Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

dans leurs indications

anglais translation:

for their intended use

Added to glossary by Alison High
Jan 7, 2006 11:01
18 yrs ago
français term

dans leurs indications

français vers anglais Médecine Médecine : médicaments pharmaceutical museum
Elles complètent l'offre thérapeutique **dans leurs indications**.

It's the last phrase in a summary for a technical file for drug registration on several official lists.

Proposed translations

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for their intended use.

that is for their intended use to treat specific pathologic conditions, the specific indications for the drug.
Peer comment(s):

agree DFBEN
5 heures
thanks DFBEN
neutral Michael Barnett : This is tricky. A drug may have more intended uses than (legal) indications.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This is the one I went for... went well in the context"
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when indicated

meaning when the medical condition calls for use of the therapy
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according to the indications (as specified)

the drug is effective according to the indications (probably mentioned somewhere else in the document).
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within their indications

you have to keep the word indications here.
Note from asker:
Sorry, that doesn't make any sense to me.... indications in French and in English are not the same thing
Peer comment(s):

agree Sylvia Smith : yes, I agree
3 minutes
thanks sistah!
agree Enza Longo
27 minutes
thanks Enza
agree Michael Barnett : Exactly. What's more, the legal indications are a subset of the "intended uses". That is, there may be "off-label" uses.
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thanks Michael
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