断药

English translation: get/be off medication or Medication Discontinuation

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Chinese term or phrase:断药
English translation:get/be off medication or Medication Discontinuation
Entered by: Elizabeth Ruggiero

13:39 Aug 10, 2009
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Chinese term or phrase: 断药
This is a phrase in the instructions for taking a medication. Is 段 "break" or "stop" or something else?
Elizabeth Ruggiero
United States
get/be off medication or Medication Discontinuation
Explanation:
Another option. I would like to distinguish "断药" and "停药" with a little nuance...

See following for more info.

断药
Discontinuation
并探讨初次使用口服降血糖药物的顺适性(Adherence)、持续性(Persistence)、断药(
Discontinuation)…等,多种指标。 ... www.nhi.gov.tw

she behaved insanely; he behaves crazily when he is off his medication; the witch cackled madly; screaming dementedly.
她举止疯狂;断了药的时候他就举止疯狂;巫婆疯狂地咯咯大笑;发狂地尖叫。
-- 汉英 - 翻译参考
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Adsion Liu
Canada
Local time: 20:43
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4 +2get/be off medication or Medication Discontinuation
Adsion Liu
4stop the medication
Kathy Huang (X)


  

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stop the medication


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Kathy Huang (X)
Canada
Local time: 20:43
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
get/be off medication or Medication Discontinuation


Explanation:
Another option. I would like to distinguish "断药" and "停药" with a little nuance...

See following for more info.

断药
Discontinuation
并探讨初次使用口服降血糖药物的顺适性(Adherence)、持续性(Persistence)、断药(
Discontinuation)…等,多种指标。 ... www.nhi.gov.tw

she behaved insanely; he behaves crazily when he is off his medication; the witch cackled madly; screaming dementedly.
她举止疯狂;断了药的时候他就举止疯狂;巫婆疯狂地咯咯大笑;发狂地尖叫。
-- 汉英 - 翻译参考

Adsion Liu
Canada
Local time: 20:43
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Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shirley Lao: "discontinue medication"; I personally think 停药 is more commonly used instead of 断药.
4 mins
  -> Thank you, Shirley!

agree  Lu Zou
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  -> Thank you, Lu Zou!
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