card are conjugated into the polite ‘command’ (usted) form. Pronunciation is noted for more difficult terms. www.champsonline.org © 2008