HEALTH 4 Reviewer - Third Quarter

8/19/2019 HEALTH 4 Reviewer - Third Quarter

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HEALTH 4 - 3rd

Quarterly Exams (2015-2016)

JEREMY NICO R. FRANCIA

MEDICINES are substances that benefit the body in many ways:

1) Protecting the body and preventing diseases;

2) curing ailments

3) maintaining good health

DIFFERENT FORMS OF MEDICINES:

1) Oral Medicines - or medicines taken orally swallowed through mouth:

syrup (liquid)

tablets (solid)

capsules (solid)

2) Injectables - injected and go directly to the bloodstream

3) Skin medicines - applied to skin:

cream

ointment4) Inhalants - absorbed through the lungs.

TYPES OF MEDICINES:

1) OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICINES - medicines that can be sold and bought is an ordinary store

without an order from a doctor.

These medicines are normally used to treat conditions that do not require doctor’s care like

flue, headache, and cold.

OTC MEDICINES are also called non-prescription medicines.

2) PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES - are medicines sold in a drugstore or pharmacy, and can only beobtained with a prescription.

PRESCRIPTION - is an order written down by a medical doctor.

- contains details such as the name of the medicine, the dosage of quantity needed, and

instructions on how to take the medicine, the name of the patient, age, and patient’s contact

details; name, signature, license number and contace details of the doctor who wrote the

prescription.

Prescription s are needed to prevent people from misusing and abusing medicines. Some medicines

can have hazardous or dangerous efects on people when not used or taken properly.

THE MOST COMMONLY USED PRESPCRIBED MEDICINES ARE USED AS:

ANTI-DEPRESSANTS - treatment of depression and other conditions such as anxiety disorders,

eating disorders, etc.

ANTIBIOTICS - treatment of infections

ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE - treatment of high blood pressure

ANTI-HISTAMINE - treatment of allergies

NASALLY/ORALLY INHALED STEROIDS - treatment of asthma and other respiratory ailments.



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C. MISUSE OF MEDICINES

happens when people resort to self-medication or taking medicines to address a medical

problem without first consulting a doctor or health care professionals.

the intent was to treat an ailment or medical condition but not according to the doctor’s

direction.

Example of misuse of medicines:

1) Taking more than the dosage prescribed by the doctor.

2) Sharing prescribed medicines with a family member or friend.

3) Using medicines from unknown sources. (buying from street vendores and online)

4) Using expires medicines.

ABUSE OF MEDICINE

When one takes a medicine because of the pleasant or “high” feeling one gets especially when

taking high doses of it.

It is considered abuse when one takes a medicine for reasons other than what it is meant for.

SOME OF DANGERS THAT CAN RESULT FROM THE MISUSE AND ABUSE OF MEDICINES:

1. Drug addiction

2. Drug overdose

3. Organ damage especially to the heart,

lungs and kidneys

4. Mental impairment

5. Seizures

6. Convulsions

7. Heart failure

8. Pyschological disorders

9. Death

AMONG THE OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) drugs/medicines commonly misused and abused include:

Medicines HARMFUL/DANGEROUS EFFECTS IF MISUSED OR ABUSED

Cough medicines vomitting, loss of muscle movement, seizures, abnormalheart rate

Pain relievers stomach bleeding, kidney failure, heart risks

Diet pills can highly be addictive; digestive problems, insomnia,

dehydration or water loss, high blood pressure, heart failure

and death

Laxatives and herbal diuretics serious dehydration, impaired muscle function

Strong pain relievers that contain

opiods, anti-depressants, stimulants

mind-altering effects; run the risk of drug overdose; death



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HEALTH 4 - 3rd

Quarterly Exams (2015-2016)

FILL IN THE BLANKS. Choose from the words in the box.

1. ___________________ protect the body by preventing disease.

2. Medicines can cure _____________________________ .

3) Medicines also maintain ____________________________.

4) There are different ______________________ of medicines.

5) Injectables are medicines tha are injected and go directly to the __________________________.

6) Medicines that come in the form of ______________________ are absorbed through the lungs.

7) Most _____________________ medicines come in the form of cream and ointments.

8) Medicines taken __________________ can be liquid or solid form.

ailments

skin

forms

bloodstream

medicines

inhalants

good health

orally

capsules

Write P on the blank if the medicine is a common prescription medicine. Write NP if it is a non-

prescription or over-the-counter medicine.

_______1.

_______2.

_______3.

_______4.

_______5.

anti-depressant

vitamins

antibiotics

cold tablets

allergy medicines

_______6.

_______7.

_______8.

_______9.

______10.

headache medicines

fever medicines

anti-hypertensive

steroids

mineral supplement

Check the box next to the item found in a drug prescription.

doctor’s name patient’s age doctor’s license number

doctor’s signature name of medicine doctor’s contact details

patient’s name drugstore’s name quantity of medicine

needed

patient’s signature drugstore’s address doctor’s age

doctor’s home address instructions on how to take the medicine

Write True if the statement is true and False if the statement is false.

_____________1.

_____________2.

_____________3.

_____________4.

Over-the-counter medicines are fore serious ailments that canonly be treated with

a doctor’s care.

A prescription is needed for common ailments like a cold, headache, or flu.

Only a licensed doctor or health care professional can write a prescription.

It is alright for a patient to share his or her prescription medicines with family

members.



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____________5. If not taken properly, prescription medicines can be dangerous to a person’s health

and well-being.

Cross out (x) the box next to the statement that talks about ways people misuse and abuse about

medicines

Taking medicines according to the doctors instructions

Sharing one’s prescription medicines with family members and friends

Taking another sleeping pill if the first one does not work right away

Buying medicines from street vendors because they are cheaper

Buying medicine online because most online stores do not require prescriptions.

Match each item with the correct description. Write the letter of your answer on the blank.

______1.

______2.

______3.

______4.

______5.

______6.

______7.

______8.

______9.

______10.

Over-the-counter (OTC)

medicines

Prescription medicines

Antibiotics

Inhalants

Medical prescription

Anti-hypertenstive

Anti-depressant

Anti-histamine

Oraly or Nasally Inhaled

steroids

Oral Medication

a. A written order from a doctor or health care professional

b. Medicines for common ailments that can treated without

care by a doctor

c. Used to treat infections

d. Obtainable only with a written order from a licensed doctor

or health care professional

e. Form of medicine inhaled through the nose or mouth andabsorbed through the lungs

f. Used to treat depression

g. Used to treat asthma and respiratory ailments

h. Used to treat allergies

i. Form of medication taken by mouth

j. Used to treat and stabilize high blood pressure

HEALTH Pointers to review:

SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE

1) Uses of Medicines

2) Types of Medicines (Ovet the counter, Prescription)

3) Medicine misuse and abuse (self-medication, improper use, addiction)

4) Potential danger associated with misuse and abuse (physical harm, physiological harm)

5) Proper use of medicines

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HEALTH 4 Reviewer - Third Quarter