Spanish Prescription Label Requests Grow Up To 84% In Six Heartland US States
The Proprietary Database Of RxTran Data Shows 14% — 84% Growth In Spanish Prescription Language Requests Over A Two Year Period
Boston, MA – Tuesday, October 29th, 2024. RxTran, a division of Language Scientific, is proud to announce the second of our proprietary data insights, on behalf of the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) population. The US Census Bureau has previously reported that more than 350 languages are spoken in the United States, with nearly one in five people of the current population speaking a language other than English at home.
In August 2024, RxTran launched an education-focused initiative with the goal of creating awareness of what’s important to LEP people from a medical perspective. Read our initial press release.
Second Round Of Data Analysis — Growth In Spanish Pharmacy Label Requests
An analysis of data collected from 2022, 2023 and 2024 for the same period each year, showed strong growth of Spanish pharmacy label requests:
1) Missouri (84% average growth per year)
2) Tennessee (34% average growth per year)
3) Oregon (31% average growth per year)
4) Oklahoma (26% average growth per year)
5) Kentucky (24% average growth per year)
6) Virginia (14% average growth per year)
“We are seeing a notable increase in the demand for Spanish pharmacy label requests in the middle of the country,” said Language Scientific’s CEO Sharon Blank. “This trend highlights the importance and relevance of the growing Hispanic population across all of the country.”
“Providing safe medical treatment to Hispanic-Americans and other immigrant communities is deeply embedded in our company’s mission,” Blank stated. RxTran is committed to publish insights gained from our proprietary database, to make sure LEP people and their language needs are fully addressed.
About RxTran
RxTran is a division of Language Scientific, Inc., the clinical, medical, and scientific language specialists. RxTran’s patented Transduction technology provides 100% accurate native-language prescription medication labeling in 26 languages. For more information visit www.rxtran.com or email info@rxtran.com.
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