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WorksheetsChapter 23 Quiz The Roles of Medicine
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Medicines are substances that when taken internally or applied to the body help prevent or cure a disease or other medical problems.
True
False
A preparation containing weakened or dead pathogens that cause a particular disease are called?
(a)
What are Analgesics used for?
Relieve pain
Prevent diseases
Help the heart and regulate blood pressure.
What are Side effects?
The interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are taken independently.
Occurs when medicines work together in positive ways.
Reactions to medicines other then the one intended.
Additive interaction occurs when medicines work together in positive ways.
True
False
The interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are taken independently is called the?
Antagonistic interaction
Synergistic effect
Additive interaction
When the effect of a medicine is cancelled or reduced when taken with another medicine it is called?
Antagonistic interaction
Additive interaction
Synergistic effect
What is the condition in which the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine?
Side effects
Withdrawal
Tolerance
Withdrawal is the process that occurs when a person stops using a medicine or other substance to which he or she has a physiological dependency.
True
False
What are Prescription drugs?
Medicines that cannot be used safely without the written approval of a licensed physician.
A variety of medicines that you can buy without a doctor's prescription.
Using a medicine in a way other than the one intended is called?
(a)
What are Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines?
A variety of medicines that you can buy without a doctor's prescription.
You can buy them over-the-counter at many different stores.
Medicines that cannot be used safely without the written approval of a licensed physician.
