In this free medical Spanish video viernes lesson, you’ll learn how to give clear medication instructions in Spanish. You’ll learn common forms of medications (pills, tablets, creams, injections, etc) and useful dosing frequencies like: # of times a day, at specific hours, when needed, etc.
Medication Forms in Spanish:
El elixir = elixir
El jarabe = syrup
El medicamento = medication
El suero = IV
La aguja = needle
La botella/el frasco = bottle
La cápsula = capsule
La cucharada = tablespoonful
La cucharadita = teaspoonful
La dosis = dose
La inyección = injection
La jeringa = syringe
La medicina = medicine
La pastilla = pill
La píldora = pill
La receta = prescription
La suspensión = suspension
La tableta = tablet
Media ____ (tableta, pastilla, etc). = half a ______
Dosing Frequencies in Spanish:
# veces al día = # times a day
A las (hora) de la mañana, tarde, noche = At (time) of day
Al acostarse = at bedtime
Antes de verbo = before (verb)
Cada # horas = every # hours
Cada otro día = every other day
Con las comidas = with meals
Con leche = with milk
Con mucha agua = with plenty of water
Cuando es (sea) necesario = when necessary
Debajo de la lengua = under the tongue
Después de verbo = after (verb)
Diario = daily
Para dormir = in order to sleep (for sleeping)
Para el dolor = for the pain
Por la mañana = in the morning
Por la tarde = in the afternoon
Por la noche = in the evening
Media hora antes de verbo = half hour before (verb)
Media hora después de verbo = half hour after (verb)
Sin falta = without fail
Todos los días = every day
Un día sí, un día no = every other day
Una vez al día = once a day
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