Pharmacy and Medicines 1

1. Look at the words on the left hand side of the page. Look at the definitions on the right
hand side of the page. Now match the letter of the definitions with the words on the left.

__ Prescription a. Items that make the medicine work

__ Active ingredients b. What you take for an upset stomach
__ Over The Counter c. A long thin pill
__ Pain relief/pain killer/ analgesic d. A medicine that can be bought without a
prescription
__ Capsule e. Type of medicine that help you cough up
phlegm from your lungs
__ Expectorant f. Words that tell you if something is dangerous
__ Lozenge g. A small flat candy that contains medicine
__ Antacid h. Something you take to make the pain go away
__ Tablet i. Medicine that the doctor orders for you
__ Warnings j. A small pill that is usually round and hard

2. Verbs and nouns related to medicines

__ A drug overdose a. the problem of not being able to stop taking
illegal drugs
__ Application /apply b. The amount of medicine that you should take
at one time
__ Administer c. Make someone become unconscious or go to
sleep
__ Medication d. an unpleasant effect of a drug that happens in
addition to the main effect
__ Dosage e. A medical reason for not giving someone a
particular medicine
__ Drug addiction f. A very strong illegal drug such heroin and
cocaine
__ Side-effect g. To give someone a medicine or medical
treatment
__ Contraindication h. When you put something such as liquid,
medicine, etc. onto a surface
__ Knock out i. Taking too much of a drug at one time.
__ Hard drug j. Medicine given to people who are ill.

3. Types of medicine
__ Aspirin/ibuprofen a. A medicine that you can take if you have a cold,
to help you breath more easily
__ Mouthwash b. A medicine that will stop the effect of a poison
or dangerous drugs
__ Cough mixture/cough syrup c. A medicine that you put onto a wound to stop
it from becoming infected
__ Decongestant d. A medicine that reduce pain, headache,
inflammation and fever
__ Laxative e. Sweet liquid containing medicine that help you
to stop coughing
__ Antidote f. A liquid medicine that is given to babies when
they have stomach pains.
__ Antibiotic g. A liquid used to make your mouth smell fresh
or to remove infection in your mouth
__ Antiseptic h. A medicine or something that you eat which
makes your bowels empty
__ Gripe water i. Medicines from plants
__ Herbal medicine j. A medicine used to kill bacteria and cure
infection
4. Ask and answer questions about these health problems. Write down in a complete sentence.
Example: When I have a headache, I take an aspirin.

5. Complete this sentence using the correct word.

a. The doctor will … a medicine to the patient.
b. Dian was … antibiotics by the doctor.
c. As soon as the patient reported severe side effects, the doctor … the treatment.
d. I have … a cold from one of my friend at campus.
e. The laboratory … a sample of the food and found traces of bacteria.
f. A healthy body can resist some ….
g. I would like to … an appointment with the dentist at 10 am tomorrow.
h. Dimas had an injection to … the pain in her leg.
i. Why don’t you … some medicines?
j. He felt … and had to go home.
k. Some of malignant cancers cannot be ….
l. It is important to get the … right.

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