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