Initiative would increase independence and safe consumption of drugs among visually impaired: MAB theSun theSundaily news MALAYSIA Health healthcare drugs
Thomas said the initiative would increase independence and safe consumption of drugs among the visually impaired. – BERNAMAPICThe Malaysian Association for the Blind has commended the Health Ministry initiative to include Braille on medicine labels.
“But the name of the medicine, such as Amlodipine or Paracetamol , would not be indicated in Braille,” he toldBraille is a tactile writing system taught to the visually impaired. Thomas said the availability of Braille on labels is a good step to enhance the community’s experience with healthcare. “Sighted people, including pharmacists and nurses, have to tell the visually impaired patients which medicine to take, how many times a day and so on. Sometimes, they have to put a certain tactile indicator that is not necessarily in Braille, which makes it harder for these patients to remember, especially the elderly ones,” he said.
However, the ministry is still considering which of the 250 government hospitals and clinics will be given priority as the starting points for the initiative.
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