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
Is this a SAFE or UNSAFE place to store medicine?
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 bathroom Counter
A doctor instructs a patient to take 1 pill, three times a day, for 10 days.
The pharmacist should dispense ____ pills to
the patient.
30 pills
Medicines may
look like _____.
Rhymes with sandy.
Candy
Name a type of
medicine that a doctor prescribes to treat disease or injury.
A prescription medicine
Name an UNSAFE
place to store medicine in the kitchen.
The kitchen 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.
300 milligrams
You should never ____ prescription medicines with anyone.
Rhymes with pair.
Share
Name a type of
medicine that a doctor prescribes to treat disease or injury.
An over-the-
counter medicine
Is this a SAFE or UNSAFE place to store medicine? Medicine stored in a plastic bag, inside a purse or backpack?
Unsafe
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.
24 tablets
Only take medicines
with the permission of an ______ such as your parent or guardian.
Rhymes with consult.
An adult