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Module 1: Properties of Medicine and Its Major Classification
Part I: Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write on the
space provided before the number.
___1. How are prescription medicines different from OTC ones?
a. They can be toxic.
b. They don't contain dyes or preservatives.
c. They're unsafe for use without medical supervision.
d. They contain much smaller amounts of active ingredients.
___2. What you shouldn’t do when treating oneself with OTCs?
a. Do not take medicine.
b. Follow any label warnings.
c. Diagnose your health problem carefully.
d. Read the label carefully and follow dosage instructions.
___3. What should you look for when you select an OTC medicine?
a. One that doesn't have red dye. b. One that helps your main symptom.
c. One that's a time-release formula. d. One that helps a wide range of symptoms.
___4. If you follow the directions on an OTC label, what could happen?
a. It could have a bad side effect.
b. It could cause long-term damage.
c. It could have problems that may require a healthcare provider’s care.
d. It could control the chronic condition and relieve annoying symptoms.
___5. Which of the following is NOT a common use of an OTC medicine?
a. Anxiety b. Constipation c. Fever d. Inflammation
___6. Which of the following represents the appropriate way to use a prescription drug?
a. Taking it to get high b. Snorting it to get relief faster
c. Taking it without a prescription d. Taking the proper dosage as intended
___7. What is the substance that acts as an activator?
a. Agonist b. Antagonist c. Receptor d. Toxins
___8. How are prescription medicines different from over-the-counter medicines?
a. They can be bought anywhere.
b. They have more inactive ingredients.
c. They do not need medical supervision.
d. They may have a higher risk for abuse and dependence.
___9. What should you do if you have adverse side effects while taking a prescription medicine?
a. Stop taking the medicine. b. Call your healthcare provider.
c. Take a smaller dose. d. Go to a hospital emergency room.
___10. What should you do if you miss a dose of a prescription medicine?
a. Take the missed dose right away.
b. Skip the dose and get back on schedule.
c. Take 2 doses the next time.
d. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist what to do.
___11. Which of the following refers to the principle of curing a disease by administering substances that produce
the opposite effect of the disease when given to a healthy human?
a. Allopathic drugs b. Antiseptics c. Over-the-counter drugs d. Topical antibiotics
___12. Which of the following is NOT an anti-inflammatory agent?
a. Acetaminophen b. Aspirin c. Celecoxib d. Ibuprofen
___13. Which of the following cures the common cold?
a. Antibiotics b. Antihistamines c. Vitamin C d. There is no cure
___14. What will happen to the person with stomach virus taking an antibiotic?
a. His illness will be cured. b. The symptoms of his illness will be lessened.
c. The duration of his illness will be shortened. d. He will develop some drug-resistant bacteria.
___15. What do you call the use of antibiotics to treat cold?
a. Appropriate therapy c. Drug misuse
b. Drug abuse d. Placebo effect
___16. Which of the following is the best treatment for viral diseases such as diphtheria, mumps and smallpox?
a. Antibacterial drugs c. Tetracyclines
b. Antiviral drugs d. Vaccinations
___17. Which of the following base units of measurement is NOT used in medication?
a. g b. kl c. l d. m
___18. Which of the following is NOT a common use of an OTC medicine?
a. Anxiety b. Constipation c. Fever d. Inflammation
___19. What is the substance that acts as an activator?
a. Agonist b. Antagonist c. Receptor d. Toxins
___20. Which of the following represents the appropriate way to use a prescription drug?
(short to long)
a. Taking it without a prescription b. Snorting it to get relief faster
c. Taking the proper dosage as intended d. Taking it to get high
Part II. Unscramble the letters to answer the following:
Write your answers here
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
GURD 1. chemical that brings about a change in biologic function through its chemical actions
STAOGNI 2. promotes activity of a specific regulatory system or body process.
ONGATIASTN 3. a substance that acts as an inhibitor
OSHOMERN 4. chemically synthesized outside the body
OSPOIN 5. any drug or hormone in extremely high amounts can have harmful effects
NSTOXI 6. poisons that are biologically synthesized
SCPREPTONIR – LNOY – DIMEICEN 7. prescribed by a doctor or other authorized health professional
and it has to be dispensed from a pharmacy or from another specifically licensed place
CPARMYHA 8. can be bought only from pharmacies and under a pharmacist’s supervision
RVOE – HET – NROUCTE – MDICENEI 9. general sale medicines and pharmacy medicines
PCERTOERS [Link] the agonist or antagonist molecule, and sends the signal to the body system
it regulates
Part III. Read the following items carefully. Determine if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.
_____1. The upper limit for drug size is 1000MW.
_____2. Drugs with high MW need to be administered directly into the compartment where they will be used.
_____3. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the effects of the drugs on the body.
_____4. The strongest type of drug-receptor interaction is the covalent bond.
_____5. Smaller drugs with lower MWs are worse able to diffuse across to areas where they are used.
_____6. Ionic bonds are weaker than hydrophobic bonds.
_____7. A short acting, specific drug would be a drug with hydrophobic bonds.
_____8. Aspirin has broadly affecting, long lasting effects that are anti-inflammatory only.
_____9. The strength of the drug-receptor bond determines the specificity of the drug.
_____10. The drug must have a very specific size, shape, atomic configuration and electrical charge to be able
to interact with the receptor.
Part IV. Classify the given medicine. Write TC for therapeutic classification and PC for pharmacological
classification.
______1. Diclofenac
______2. Aspirin
______3. Diazepam
______4. Ibuprofen
______5. Rosuvastatin
______6. Losartan
______7. Captopril
______8. Loperamide
______9. Bisacodyl
______10.Benazepri
Part V. Encircle the 24 word/s that you see in the puzzle related to drugs.