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