[CutePuppy]

From IBD:
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=15&issue-20070808

Language barriers pose drug risk

Half of America’s pharmacies are unable to communicate with non-English-speaking clients, putting patients at risk of potentially harmful medication errors, a study by the Univ. of Texas found. Among the pharmacies that responded to the survey, fewer than 30% of pharmacies could mostly or always communicate in a non-English language. There was a case of a child with iron-deficiency anemia who was hospitalized after her Spanish-speaking parents gave her an overdose of her medicine after misreading the prescription label.

[goldstategop]

Its too much to expect people who've lived a long time in this country to speak ENGLISH! Hoohah boy! Its about time we stopped accomodating to them and its time they learned to live as Americans or LEAVE!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Freedom4US]

"Half of America's pharmacies are unable to communicate with non-English speaking clients..."

Notice there is no responsibility whatsoever implied for customers to learn English. Sorry, not buying it, nor should anyone else. Who writes this crap anyway?

[YOUGOTIT]

So what is the problem?

[DaiHuy]

You said: “Half of America’s pharmacies are unable to communicate with non-English-speaking clients, putting patients at risk of potentially harmful medication errors,...”

I guess they better learn to speak English then.

[RightField]

Sounds to me like failure to learn English could be a form of child abuse. Where is Child Protective Services?