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