Medical and pharmaceutical translation services
Patient leaflets, instructions for use, clinical trial documents, medical reports and device labeling translated by medical linguists, then reviewed by a second linguist. Back-translation and linguistic validation when your study or regulator asks for them.
Take 2.5 mL twice a day, with food.
2,5 ml zweimal täglich zu einer Mahlzeit einnehmen.
Reviewer checked the decimal comma and the unit, ml in German.
Take 2.5 ml twice daily with a meal.
Meaning matches the source. No changes needed.
- Documents
- Leaflets, IFUs, labels, trial documents, reports and software
- Linguists
- Native translators with medical or life sciences backgrounds
- Checks
- Second linguist review, plus back-translation on request
- For
- Pharma, medical device, CRO, hospital and health tech teams
What medical translation involves
Medical translation covers anything a patient, clinician or regulator will read about a medicine, device or treatment. Small errors matter here: a decimal point, a unit, a dose frequency or a contraindication translated loosely can put a patient at risk, so every document is reviewed by a second medical linguist.
For patient-facing material in clinical studies, such as questionnaires and consent forms, we can add back-translation and reconciliation, so your team can check the meaning without reading the language.
Medical documents we translate
From a single discharge summary to a multi-country study.
Patient information
Patient information leaflets, informed consent forms, patient diaries and questionnaires.
Clinical trial documents
Protocols, investigator brochures, case report forms and site correspondence.
Device labeling and IFUs
Instructions for use, labels, packaging and user manuals for medical devices, laid out to match.
Medical reports and records
Discharge summaries, test results and medical histories for patients, insurers and lawyers.
Health software and apps
Interfaces, help text and patient apps, tested in each language. More on software localization.
Training and marketing
Sales training, e-learning for healthcare staff and promotional material for each market.
How a medical translation runs
Back-translation and reconciliation are added when your study or reviewer needs them.
Files and references
Your documents, previous translations, glossaries and any regulator templates.
Translation
A medical translator translates, following approved terminology and units.
Review
A second medical linguist checks the translation against the source.
Medical review QABack-translation
Optional. A separate translator translates it back into English for your team to compare.
Delivery
Final files in your template or laid out to match, with a record of the checks.
What we check on every medical document
The errors that cause the most trouble in medical text.
- Numbers, units and decimals. Doses, units and decimal separators written the way each market writes them.
- Terminology. Drug names, conditions and device parts matched to your glossary and approved references.
- Reading level. Patient material kept plain, so patients understand it.
- Layout and labeling. Text fits the label or leaflet, with nothing cut off.
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Questions about medical translation
What is medical translation?
Medical translation is translating documents about health, medicines and medical devices, such as patient leaflets, clinical trial documents, device instructions and medical reports. It needs translators who know medical terminology and the conventions of each market.
What is back-translation?
Back-translation is when a second, independent translator translates the finished translation back into English without seeing the original. Your team compares it with the source to check the meaning, and any differences are reconciled before the translation is final.
How do you keep medical terminology consistent?
We build a glossary from your references and previous translations, use it in our translation tools, and the reviewer checks every term against it. The glossary is kept for your next project.
Can you translate medical records for an individual?
Yes. Send the records and tell us who will read the translation, such as a doctor, an insurer or a lawyer. We treat them as confidential and quote per document.
How is medical translation priced?
By word count, language pair and the checks you need. Back-translation and reconciliation are priced separately. You get a fixed price in writing before work starts.
Send us a medical document
Send the document, references and deadline, or book a call. We reply with a fixed price and the checks we recommend.
- Phone
- +44 20 3290 0116
- Phone hours
- Weekdays 9:30 to 16:00, weekends 9:30 to 12:00, UK time