Myth or Medicine
Antibiotics cure colds and the flu.
What is a myth?
This discovery is famous for treating bacterial infections and saving millions of lives.
What is Penicillin?
A super common side effect of many allergy meds.
What is drowsiness?
This item is responsible for colorful notes and making notes noticiable.
What are highlighters?
This healthcare profession is best known for: dispensing medicine and counseling patients on how to take them safely.
What is a Pharmacist?
"More is better" is a safe rule for vitamins, supplements, or drugs to feel better.
What is a myth?
This disease was eradicated worldwide through vaccination.
What is smallpox?
A common antibiotic side effect people complain about.
What is upset stomach/diarrhea?
The "fuel" you see in every study session.
What is coffee/energy drinks?
This role often handles prescription processing, insurance billing, counting/pouring, and assisting pharmacists?
What is a Pharmacy Technician?
You should avoid taking two meds with the same active ingredient.
What is the medicine?
This device is used to manufacture pills, ensuring their uniform size, shape, weight, and allowing for precise dosages.
What is a Tablet Press?
What is drowsiness/liver harm?
The item that's always missing right when you need it.
This role works directly with medical teams in hospitals on dosing, monitoring labs, and optimizing medication therapy.
What is Clinical/Hospital Pharmacist?
It is a good idea to keep a current list of meds/allergies in your phone.
What is medicine?
This hormone changed diabetes care dramatically in the 1900's.
This warning means "you may burn more easily in the sun".
What is photosensitivity?
The "on-the-go" meal, that is often forgotten on the counter before leaving your house.
What is a snack/granola bar?
This role focusing on cancer medications, chemotherapy, regimens, and managing side effects/toxicities.
What is an Oncologist/Oncology Pharmacist?
Vaccines help your immune system recognize a germ faster in the future.
What is medicine?
This drug safety event (linked to birth defects) led to stricter drug testing rules.
What is thalidomide?
This side effect is so common it has its own aisle of remedies in stores/pharmacies.
What is constipation?
The item that turns into a "library reservation system" during midterms/finals.
What is a laptop/charger?
This role works at the intersection of medications and technology, building/maintaining EHR medication orders, clinical decision alerts, and safer workflows in hospitals/health systems.
What is a Pharmacy Informaticist?