Definitions
Written by a physician to a pharmacist for the preparation and treatment for proper use of a medication.
Something you should NOT do with your medications and prescriptions.
Examples are heroin, cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine and Ecstasy.
What are Illegal Drugs?
Many illegal street drugs were at one time used or prescribed by doctors but were later banned when there was evidence of ______.
What is Harmful Effects?
Can be purchased without a prescription.
What is Over the Counter?
Age, past medical history, allergies and sensitivities, side effects, tolerance are all examples how a doctor determines your medication _______.
What is a Dose?
These drugs slow brain function.
What are Depressants?
A term that refers to legal and illegal drugs that are used without medical supervision.
What is Recreational Use of Drugs?
A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
What is a Drug?
It’s important to use antibiotics appropriately and to take the medication exactly as directed.
What is the Right Use?
Psychiatric drugs that are prescribed to assist with depression.
Misuse of prescription drugs can have more _____ than the abuse of illegally manufactured drugs.
What is Risk?
A chemical substance found in drinks such as beer, wine, and liquor. It is also found in some medicines, mouthwashes, and household products.
What is Alcohol?
Take all doses of this medication, even if the infection is getting better. Don’t stop taking it unless your doctor tells you to stop.
What is Antibiotics?
Intended to increase energy and alertness.
What are Stimulants?
An amount of drug that is more than what should be taken at one time.
What is Overdosing?
A psychological and physical inability to stop consuming a chemical, drug, activity, or substance, even though it is causing psychological and physical harm.
Taking someone else’s prescription drugs can result in unexpected allergic reactions, drug interactions, or other significant problems that affect your ________.
What is Health?
These drugs contain opium or opium-like substances and are used to relieve pain.
What are Narcotics?
This can be used to reverse opioid overdoses.
What is Naloxone?