Key Vocabulary Words
- Prescription
- Penicillin
- Antacids
- Aspirin
- Before
- After
- Morning
- Evening
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Objective #3.3 Understanding how to select and understand
medicine labels and prescriptions.
I'm giving you a prescription for penicillin. I'd like you to take 2
capsules in the morning and two in the evening.
I also take antacids, is that OK?
No problem. Here's your prescription for Xanax. You should take this
3 times a day with food.
OK, can I also take aspirin?
If you have pain, yes. Aspirin is fine. But don't drink any alcohol.
Here is your prescription for an acid blocker. This will help your
stomach. Take it before you eat dinner.
Do I also take it before breakfast?
No, just once a day. Here is your prescription You need to take this at
bed time for two weeks.
Is it OK to drive while I take this medicine?
Yes, you may. But don't drink alcohol.
Answer the following questions:
1. How often is the patient to take Penicillin?
2. How often is the patient to take Xanax?
3 How often is the patient to take an acid blocker?
4. Should the patient take Aspirin?
Practice these activities on the
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**Parts of the Body**