Pharmacies in Oregon must provide medicine labels in multiple languages
(JANUARY 11, 2021) Oregon has a new law. The law is for pharmacies. The law requires new labels for medicine. The new labels are in English and the patient's language. The translation helps the patient. The English helps other doctors and nurses.
1 out of 17 Oregonians do not speak English. They sometimes make mistakes with their medicine. Then they go to the emergency room. Those mistakes with medicine cause 1 out of 5 visits to an emergency room. The average cost of this mistake is $15,000.
Oregon's new law starts January 1. Only two other states have similar laws: New York and California.
Sources:
“ORS 689.564 - Language Requirements for Prescription Drug Labels - 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes.” Www.Oregonlaws.org, www.oregonlaws.org/ors/689.564. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
Van Wing, Sage. “Oregon Now Requires Prescriptions to Be Translated.” Opb, 22 Dec. 2020, www.opb.org/article/2020/12/22/oregon-now-requires-prescriptions-to-be-translated/?fbclid=IwAR1FIDKW3ZXIKguLzIzUem50HpQnQMkhPBaLSSYw_oqUzonI7iAD3mfTw5Y. Accessed 9 Jan. 2021.
“ORS 689.564 - Language Requirements for Prescription Drug Labels - 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes.” Www.Oregonlaws.org, www.oregonlaws.org/ors/689.564. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
Van Wing, Sage. “Oregon Now Requires Prescriptions to Be Translated.” Opb, 22 Dec. 2020, www.opb.org/article/2020/12/22/oregon-now-requires-prescriptions-to-be-translated/?fbclid=IwAR1FIDKW3ZXIKguLzIzUem50HpQnQMkhPBaLSSYw_oqUzonI7iAD3mfTw5Y. Accessed 9 Jan. 2021.
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