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Drugs and Your Health (Section 1 notes)
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drugs : substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind
medicine : drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions
vaccines : medicines that prevent diseases by causing the immune system to produce antibodies
antibiotics : medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body
narcotics : pain relievers that are sold by prescription because they are so powerful
side effects : any reaction to a medicine other than the one intended
tolerance : a person's boy becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater amounts of it to be effective
FDA : Food and Drug Administration
OTC : over-the-counter medicine
prescription medicine : these medicines are very strong and potentially harmful
over the counter medicine : these medicines are safe enough to be taken without a prescription
aspirin : the most widely used pain relief sold without presecription
shot : a more immediate way of getting medicine directly into the circulatory system
dizziness : a common side-effect of medicine
ten days : maximum length of time for using over-the-counter medicine
destroy : what to do with expired medicines
ingredients : found on the label of over-the-counter medicines
specific medicines : used by people with chronic conditions
body chemistry : causes medicines to react differently on people
mixing medicines : may cause a stronger effect
Drugs and Your Health (Section 1 notes)
Across:4. | Food and Drug Administration | 7. | a common side-effect of medicine | 10. | a person's boy becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater amounts of it to be effective | 12. | medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body | 13. | pain relievers that are sold by prescription because they are so powerful | 14. | any reaction to a medicine other than the one intended |
| 15. | may cause a stronger effect | 16. | causes medicines to react differently on people | 17. | over-the-counter medicine | 18. | these medicines are safe enough to be taken without a prescription | 19. | substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind |
| | Down:1. | found on the label of over-the-counter medicines | 2. | maximum length of time for using over-the-counter medicine | 3. | drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions | 5. | what to do with expired medicines | 6. | these medicines are very strong and potentially harmful |
| 8. | a more immediate way of getting medicine directly into the circulatory system | 9. | medicines that prevent diseases by causing the immune system to produce antibodies | 11. | used by people with chronic conditions | 12. | the most widely used pain relief sold without presecription |
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Drugs and Your Health (Section 1 notes)
Across:4. | Food and Drug Administration | 7. | a common side-effect of medicine | 10. | a person's boy becomes used to the effect of a medicine and needs greater amounts of it to be effective | 12. | medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body | 13. | pain relievers that are sold by prescription because they are so powerful | 14. | any reaction to a medicine other than the one intended |
| 15. | may cause a stronger effect | 16. | causes medicines to react differently on people | 17. | over-the-counter medicine | 18. | these medicines are safe enough to be taken without a prescription | 19. | substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind |
| | Down:1. | found on the label of over-the-counter medicines | 2. | maximum length of time for using over-the-counter medicine | 3. | drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions | 5. | what to do with expired medicines | 6. | these medicines are very strong and potentially harmful |
| 8. | a more immediate way of getting medicine directly into the circulatory system | 9. | medicines that prevent diseases by causing the immune system to produce antibodies | 11. | used by people with chronic conditions | 12. | the most widely used pain relief sold without presecription |
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only