Willem Lombard

Willem Lombard obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree at North West University in 2000. Since then, he has worked in the pharmaceutical industry, completed a course in medicine registration, and obtained a certificate in language editing principles and practices. WJL Developers Pty Ltd was created by Willem in 2020. The company`s purpose is to work with clients, helping them with language editing, developing patient information material, converting medical terminology into language that is easy for patients and the general public to understand, as well as assisting with style, grammar and structure of documents.

Prescription language and the dangers of misinterpretation

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Abstract As a pharmacist in a country with 12 official languages, I started noticing how the incorrect use and misinterpretation of language used on prescriptions can cause potential serious harm to patients` health, and perhaps even death. For this article, we must acknowledge that medical staff from other countries with different languages, are living in […]

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