Understanding Medicines

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  1. 3. Take medicines ______ as prescribed. (Hint: Medicine Safety)
  2. 4. Chemicals or compounds used to cure, halt, or prevent disease: ease symptoms or help in diagnosis of illness.
  3. 6. ______ the label and follow directions (Hint: Medicine Safety)
  4. 10. Always ______ your doctor and pharmacist if you're taking any other medications or any herbal supplements
  5. 11. This type of medicine fights bacterial infections.
  6. 12. Is anything you feel while you're sick, such as a cough or nausea.
  7. 13. Double-Check that you have the _____ medicine. (Hint: Medicine Safety)
  8. 14. These pain relievers, or _______ don't get rid of the source of the pain.
  9. 16. Take antibiotics for the full length of the _______ prescribed, even if you start to feel better.
  10. 17. _______ share prescription medicine with anyone else, even it the person has the same symptoms.
  11. 18. This organization must approve all medicine before being sold in the United States (The acronym)
  12. 19. Always _____ your doctor's or pharmacist's instructions. (Hint: Medicine Safety)
  13. 20. When a medicine's _______ outweigh its known risks, FDA usually approves the sale of the drug.
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  1. 1. Usually contain a small amount of an agent that resembles a specific germ or germs that have been modified or killed.
  2. 2. One method of delivery used to take medicine such as Nasal Sprays
  3. 5. _____ take more medicine than recommended. (HInt: Medicine Safety)
  4. 7. Remember that drinking alcohol can _______ worsen the side effects of many medications.
  5. 8. One method of delivery used to take medicine such as used in a hospital and is inserted into a vein.
  6. 9. Just because a medicine is available _______ (the acronym, that doesn't mean it's free of side effects.
  7. 15. One method of delivery used to take medicine such as liquids