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