Medicine Safety

You can't be harmed by over-the-counter medicines since you do not need a doctor's prescription

• True

• False

It is okay to take 2 medicines with the same active ingredient at the same time

• True

• False

It is okay to take more medicine than what is directed on the label if you are sick?

• True

• False

In a medicine, an active ingredient is what relieves a person's symptoms

• True

• False

The drugs facts label tells you what symptoms the medicine treats

• True

• False

A pharmacist can answer questions about over-the-counter medicines

• True

• False

Medicine should be kept in a place children can't reach it

• True

• False

If you and your friend are the same age and gender, it is safe to take the same dose of an over-the-counter medicine

• True

• False

Children over 12 can take over-the-counter medicine without a parent's permission if they carefully read the label

• True

• False

One gulp from a bottle of liquid medicine is exactly one tablespoon of medicine

• True

• False