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