Aug 28, 2009 20:26
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Swedish term
satte in ett läkemedel
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
starting treatment with a prescription
satte in ett läkemedel,
meaning: started providing a prescriptioned drug to the patient.
How is is said in english?
meaning: started providing a prescriptioned drug to the patient.
How is is said in english?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | started administering a medicine |
Sven Petersson
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| 5 | Started on a medicine |
Cynthia Coan
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| 4 | provided a prescribed medication |
amgt
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| 4 | prescribed a medicine/medication/drug |
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
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Proposed translations
2 hrs
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Specializes in field
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
409
started administering a medicine
:o)
3 hrs
provided a prescribed medication
my take on it and as you yourself stated
18 hrs
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Swedish
&
English
United Kingdom
Bilingual and bicultural (SE-UK & UK-SE)
Native in: English , Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish, English, and 1 more.
prescribed a medicine/medication/drug
Depends on the words before + after your phase
But why not just "prescribed a medicine/medication/drug" (depending on target audience and level of text)? That's what doctors do unless they are physically administrating the medicine/medication/drug.
But why not just "prescribed a medicine/medication/drug" (depending on target audience and level of text)? That's what doctors do unless they are physically administrating the medicine/medication/drug.
1 hr
Cynthia Coan
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Indexing and abstracting services also
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
60
Started on a medicine
See "sätta in" entry in Cressy's Swedish-English, English-Swedish Medical and Pharmaceutical Dictionary.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-08-29 15:34:35 GMT)
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Or, if wishing to convey that a doctor started providing a medication to the patient, you could say "started [Patient X] on a medicine."
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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-08-29 15:34:35 GMT)
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Or, if wishing to convey that a doctor started providing a medication to the patient, you could say "started [Patient X] on a medicine."
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