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All About Drugs

Drug Facts Label Beware OTCs

Things You Should Know

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All About Drugs: 1 point

Eating spicy food can result in the need for this type of drug

What is antacid?

All About Drugs: 2 points

Used for 1000s of years, this drug is sometimes taken in low doses for heart health

What is aspirin?

All About Drugs: 3 points

Drug components that add color, flavor, and increase shelf life

What are inactive ingredients?

All About Drugs: 4 points

This type of drug functions to help the body eliminate excess water

What is a diuretic?

All About Drugs: 5 points

A 3-letter abbreviation, this drug is abused when “skittling”

What is DMX?

The Drug Facts Label: 1 point

This Federal agency regulates the Drug Facts Label

What is the Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)?

The Drug Facts Label: 2 points

This section includes phrases like, “Take one tablet every 4 hours,” and, “Do not take more than directed.”

What is the Directions section?

The Drug Facts Label: 3 points

The symptoms or illnesses an OTC medicine is meant to treat are listed in this section

What is the Uses section?

The Drug Facts Label: 4 points

To avoid overdose because the same drug could be in another medication you are taking, check this

What is the Active Ingredient (section)?

The Drug Facts Label: 5 points

This section often includes a telephone icon and a telephone number

What is the Questions section?

Beware: 1 point

Frequently included in Warnings, avoid these types of beverages when taking medication

What is alcohol?

Beware: 2 points

These 2 “womanly” conditions require a doctor’s advice before taking most drugs

What is pregnant & nursing?

Beware: 3 points

A vital organ that sits under the ribcage & can be damaged by an acetaminophen overdose

What is the liver?

Beware: 4 points

OTC medicines can cause internal bleeding, stomach bleeding, and kidney disease

What are risks?

Beware: 5 points

From two Greek words “an” (without) and “algos” (pain), this group of drugs relieves pain

What are analgesics?

OTCs: 1 point

This abbreviation stands for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

What is NSAID?

OTCs: 2 points

Used to reduce or eliminate “underarm wetness”

What is antiperspirant?

OTCs: 3 points

60-77˚ Fahrenheit, this is the temperature at which medicines are stored

What is room temperature?

Topic 4: 4 points

This common OTC relieves pain and fever, but does not reduce inflammation

What is acetaminophen?

OTCs: 5 points

An ingredient used to make “meth,” the sale of drugs containing this OTC substance is sometimes restricted

What is pseudoephedrine (ephedrine)?

Things You Should Know: 1 point

A health care professional, this person is licensed to dispense prescription drugs

Who is a pharmacist?

Things You Should Know: 2 points

When you see these letters, it indicates a prescription drug

What is Rx?

Things You Should Know: 3 points

A toll-free telephone service, this provides emergency advice and response to poisoning

What is the Poison Control Center?

Things You Should Know: 4 points

Driving unsafely because you have prescription or OTC drugs in your system can result in being arrested and charged with this

What is DUI, driving under the influence?

What is DUID, driving under the influence of drugs?

Things You Should Know: 5 points

Hepatotoxicity is the medical term

What is liver poisoning?

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