Translation of a prescription
A prescription is usually needed in another language at the worst possible moment: a transfer, a claim, a second opinion or an application with a deadline. We translate it in full, including the parts people skip, because an omitted line is the one an official will ask about.
Numbers are the part that goes wrong most often, so laboratory values, dosages, dates and identifiers are transferred character by character and checked a second time. Stamps, letterheads and handwritten notes are described in place; anything genuinely illegible is marked as such instead of being guessed.
Everything is delivered with a certificate of accuracy, which is what a hospital admissions office, an insurer or a foreign registration body will look for. If the file has to be filed abroad, we add notarisation and the apostille of the cantonal chancellery, and we can arrange embassy or consulate legalisation for countries outside the Hague Convention.
Documents we translate
- medical report
- hospital discharge summary
- imaging report (MRI, CT, X-ray)
- laboratory results
- pathology report
- operation report
- anaesthesia record
- informed consent form
- medical certificate
- vaccination record
- insurance claim file
- medical expert opinion
- rehabilitation plan
- clinical study protocol
- summary of product characteristics
- patient information leaflet
- instructions for use
- device user manual
- packaging and labelling
- pharmacovigilance documentation
- regulatory dossier
- medical diploma and CV
- treatment cost estimate
How an order works
Send the document
A phone photo is enough to start. Attach the file to the form, by email or on WhatsApp.
Receive a fixed quote
Within 60 minutes on working days: price, deadline and the exact form of certification required.
Translation and revision
A subject specialist translates, a second linguist revises, and terminology is checked against your earlier files.
Certification and delivery
You receive a signed PDF the same day and, where needed, the stamped paper original plus apostille or embassy legalisation by post.
Frequently asked questions
Will a Swiss authority accept your translation?
Yes. Every certified translation is bound to a copy of the source document and carries our stamp, the translator's signature and a declaration of completeness and accuracy. Switzerland has no single national register of sworn translators, so authorities look at the certification and, where the document travels abroad, at the notarisation and apostille. Tell us which office will receive the file and we will apply the exact form it requires.
How much does a medical translation cost?
Price depends on word count, language combination, the level of specialisation and whether certification, notarisation or an apostille is needed. A one-page medical certificate is a small fixed fee; a fifty-page oncology file is quoted per word. Send the document and you get one figure that includes certification and postage, valid for thirty days.
Do you handle the apostille yourselves?
Yes. After certification we take the file to a notary, then to the state chancellery of the canton concerned for the apostille under the 1961 Hague Convention. If the destination country is not a party to that convention, the document continues to the Federal Chancellery, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and then the relevant embassy or consulate. You approve the route and the fees before we begin.