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WorksheetsCh.19: Medicines and Drugs
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A vaccine for polio will do which of the following?
Causes the body to make antibodies to fight polio
Causes people to develop the polio disease
Protects the body against the measles virus
Protects people against polio for a short time
What type of medicine might your doctor prescribe if you have and ear infection caused by bacteria?
Antifungal
Antitoxin
Antiviral
Antibiotic
If a person takes two medicines at the same time and one is less effective than when taken alone, what is this called?
Additive interaction
Antagonistic interaction
Side effect
Synergistic effect
Which does not describe a prescription medication?
Only a specified amount is distributed
Written approval is required
It should be taken only by the person it is prescribed to
It can be purchased without a doctor's recommendation
Which must have proven safety and effectiveness before being sold?
Prescription medicines
Herb- based diet pills
Protein shake drink mix
Vitamins
Which of the following information is not on an OTC medicine label?
The directions for taking the medicine
The expiration date
The inactive ingredients in the medicine
The name of the pharmacy
Which of the following is a way a person could misuse a medicine?
Taking only half of the prescription with your doctors approval.
Saving half of an antibiotic prescription in case you get sick later
Following the instructions on the medicine label
Taking tow medicines at the same time, as directed by a doctor
Why might teens abuse medicines?
They take medicine only as prescribed by a doctor
They do not like the side effects of a certain medicine
They believe the medicine may help them study longer
They think the medicine is hard to obtain
Which is not a risk of abusing medicines?
Addiction
Death from heart failure
Paranoia
Taking too little medications
Which of the following organizations tests and approves all prescription medicines before they are sold to the public?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Food and Drug Administration
The Consumer Product Safety Commission
