Medicines

A medicine is a substance used to:

• promote health

• treat a disease

• change the function of the mind and body

• all of the above

These are weakened germs that are injected into the body that cause the immune system to produce antibodies.

• Antibiotics

• Vaccines

• Vitamins

• Analgesic

The person who prepares, preserves and dispense medical drugs is called:

• pharmacist

• meteorologist

• x-ray technician

• assistant

Vaccines are medicines used to:

• promote health by providing the important nutrients that a person's diet cannot supply

• treat cough and colds

• fight disease causing germs

• help the body's built-in immune system by making it produce substances that fight disease-causing germs

Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen are examples of:

• antibiotics

• analgesics

• antihistamines

• cold medicines

6. Which type of medicine requires a doctors' prescription?

• Amoxicillin 500mg tablet

• Claritin 10mg tablet

• Ceelin 500mg Chewable

• Advil 200mg tablet

Disudrin 200mL syrup and Ambroxol 50mL drops are examples of:

• antihistamines

• cough and cold medicines

• vaccines

• analgesics

Which type COVID 19 vaccine is recommended for kids ages 5-12?

• Pfizer BIOnTec

• Moderna

• Sputnik

• Sinopharm

Which classification of medicine does not need a doctor's prescription but are safe when they are used as directed?

• Prescription medicines

• Over-the-Counter medicines

• A and B

• none of the above

What is active ingredient?

• a written order from a licensed doctor

• toxic amount of a drug that goes way beyond the proper dose

• found in a drug or medicine that works on specific ailment or illness

• the substance needed to address an ailment or illness