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It details how to select available languages, where PILs appear in downloaded PDFs, how to filter for final package leaflets, and how to manage limits when language filters are unavailable. It also covers translating technical medical terms safely using resources such as Translabel and Martindale, emphasizing policy checks and verification steps for accuracy.",{"@graph":63,"@context":119},[64,80,102],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":41,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/letters/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/foreign-language-resources-patient-information-leaflets-pils-finding-and-translating/171956/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/foreign-language-resources-patient-information-leaflets-pils-finding-and-translating/171956.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Eden","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document","2026-10-20","2026-09-01",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":101},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",13,{"@type":103,"mainEntity":104},"FAQPage",[105,111,115],{"name":106,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":108},"How can UK NHS Trusts obtain printable translated PILs for medicines?","Question",{"text":109,"@type":110},"Some NHS Trusts subscribe to “Choice and Medication,” where you can select “Translated Leaflets,” choose the language, and search to display medicines with printable leaflets in that language.","Answer",{"name":112,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":113},"Where can EU centrally-authorised medicines’ approved PILs be found?",{"text":114,"@type":110},"For EU centrally-authorised medicines, the approved patient information leaflet is included in the EPAR. Access the EMA human medicines site, open the relevant EPAR, then use “Product Information” and “Available languages” to select the required language.",{"name":116,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":117},"Why is it important to verify translations and what safer checks are recommended?",{"text":118,"@type":110},"Translation resources may not handle complex technical text accurately. Guidance recommends checking back-translation in tools like Google Translate, confirming with bilingual staff, and ensuring organisational translation policies are followed before using translations in a healthcare setting.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},171956,1788288199,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":9,"category_id":40,"category_name":41,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":76,"language":136,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":126,"read_time":9},1374391974468,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","Foreign Language Resources\nForeign Language Patient Information Leaflets\nThe following resources (in no particular order) can be useful to try and find this information:\nCertain NHS Trusts subscribe to ‘Choice and Medication’, which provides printable leaflets in different languages for some medicines.\nUnder ‘What are you looking for?’ chose ‘Translated Leaflets’.\nSelect the language in question and click search.\nA list of medications with printable leaflets in that language will be displayed.\nEU centrally-authorised medicines should always include the approved patient information leaflet in the respective European public assessment report (EPAR), although note that many older drugs do not have an EPAR.\nGo to \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.ema.europa.eu/medicines/human\" \u0014https://www.ema.europa.eu/medicines/human\u0015\nSearch for the drug in question.\nClick on the link to the EPAR in the search results (if available).\nClick on ‘Product Information’.\nClick on ‘Available languages’ and chose the language you require.\nThe PIL will usually be the last section of the downloaded pdf.\nThe Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) is a network of the heads of the National Competent Authorities (NCA) whose organisations are responsible for the regulation of medicinal products for human and veterinary use in the European Economic Area. They provide:\nA list of NCA websites with links to their information on authorised human medicines (if available) \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://mri.cts-mrp.eu/Human/product-information\" \u0014https://mri.cts-mrp.eu/Human/product-information\u0015, with some (not all) providing PILs (and SPCs). Some can be viewed in English making them easier to navigate, although Google translate can be used with caution for the others (see note below). Some sites are not very intuitive and it can take a bit of time to find the appropriate search page.\nThe Mutual Recognition Product Index, which includes medicines approved in the member states of the EU according to the mutual recognition or decentralised procedure\nThe human product list can be searched using the search box at the bottom of this webpage \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://mri.cts-mrp.eu/Human\" \u0014http://mri.cts-mrp.eu/Human\u0015.\nResults can be filtered to just show PILs by checking the ‘Final PL’ box at the top of the results page.\nThe advanced search allows the addition of columns (e.g. pharmaceutical form) to be displayed in the results.\nNote that you cannot filter for language in either search function, and the package leaflet isn’t necessarily available in languages other than English.\nUse Martindale (subscription required) to find the brand name of the drug in question e.g. Oxycardil is a Polish brand of diltiazem. Then use Google Translate to find the phrase for ‘patient information leaflet’ in the language in question e.g. ‘ulotka dla pacjenta’ is PIL in Polish. Use Google to search for both. This doesn’t always work, and can be labour intensive to search through the results. In addition, you obviously need to be very careful to ensure the validity of the information located.\nNOTE: Although Google Translate is a useful resource, particularly for translating single words or simple phrases, it is not generally suitable for translating longer texts – e.g. translating an English PIL into another language – due to the inherent complexity of technical language and grammar and the need for complete accuracy in the healthcare environment [1].\nIt may, however, be useful to translate information from a foreign language into English, to enable pharmacy staff to check that a document in a foreign language in general says what they think it does.\nThe respective UK manufacturer can sometimes help in this situation.\nForeign Language Pharmacy Labels\nTranslabel (\u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.translabel.co.uk\" \u0014http://www.translabel.co.uk\u0015) - See the support section for how to use, and FAQs that discuss the limitations.\nMartindale (subscription required) has a section called ‘Pharmaceutical Terms in Various Languages’ - Some of th","cbCaihG83S91gDNn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihG83S91gDNn","docx",111379,"English","# Foreign Language Patient Information Leaflets\n## NHS Trust translated leaflets\n## EMA EPAR product information and available languages\n## HMA network and Mutual Recognition Product Index\n## Search filters and language limitations\n# Foreign Language Pharmacy Labels\n## Translabel resources and limitations\n## Martindale pharmaceutical terms\n## Translation verification and risk management\n# English translations of foreign-language PILs\n## Manufacturer and specialist importer support\n## Mutual recognition listings on HMA site","[{\"question\":\"How can UK NHS Trusts obtain printable translated PILs for medicines?\",\"answer\":\"Some NHS Trusts subscribe to “Choice and Medication,” where you can select “Translated Leaflets,” choose the language, and search to display medicines with printable leaflets in that language.\"},{\"question\":\"Where can EU centrally-authorised medicines’ approved PILs be found?\",\"answer\":\"For EU centrally-authorised medicines, the approved patient information leaflet is included in the EPAR. 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