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