Lucknow, Sept. 25 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak has urged doctors in the state to write medicine names in Hindi or Devanagari script on patients' prescriptions.
He said this will make it easier for patients to understand which medicine they have been prescribed and how to use it.
In a letter to doctors on Friday, Pathak said that medical communication should be made simple and easy, keeping in mind the convenience and trust of patients.
He also urged doctors to communicate with patients in their mother tongue or local language.
He said that many folk languages, including Bhojpuri, Awadhi, and Braj Bhasha, are prevalent in the state.
By communicating with patients in these languages, they will...