Depression/Anxiety
Medication Dilemmas
Medication names/uses
I need to take my medications every day?
Fun Facts
100
Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine
What chemicals are involved in depression?
100
Your pharmacy tells you that there are no ___ left on your prescription. This allows the pharmacy to fill your medication every month based off this number.
What are refills?
100
What is another name for Sertraline?
Zoloft
100
Why is taking your medications as prescribed important?
To receive the biggest effect from your medication
100
I am a pharmacist and I created a pop.
It is a darker color and now comes in a diet or "" zero option.
What drink am I?
Coca-Cola
200
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
What does SSRI stand for?
200
What do you do when the pharmacy tells you they do not currently have your medication in stock?
Different options:
1. When will it be in? Most pharmacies can get next day arrival
2. See if any neighboring pharmacies have your medication in stock
3. Call your doctors office
200
What is another name for Hydroxyzine?
Vistaril OR Atarax
200
What is a pill tray / pill tracker / pill organizer?
200
How long does it take to develop a new medication (roughly)?
~20 years
300
I am taken daily for anxiety.
I am usually taken multiple times a day.
It can take several weeks to see all of my potential.
What is Buspar (Buspirone)?
300
You go to pick up your medication and you have a question about your medications who do you speak to?
The pharmacist
300
I am used to treat pain.
I help with arthritis pain and can be taken several times a day.
They say that I am better on your body than Motrin.
Some people call me Tylenol.
What is Acetaminophen?
300
What is a pill pack?
All of the medications that you take every day are placed in this pack.
Pharmacies make these to help you take your medications as prescribed by your doctor.
Where can you get these?
- Most Genoa's and Family Owned Pharmacies (Monroe Family Pharmacy, Lagrange, Toledo Family Pharmacy)
300
Which famous person used to work in a pharmacy prior to becoming famous?
A. Robert Downy Jr.
B. Bruno Mars
C. Lady Gaga
D. Chris Hemsworth
D. Chris Hemsworth
400
How long does it take most mental health medications to work fully?
May take up to 4-6 weeks to reach full effect
400
You go to the hospital because you are not feeling well.
The nurse/pharmacist asks you what medications you take at home but you can never remember what you take at home. What is something you can do to help make sure you get all the medications you need while in the hospital?
A Medication List!
Your list can be typed or handwritten
Things it needs to have:
- Name of the medication
- The "strength" (ex: 20 mg, 10 mg, 150 mg)
- How many times a day you take it
400
Which of the following is Sertraline used for?
A. Depression
B. Anxiety
C. Panic Disorder
D. PTSD
E. All of the both
E (all of the above)
400
Which of the following is an app that you can use on your phone to help remind you to take your medications?
1. Angry Birds
2. Dream Hospital
3. Medisafe
4. Websters Dictionary
Can input what your goals are, what your medications looks like, set reminders, etc.
400
Who was the first hospital pharmacy in America co-founded by?
A. Ben Franklin
B. Barack Obama
C. Ghandi
A. Ben Franklin
500
You feel like your medications are no longer helping you. What do you do?
Call you doctor
Do not stop taking the medications
500
You leave the hospital or doctors office to go pick up your prescriptions. When you are there the pharmacy staff tells you that they could not fill one of your medications because it needed a prior authorization.
What is a prior authorization and what do you do when this happens?
Prior Authorizations: Pre-certifications or Prior- approval must be given by physicians to your prescription insurance before a medication that is of higher cost can be provided.
What do you do?: Call your doctor and let them know that you need a prior authorization done before you can get your medications. This can take a couple days to complete.
500
Valsartan is used for...
What is used in high blood pressure?
500
You realize you have numerous medications that you no longer take. What should you do with them?
Keep them separate from your current medications
Take them to police station or fire station
Can also call local pharmacy for help in places that will get rid of them
500
Which medication is derived from leech saliva?
A. Aspirin
B. Lisinopril
C. Bivalarudin
D. Atarax
C. Bivalarudin