receta médica renovable
/reθeta medika ɾenobable/from spelling rules
The English phrase "repeat prescription" is translated into Spanish as receta médica renovable.
receta médica renovable refers to a request made to a doctor or pharmacist for a new supply of a medication that a patient takes on a regular basis. You may also use the phrase renovación de receta to refer to the actual process of requesting a repeat prescription.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective renovable must agree in both gender and number with the feminine noun receta.
Did you know?
- The word receta is also the standard word for a culinary 'recipe'. This means that, quite literally, a doctor is providing a 'renovable recipe' for your health.
- Because receta comes from the Latin 'recepta', meaning 'things received', it shares an ancestral root with the English word 'receipt'.
- In Spain, the receta electrónica system allows patients to obtain medication using only their health card, making the physical paper slip obsolete.
Examples in context
- Necesito solicitar una receta de renovación para mi medicación. ¿Podría ayudarme?I need to request a repeat prescription for my medication. Could you help me?
- Me gustaría obtener una receta para volver a solicitar mi medicamento.I would like to get a prescription to request my medicine again.
- Quisiera una receta para pedir otra vez mi medicamento.I would like a prescription to request my medicine again.
Example conversation
Mateo is talking to his pharmacist, María.
- MateoHola María, vengo a buscar mi receta médica renovable.Hello María, I'm here to pick up my repeat prescription.
- MaríaHola Mateo, déjame revisar si ya está lista.Hello Mateo, let me check if it is ready.
- MateoGracias, la necesito para empezar el tratamiento mañana.Thanks, I need it to start the treatment tomorrow.
- MaríaAquí tienes todo, ya puedes llevarte tus medicinas.Here is everything, you can take your medicines now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries receta, renovable, CC BY-SA 4.0.
