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編按:在台灣,要看個小感冒非常簡單,幾乎每走幾步路就有一間診所。雖然可能造成民眾過度就醫,但相較其他國家高額的醫療費,台灣健保仍是許多國家所羨慕的。不過,第一次在台灣看醫生的美國女孩發現,台灣診所給的藥量相當驚人,看一次病給到約54顆藥丸,讓她不禁懷疑:「台灣人真的都會把這些藥丸吞下肚嗎?......」
1.藥量太多
我第一次去你們的診所...為什麼他們給我這麼多藥?
I went to your clinic for the first time. And why do they give you so many medicine?
在美國通常會給你一種藥,吃三天到一星期,不像這裡給你一大堆藥丸
So in the States, they give you one type of medication to take for 3 days to a week, NOT five or ten different kinds.
(台灣:一包約6顆x3包x3天=54顆藥丸)
三天藥量下來好多藥丸,這樣太多了吧
For three days. That’s why too many. That’s so excessive.
2.不知道各個藥丸的功用
我發現診所給完藥後,並沒有跟我講這些藥丸的功用是什麼?為什麼?
So I realized when I went to the doctor, they didn’t tell me anything about what these pills do or what they are for. Like WHY?
這麼重要的訊息,他們不是應該跟你講清楚一點嗎?
Shouldn’t they tell you important information like that?
他們有給我這張處方,上面有所有的藥名和功能
So they give you this prescription which has a list of the medication and what they are for.
你們會仔細看這個嗎?
But, do you even read them? And also
還有,你知道哪一個學名是哪一顆藥丸嗎?
Do you even know which one goes with which?
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(吃藥中...)
色彩真繽紛,像吃彩虹
WOW, so colorful. Taste the rainbow.
哪一顆是bromhexine?聽起來像毒藥
Which one is bromhexine? That sounds like a poison.
一次吃那麼多顆藥丸安全嗎?
Is it safe to take that many pills at once?
醫師給我三天九包藥
So the doctor gave me 3 days worth of medication, so 9 packets in total.
你們大家會把診所給的藥全部都吃完嗎?因為在美國我會都吃光
Do you Taiwanese people take all the medication the doctor gives you because back at home, I would take all of it.
本文獲「不要鬧工作室」授權轉載,原文:老外眼中的台灣健保問題: Taiwan Gives You A Lot of Pills
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