VOCABULARY
A SUBSTANCE USED TO TREAT, MANAGE, PREVENT, OR RELIEVE A HEALTH CONDITION OR SYMPTOM
WHAT IS MEDICATION?
TRUE OR FALSE: HAVING A SIDE EFFECT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN A MEDICATION IS BAD
WHAT IS TRUE?
NAME FOUR REASONS WHY PEOPLE MAY TAKE MEDICATIONS?
WHAT ARE: TREATING INFECTIONS
SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH
MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS/DISEASES
REDUCING PAIN OR FEVER
IMPROVING FOCUS
HELP WITH SLEEP
WHAT FAIRLY COMMON FOOD/FRUIT SHOULD YOU NOT TAKE WITH CERTAIN MEDICATIONS?
WHAT IS GRAPEFRUIT/GRAPEFRUIT JUICE?
"IT IS OKAY TO TAKE SOMEONE ELSE'S MEDICATION IF YOU HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS."
WHAT IS A MYTH
MEDICATION ORDERED BY A DOCTOR, PSYCHIATRIST, NURSE PRACTITIONER, OR OTHER APPROVED PROVIDER.
WHAT IS A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION?
TRUE OR FALSE:
EVERYBODY HAS SIDE EFFECTS WHEN TAKING MEDICATIONS
WHAT IS FALSE?
ANTIBIOTICS ARE USED TO TREAT WHICH TYPE OF INFECTION?
WHAT ARE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS?
WHAT ARE THE SIX TYPES OF ALLERGIES?
WHAT ARE:
MEDICATION
FOOD
ENVIRONMENTAL
SEASONAL
INSECT STING
LATEX
"IF I FEEL BETTER, I DO NOT NEED MY MEDICATION ANYMORE"
WHAT IS A MYTH
A REACTION BY THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM TO SOMETHING IT SEES AS HARMFUL, SUCH AS MEDICATION, FOOD, OR ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGER.
WHAT IS AN ALLERGY?
YOU START FEELING DIZZY AFTER TAKING A NEW MEDICATION, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS (otc)
NAME AT LEAST THREE
WHAT ARE: PAIN RELIEVERS
FEVER REDUCERS
ALLERGY MEDICATIONS
COLD AND COUGH MEDICINE
COUGH DROPS
ANTACIDS
ANTI-DIARRHEA MEDS
TRUE OR FALSE: ALLERGIES ARE THE SAME AS SIDE EFFECTS?
WHAT IS FALSE:
SIDE EFFECTS ARE REACTIONS THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN TAKING MEDICATIONS
WHILST AN ALLERY IS A REACTION BY THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM TO SOMETHING IT SEES AS HARMFUL
"I SHOULD ONLY TAKE MEDICATIONS THAT ARE PRESCRIBED TO ME"
AN UNWANTED OR UNEXPECTED REACTION FROM MEDICATION
WHAT IS A SIDE EFFECT?
NAME THREE COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS
WHAT ARE: DRY MOUTH
HEADACHE
UPSET STOMACH
DIZZINESS
SLEEPINESS/DROWSINESS
NAUSEA
CONSTIPATION
TROUBLE SLEEPING
APPETITE CHANGES
TRUE OR FALSE: OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS ARE HARMLESS THAT IS WHY THEY ARE NOT PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR
WHAT IS FALSE.
THE THREE SAFEST THINGS YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU HAVE A MEDICATION CONCERNS ARE:
WHAT ARE: ASK QUESTIONS
REPORT SIDE EFFECTS
TALK TO STAFF/PROVIDER
"TAKING MORE MEDICATION THAN PRESCRIBED CAN BE UNSAFE"
WHAT IS A FACT?
THE AMOUNT OF MEDICATION A PERSON IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE
WHAT IS DOSAGE?
NAME THREE SIDE EFFECTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
MUST NAME ALL THREE
WHAT ARE: SWELLING OF LIPS, TONGUE, THROAT OR FACE
TROUBLE BREATHING
CHEST PAIN
FAINTING
CONFUSION
RASH OR HIVES
CONFUSION
WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD DO WHEN PRESCIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC?
WHAT IS COMPLETE THE FULL COURSE AND DO NOT STOP BECAUSE YOU FEEL BETTER.
WHAT MUST BE INCLUDED ON PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION LABELS?
WHAT ARE
FULL NAME OF PATIENT
MEDICATION NAME
DOSAGE
WARNINGS
PROVIDER NAME
DIRECTIONS
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
EXPIRATION DATE
QUANTITY
"ALL STAFF MEMBERS CAN GIVE ME MEDICATIONS"
WHAT IS A MYTH?