MAPEH 5: 3.1 Medicines and Gateway Drugs

What is medicine safety?

• Taking medicine whenever you feel sick

• Proper use, storage, and disposal of medicines

• Buying medicine without a doctor’s advice

• Mixing different medicines together

Why is medicine safety important?

• To make medicine taste better

• To ensure medicines work and don’t cause harm

• To finish medicine faster

• To save money on prescriptions

What is substance awareness?

• Knowing how to take vitamins

• Understanding how substances affect the body and mind

• Learning to make your own medicine

• Buying legal drugs only

Which of the following is the main goal of substance awareness?

• To encourage drug use

• To use substances irresponsibly

• To avoid harmful substances

• To sell medicines freely

What is medicine?

• A substance used for cooking

• A substance used to cure or prevent disease

• A chemical used in cleaning

• A substance used for energy

What can medicine do for our bodies?

• Make us sleepy

• Fight bacteria and viruses

• Replace food

• Stop us from growing

Which of the following is a form of oral medicine?

• Ointment

• Tablet

• Injection

• Eye drops

Which form of medicine is inserted through the skin, vein or muscle?

• Injection

• Cream

• Drops

• Tablet

Which form of medicine is applied to the skin?

• Inhaled medicine

• Topical medicine

• Oral medicine

• Dropped medicine

What type of medicine requires a doctor’s written order?

• Herbal medicine

• Over-the-counter medicine

• Prescription medicine

• Vitamin supplements