Humans, are you having trouble reading prescription medication labels for your Ambassadog? I have sniffed out the answer. BVA members can receive En-Vision America’s ScripTalk Talking Prescription Labels on their guide dog medications from CHEWY. ScripTalk is a free, user-friendly service available at thousands of pharmacies throughout the United States and Canada that will read all medication information aloud.
This service has also been available to blind and low vision veterans through VA Blind Rehabilitation Service for two decades. Use your hands or paws and dial our friends at En-vision America at 1-800-890-1180. They will work behind the scenes with CHEWY to get you set up.
What Is ScripTalk?
ScripTalk is a free, user-friendly service available at thousands of pharmacies throughout the United States and Canada that will read all medication information aloud. It has also been available to blinded veterans through VA Blind Rehabilitation Service for the better part of two decades. The first pilot testing of ScripTalk occurred with veterans at the Central Blind Rehabilitation Center at Hines in 2004.
All medication information is programmed by your pharmacist into a small electronic tag that fits containers of any size or shape. This prescription information can be read aloud with a FREE ScripTalk iPhone or Android App, or a ScripTalk Station (similar in size to an old, portable CD player).
How Does ScripTalk Work?
A pharmacist programs a small electronic label with all your prescription information, including drug name, dosage, instructions, warnings, pharmacy information, doctor name, prescription number, date, and more. The tag relies on RFID and text-to-speech technology.
The pharmacist places the tag on your prescription medication and you can use a free mobile ScripTalk App to hear all the information read. Simply download the App from the App Store or Google Play, click the “scan” button, and hold the bottle up to either the front of the screen (iPhones) or to the back of the phone case near the camera (Androids).
Alternatively, the patient can use a ScripTalk Station, which is about the size of an old, portable CD player or phone message machine. Simply place the pill bottle on the machine and press the “Read” button. The two triangle buttons on either side of the oval read button can be used to jump forward or back through the prescription information. There is a small wheel on the right side of the machine that can be moved to turn the machine on and turn up the volume.
