Assessment Direction: Read the following item carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect. 1. If you use a household or kitchen spoon to measure liquid medicines, you can be sure you will get the right dose. 2. You can't be harmed by over-the-counter medicines. After all, you can buy them without a doctor's prescription. It's okay to take two medicines with the same active ingredient at the 3. same time. 4. It's alright to use someone else's prescription medicine if you have the same symptoms he or she had when he or she got it. It's also safe to take your leftover prescription medicine later if you get 5. sick again. 6. It's okay to take more medicine than what is directed on the label if you are very sick. medicine, an active ingredient is what relieves a person's The Drug Facts label tells you what symptoms the medicine treats. 8. 7. In a symptoms. 9. 10. The Drug Facts label gives you the dosage information. A pharmacist can answer questions about over-the-counter medicines. All medicines have an expiration date. Children should not use prescription medicine without the permission of 12. their parents or a trusted adult. Medicine should be kept in a place where children can't reach it. 13. 14. If you and your friend are the same age it will be safe for you to take the same dose of an over-the-counter medicine. 15. Prescription medicine cannot be bought without a doctor's permission. Children over 12 can take over-the-counter medicine without a parent's permission if they carefully read the label. Medicine should be stored in the container it came in. 17. 16. 18. One gulp from a bottle of liquid medicine is exactly one tablespoon of medicine. Over-the-counter medicines can be dangerous when misused. 19. 20. Prescription medicine can be found on the shelves in some stores.

Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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Assessment Direction: Read the following item carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect. 1. If you use a household or kitchen spoon to measure liquid medicines, you can be sure you will get the right dose. 2. You can't be harmed by over-the-counter medicines. After all, you can buy them without a doctor's prescription. It's okay to take two medicines with the same active ingredient at the 3. same time. 4. It's alright to use someone else's prescription medicine if you have the same symptoms he or she had when he or she got it. It's also safe to take your leftover prescription medicine later if you get 5. sick again. 6. It's okay to take more medicine than what is directed on the label if you are very sick. medicine, an active ingredient is what relieves a person's The Drug Facts label tells you what symptoms the medicine treats. 8. 7. In a symptoms. 9. 10. The Drug Facts label gives you the dosage information. A pharmacist can answer questions about over-the-counter medicines. All medicines have an expiration date. Children should not use prescription medicine without the permission of 12. their parents or a trusted adult. Medicine should be kept in a place where children can't reach it. 13. 14. If you and your friend are the same age it will be safe for you to take the same dose of an over-the-counter medicine. 15. Prescription medicine cannot be bought without a doctor's permission. Children over 12 can take over-the-counter medicine without a parent's permission if they carefully read the label. Medicine should be stored in the container it came in. 17. 16. 18. One gulp from a bottle of liquid medicine is exactly one tablespoon of medicine. Over-the-counter medicines can be dangerous when misused. 19. 20. Prescription medicine can be found on the shelves in some stores.

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