Sworn translation
Specialised translation
Interpreting services
Audiovisual
The same medical information, in another language.
AFTraduction, a translation agency in Montreuil, on the edge of Paris, translates your medical and pharmaceutical documents: medical reports, package leaflets, clinical trial protocols and medical device documentation. Each document goes to a native translator who specialises in medical translation and translates into their mother tongue; a second linguist then revises the translation. When a French authority or court requires it, the translation is sworn.
A medical report, certificate or vaccination record for a French authority? Sworn translation, in 75 languages, on quote
Specimen: package leaflet
Specimen: summary of product characteristics (SmPC)
Specimen: clinical trial protocol
Specimen: instructions for use of a medical device
Specimen: discharge summary
Specimen: laboratory results
Specimen: vaccination record
over 800
linguists, more than 150 of them sworn
nearly 200
languages and dialects covered by our network
2 h
or so to receive your free quote
5.0/5
Sworn or specialised?
It depends on who will receive the translation.
Who will receive the translation?
If an authority or a court requires it
The stamp and signature of a sworn translator.
Recognised by French authorities (prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls, courts); abroad, an apostille or legalisation may be required.
On quote: medical documents cannot be ordered online.
The two can be combined: a specialist translator can provide a sworn translation of a medical report or certificate.
For your partners, clients and teams
Package leaflets, SmPCs, clinical trial protocols, medical device documentation.
A native translator who specialises in the field translates into their mother tongue; a second linguist revises the translation before delivery.
Free quote in about 2 hours.
Not sure? Call us, 24/7, or send the document with your quote request: we will tell you which translation it needs.
Call us24/7What we translate
Healthcare documents, from package leaflets to medical reports. Any of them can also be provided as a sworn translation when an authority or a court requires it.
See also: Technical and industrial translation
QuoteSee also: Scientific translation
QuoteIs your document or sector not listed? Send us the document: free quote in about 2 hours.
The craft
Medical translation is the translation of healthcare documents: medical reports, package leaflets, clinical trial protocols and reports, and medical device documentation. When it also covers medicines, it is known as medical and pharmaceutical translation. The translator follows the terminology of the field, the headings and wording set for each document, and the register of its reader, whether a patient or a healthcare professional. Doses, values and their units remain as they are in the document.
Notice : information du patient
Package leaflet: Information for the patient
3. Comment prendre X1
3. How to take X1
Veillez à toujours prendre ce médicament en suivant exactement les indications de votre médecin ou pharmacien.2 Vérifiez auprès de votre médecin ou pharmacien en cas de doute.
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.2 Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
La dose recommandée est de x,x mL3 de solution buvable4 une fois par jour.
The recommended dose is x.x mL3 of oral solution4 once a day.
4. Quels sont les effets indésirables5 éventuels ?
4. Possible side effects5
Comme tous les médicaments, ce médicament peut provoquer des effets indésirables, mais ils ne surviennent pas systématiquement chez tout le monde.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
X: name of the medicine
Terminology Fixed terms and abbreviations that change from one language to another: SmPC, FBC, MMR.
The regulatory framework Package leaflets, summaries of product characteristics, protocols: each document has its own headings and wording.
The reader A patient does not read like a doctor: the register follows the reader of the document.
Consistency The same term keeps the same translation, from the protocol to the report.
At each of these marks, an approximation would change what the patient or the doctor understands.
How we go about itMethod
From the document we receive to the translation we deliver, in five steps.
You send us the document with your request; we analyse it and reply with a quote.
Free quote in about 2 hours
We assign the project to a native translator who specialises in medical translation, from a network of more than 800 linguists.
Including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, long-standing partners
The translator works into their mother tongue, using the terminology of your field.
A second linguist revises the translation before delivery.
Processes that meet the requirements of the ISO 17100 standard, without external certification
You receive the translation. Your client area holds the quote, which you can sign online, the project tracking and the invoice, which you can pay online.
Personal access, with a username and password
Member of the CNET (French national chamber of translation companies) · Service open 24/7 by phone
Check for yourself
A native translator who specialises in medical translation and translates into their mother tongue, from a network of more than 800 linguists (translators and interpreters), including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, all long-standing partners of the agency. A second linguist revises every specialised medical translation, and all our translators sign a non-disclosure agreement. What you can check:
To check the professional in charge of your translation, see Service Public’s guidance on approved translators (in French), or our guide on .
Our network covers nearly 200 languages and dialects across all our services; for sworn translation, we work in 75 languages.
Quotes translated from French.
The assignment went really well and we were fully satisfied, as were our visitors.
For my part, thank you for responding so quickly, especially given how late our request came in.
I would like to thank you for your work, which was very useful to us and proved effective.
We are satisfied with the service (voice-over).
Thank you, the assignment went very well!
We are entirely satisfied with Maria’s work. Everything was clear and concise, so that the interview ran as smoothly as possible. Many thanks to her and to you for your help on this project!
Thank you for your work and your thoroughness.
We wanted to thank you for your work. We were entirely satisfied with the service provided, and in particular with the interpreter who assisted us. Her professionalism and the quality of her work were greatly appreciated.
Google reviews
Rating and reviews synced from our Google Business Profile (Trustindex), published unedited, in their original language.
Le personnel est très gentil, accueillant, à l’écoute et rapide ! Je recommande vivement cette agence de traduction.
Fast, accurate, translations at a fair price.
My goto translaters in France. Many thanks !!!
Je recherchais un service professionnel pour effectuer la traduction d’un acte civil, et AFTraduction a répondu exactement à mes attentes. Le service s’est montré fiable, disponible et attentif à chaque étape du processus.
La prise en charge a été efficace, avec un rendu de traduction nickel et certifié pour la modique somme de 35 euros , et la possibilité de déposer puis récupérer les documents sur place sans avoir à envoyer quoi que ce soit sur le web
Vraiment, un service serieux et fiable , que je recommande sans hésitation.
Bon service dans l'ensemble
Parfait
Je recommandé vivement pour leur frofessionnalisme et leur qualité de service téléphonique. Très satisfait merci beaucoup
Excellente expérience avec l’entreprise, ils ont répondu immédiatement par mail et ils ont répondu à toutes mes questions. Le délai de traitement n’était que d’une journée !
Good to know
Answers to the questions clients ask before sending us a document.
Call us on +33 1 84 74 56 56, 24/7, or request a free quote: reply in about 2 hours.
Updated on
It is the translation of healthcare documents: medical reports and records, package leaflets, clinical trial protocols and reports, and medical device documentation. When it also covers medicines, it is known as medical and pharmaceutical translation. The translator follows the terminology of the field and the headings set for each document, keeps the document’s doses and units, and writes for the intended reader, whether a patient or a healthcare professional. At AFTraduction, each document goes to a native translator who specialises in medical translation, then a second linguist revises it.
It depends on who will receive the document. French authorities and courts (prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls, courts) require a sworn translation, signed by an expert translator sworn before a court of appeal. A hospital, a health insurance fund or an insurer sets its own requirements: ask it which form it expects. The two can be combined: a medical report or certificate can be translated by a medical translation specialist and sworn.
Sworn translationMedical reports, medical records and laboratory results, medical certificates and vaccination records; package leaflets, summaries of product characteristics (SmPCs) and other regulatory documents; clinical trial protocols and reports; instructions for use, labelling and compliance reports for medical devices; medical articles. For the pharmaceutical industry, clinical research, medical device manufacturers, hospitals and clinics, and for patients and their families.
Yes. By phone, you are connected with an interpreter in 5 minutes on average, 24/7. On site, an interpreter comes to you in Paris and anywhere in Île-de-France, with a 1-hour minimum, travel included. Interpreting by video call is also available. Our interpreters are bound by a non-disclosure agreement.
Telephone interpretingThe price is set in a quote, based on the document, the languages, the volume and the turnaround. The quote is free and reaches you in about 2 hours. Medical documents cannot be ordered online: even for a sworn translation, the price is set in a quote.
It depends on the volume, the languages and the document: the turnaround is set in your quote. Please give your deadline in your request: an appointment, a filing date or a submission date. A sworn translation takes 24 to 72 hours on average, up to 5 working days depending on volume, and 24 to 48 hours with the express service. Our team answers 24/7 on +33 1 84 74 56 56.
Send the document through the quote form, stating the languages and the organisation that will receive the translation, or call +33 1 84 74 56 56. The quote is free and reaches you in about 2 hours. If a French authority or court requires it, the translation is sworn: it bears the stamp and signature of an expert translator sworn before a court of appeal.
Request a free quoteA translator whose mother tongue is the target language and who specialises in medical translation. Our network brings together more than 800 linguists (translators and interpreters), including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, all long-standing partners of the agency.
Yes. Every specialised medical translation is revised by a second linguist before delivery. Our processes meet the requirements of the ISO 17100 standard, without external certification.
All our translators sign a non-disclosure agreement. Our website and our ERP are hosted in France, in line with the GDPR, and connections are encrypted. Your quotes, projects and invoices stay in your client area, with personal access.
Our network covers nearly 200 languages and dialects across all our services. For sworn translation, we work in 75 languages.
Sworn translations are recognised by French authorities (prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls, courts). Abroad, an apostille or legalisation may be required. A hospital, a health insurance fund or an insurer, in France or abroad, sets its own requirements: ask it which form it expects and mention it in your quote request.
Your document, your field
Package leaflet, SmPC, trial protocol: translated by a native translator who specialises in medical translation, then revised by a second linguist.
A question before you start? Call +33 1 84 74 56 56, 24/7.