I Spy in the Pharmacy
Name the individual who fills and dispenses medicine in a pharmacy.
A pharmacist
Name a SAFE place to store medicines in a home.
Locked kitchen or medicine cabinets.
The pharmacist receives a shipment of 25 tablets of penicillin. They need to divide these tablets evenly across 5 prescription bottles. How many tablets will each bottle have?
Each bottle will have 5 penicillin tablets. 25 (Tablets) divided by 5 (bottles) = 5 tablets per bottle.
Use a ____ to secure a medicine cabinet.
Rhymes with dock.
Lock
Name a substance that is used to treat disease or injury.
A medicine
Name an UNSAFE place to store medicine in the bathroom.
The counter top.
A doctor instructs a patient to take 1 pill, three times a day, for 10 days.
The pharmacist should dispense ____ pills to the patient.
Medicines may sometimes look like___
Rhymes with sandy.
Candy
Name a type of medicine that a doctor prescribes.
A prescription medicine.
Name and UNSAFE place to store medicines in the kitchen.
The counter.
A doctor instructs a patient
to take three, 100 milligram tablets of a medicine once
a day.
In one day, the patient will take ____ milligrams of medicine.
In one day, the patient will take __300__ milligrams of medicine.
You should never ____ prescription medicines with anyone.
Rhymes with pair.
Share
Name a type of medicine that can be purchased at a pharmacy without a prescription.
An over-the-counter medicine.
Is a plastic bag, purse, or backpack a SAFE or UNSAFE place to store medicines?
UNSAFE place!
The pharmacist needs to break each medicine tablet into halves.
If the pharmacist has 12 tablets to break, they will have ___ tablets in total when they are done.
If the pharmacist has 12 tablets to break, they will have __24__ tablets in total when they are done. 12x2=24
Only take medicines with permission of a trust ____.
Rhymes with consult.
Adult.