Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
traitements optimisés par laxatifs
English translation:
optimal treatment with laxatives
French term
traitements optimisés par laxatifs
Il existe des alternatives thérapeutiques (traitements optimisés par laxatifs).
I understand this as "treatments/therapies improved by laxatives", but I have a colleague who has translated this sentence very differently. Can someone let me know if they think I've understood this correctly?
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SJLD
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Ellen Kraus
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Jan 2, 2010 16:45: SJLD Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
optimal treatment with laxatives
IOW the alternative to this medication is the most effective laxative treatment available used in an optimal way.
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http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm?la_id=2&ci_id=89463
Cette étude apporte des données nouvelles sur un médicament récemment commercialisé au Canada. Une seule autre étude clinique s’attardant à la détermination des doses de MNTX à utiliser a été publiée1. Vu le peu de données disponibles et l’absence de comparaison avec le traitement optimal par laxatifs, il est difficile de définir avec précision la place actuelle de ce médicament prometteur parmi les thérapies existantes de la constipation secondaire aux opioïdes.
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There is of course nothing wrong with using "therapy" in the place of "treatment", however I don't think that "optimized" is the right word here.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-30 22:39:45 GMT)
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Please tell me which treatments for constipation are enhanced by using laxatives?
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-30 22:42:49 GMT)
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When should it be used?
Methylnaltrexone should only be considered for use by
palliative care specialists, when constipation is related to
opioid use and optimal / maximised laxative combinations, or
rectal measures (where appropriate), have not been effective.
The patient’s laxative regimen must be continued whilst
taking methylnaltrexone.
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http://www.nyrdtc.nhs.uk/docs/nde/NDE_93_methylnaltrexone.pd...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-30 23:14:51 GMT)
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The source document in which the meaning is patent (but you have to read the whole lot, not just the phrase in question):
http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/upload/docs/application/pdf/...
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Jean-Louis S.
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merci :-)
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merci :-)
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Anne Pietrasik
: However, the French is ambiguous. This could refer to another type of drug, the effect of which would be enhanced by concurrent laxative therapy. (le traitement est optimisé par l'administration de laxatifs). C'est sûr qu'avec contexte, c'est mieux ! ;-)
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In fact it becomes less ambiguous when you read the source text and related documents (which I did) - thanks :-)
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Michael Lotz
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thanks Michael :-)
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whither has fle
: Hello, I agree with Anne : ..."the effect of which would be enhanced by..." This was my spontaneous understanding. Cheers..
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yes, I wondered about it myself for a while and then I researched :-) Cheers!
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Chris Hall
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optimized laxative therapy
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Chris Hall
: It is most certainly not to be translated as "therapy" here.
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