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Take Two

New rules would require multi-lingual prescription drug labels

By Take Two Staff
Published Jul 29, 2014
Right now, drug labels appear only in English in California, yet 44 percent of Californians speak a language other than English at home.
Right now, drug labels appear only in English in California, yet 44 percent of Californians speak a language other than English at home.
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New rules would require multi-lingual prescription drug labels

Reading labels on prescription drug labels can be a challenge for anyone.

For non English speakers it's nearly impossible. Now California State officials might require pharmacists to provide prescription drug labels in languages other than English. New York approved a similar rule last year. It ensures that non-English speakers understand what they're supposed to take and when.

The California Report's April Dembosky reports.