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