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