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Drugs And Medicine Vocab
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health-sciences
Instructions:
Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. When a person can no longer control their drug use
antihistamine
injection
vaccine
addiction
2. Any unintended effect that is caused by a drug
inhale
drug interaction
ingest
side effect
3. A written order from a doctor for a drug. (Rx)
analgesic
vaccine
prescription
synapse
4. To breathe in
drug interaction
inhale
medicine
reflex
5. An automatic reaction & such as quickly moving away from danger.
withdrawal
antihistamine
reflex
synapse
6. Any medicine that can be bought without a prescription
antihistamine
medicine
drug tolerance
OTC medicine
7. A brain cell that controls messages that control vision & emotions & reflexes & speech & judgment & and coordination.
antihistamine
medicine
neuron
synapse
8. A medicine that kills bacteria to help cure infections
expiration
antacid
antibiotic
withdrawal
9. When medicine is given through a shot
side effect
inhale
injection
coordination
10. A medicine that relieves heartburn and upset stomach
drug interaction
antacid
coordination
reflex
11. The ability to make all of your body parts work together at the same time.
side effect
coordination
drug tolerance
exhale
12. The ability to make all of your body parts work together at the same time.
coordination
medicine
withdrawal
antihistamine
13. Feeling very tired and having no energy
drug tolerance
fatigue
exhale
injection
14. Uncomfortable feelings or pain when a drug user stops using drugs
withdrawal
drug interaction
ingest
antibiotic
15. Any drug that is used to prevent & cure & or treat illness or pain
medicine
OTC medicine
withdrawal
side effect
16. A written order from a doctor for a drug. (Rx)
antacid
inhale
prescription
drug tolerance
17. Anything that causes a change in a person's physical or mental state
side effect
fatigue
drug
OTC medicine
18. When a user needs more of a drug to feel the same effect felt when first using the drug
addiction
reflex
synapse
drug tolerance
19. The area between two neurons where brain messages are sent.
antihistamine
withdrawal
synapse
OTC medicine
20. To breathe in
inhale
drug
expiration
drug interaction
21. A medicine that prevents (stops) infection. Usually given as a shot to babies.
vaccine
neuron
synapse
antacid
22. When a person can no longer control their drug use
antacid
ingest
antihistamine
addiction
23. An automatic reaction & such as quickly moving away from danger.
vaccine
medicine
side effect
reflex
24. A medicine that relieves heartburn and upset stomach
exhale
inhale
injection
antacid
25. A medicine that relieves pain
vaccine
antihistamine
coordination
analgesic
26. The date when a medicine is no longer effective or safe to use. Do not use medicine after this date.
antibiotic
ingest
expiration
coordination
27. When medicine is given through a shot
addiction
injection
drug
analgesic
28. The area between two neurons where brain messages are sent.
synapse
prescription
medicine
drug tolerance
29. A medicine that relieves pain
drug
antibiotic
analgesic
prescription
30. Anything that causes a change in a person's physical or mental state
expiration
drug
drug interaction
antibiotic
31. Any drug that is used to prevent & cure & or treat illness or pain
antibiotic
exhale
medicine
antibiotic
32. Any medicine that can be bought without a prescription
drug interaction
ingest
reflex
OTC medicine
33. A medicine that prevents (stops) infection. Usually given as a shot to babies.
withdrawal
vaccine
injection
injection
34. The date when a medicine is no longer effective or safe to use. Do not use medicine after this date.
antihistamine
drug tolerance
OTC medicine
expiration
35. Feeling very tired and having no energy
expiration
synapse
antihistamine
fatigue
36. To breathe out
exhale
fatigue
withdrawal
prescription
37. When a user needs more of a drug to feel the same effect felt when first using the drug
drug tolerance
antacid
fatigue
antibiotic
38. A brain cell that controls messages that control vision & emotions & reflexes & speech & judgment & and coordination.
antibiotic
OTC medicine
antibiotic
neuron
39. To breathe out
exhale
addiction
withdrawal
drug tolerance
40. A medicine that relieves allergy symptoms & such as runny nose and itchy eyes.
OTC medicine
drug interaction
antihistamine
ingest
41. When a drug reacts with another drug or food - can often have dangerous effects & such as mixing alcohol and sleeping pills.
ingest
addiction
drug interaction
synapse
42. Any unintended effect that is caused by a drug
medicine
side effect
drug
prescription
43. A medicine that relieves allergy symptoms & such as runny nose and itchy eyes.
neuron
antihistamine
expiration
ingest
44. To eat or swallow something
OTC medicine
exhale
ingest
addiction
45. A medicine that kills bacteria to help cure infections
neuron
expiration
drug interaction
antibiotic
46. To eat or swallow something
vaccine
ingest
neuron
reflex
47. When a drug reacts with another drug or food - can often have dangerous effects & such as mixing alcohol and sleeping pills.
drug interaction
antibiotic
synapse
antacid
48. Uncomfortable feelings or pain when a drug user stops using drugs
withdrawal
expiration
addiction
analgesic