In general, when we talk about a ‘vademecum’, we refer to a book or manual that compiles the most relevant data about a specific subject. Usually, it is a pharmacological formulary; it is used by health professionals such as doctors or pharmacists to consult the indications, compositions, and presentations of medicines. These compendiums are updated over time and vary by country or region. Although it is always good to have these books at hand, it is important that we are familiar with the pharmacological terminology, therefore, if you are a pharmacy or medical student, we recommend you use Text-To-Speech to listen to the Audio Vademecum Version while doing other tasks and thus, little by little, incorporate some terms.
In a Vademecum we find different organization criteria for medicines: by their commercial name, by their active ingredient, by the ATC classification (Anatomical, Therapeutic, Chemical classification system), index of pharmacological substances and medicines, organized according to therapeutic groups, by the manufacturer or marketer of the medicine or through a disease index. In this way, any health professional can find all the necessary information on a drug in the formulary and clarify their doubts regarding its composition, indications, recommended dose, secondary or adverse effects, interactions, or any other characteristic of the drug that it is necessary to know so that patients can consume them with the greatest guarantees of safety and efficacy. Therefore, it is important that we know how to use this tool in the best possible way.
What Are Text-To-Speech Software?
A text-to-speech tool, also known as a text reader, or TTS software, is a technology that “reads” digital texts aloud. These tools require almost no effort on the part of the user other than copying and pasting the text they want to be read. Then, through a clever algorithm, the text-to-speech reader makes an audio version of that text available.
While each text-to-speech tool works differently, the most advanced technologies support a wide variety of languages and offer many natural-sounding male, female and non-binary voices. As there is a wide variety of options, we will make a list of our 3 favorites.
Given that there is a great variety of this type of API and the process of deciding which one to use can be quite cumbersome, here we present the option that has worked best for us: Woord.
How To Use Woord‘s Text-To-Speech For An Audio Vademecum Version
With these 7 steps, you will have your audiobook ready.
- First, scan or download your Vademecum. You can also just copy the link.
- Second, go to https://www.getwoord.com/guest/upload
- Once you are on Woord, choose “Photo or Scan to Audio” or “Document to Audio”.
- Next, select or drag your files.
- Then, click the “Import” button. Below the file, the transcript will appear in an editor that you can modify to your liking.
- Almost to finish, select the genre of the voice and the device on which you will play the audio.
- Finally, it only remains to press the “Speak it!” button and download.
It’s that easy, you can transform your Vademecum into an audiobook with this TTS app.
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