What do you call a medicine that consists of a mixture of alcohol and a small amount of a drug?
tincture
What do you call a situation when a person's life is compromised so that he/she requres immediate medical help?
emergency
What is the way by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body?
route of administration
What do you call the process of becoming well again after an illness or injury?
recovery
What word is used to indicate how many times the medicine can be dispensed?
Refill
What action do anti-itching medications have?
antipruritic action
What is another word for 'habit-forming' drug?
addictive
What are the pharmaceutical drug products in the form in which they are marketed for use, with a specific mixture of active ingredients and inactive components?
Dosage forms
What do you call someone who takes care of a person who is young, old, or sick?
caregiver
What do you call oral or written instructions for taking medicines or using medical devices, etc.?
Directions
Read the Rx: iii gtt po hs
Take 3 drops by mouth at bedtime
Read the Rx: i tsp po bid
Take 1 teaspoon by mouth twice a day.
Read the Rx: ii tabs sl qid
Take 2 tablets sublingually 4 times a day.
Read the Rx: i gtt au tid
1 drop each ear 3 times a day.
Read the Rx: 1.25 mg cap po daily × 21d
1.25 millirgam capsules by mouth daily for 21 days
