Drugs into three groups

capsules cream gargle lotion lozenge

ointment pill powder serum tablet vaccines

In most cases drugs are:

1) taken by mouth;

2) injected into the body;

3) applied to the body surface.

Exercise 4. Choose the right answer.

1. The nurse put a …… on the wound.

a) bandage b) cloth c) material d) towel

2. Take two of these …… three times a day after meals.

a) capsules b) drugs c) placebos d) prescriptions

3. Illness can be stopped before it happens by means of …...

a) after-care b) prescription c) therapy d) vaccines

4. The doctor gave me some …… for my rheumatism.

a) gargle b) lozenges c) pastilles d) pills

5. The doctor gave the woman a strong ….. to calm her down.

a) antidote b) antiseptic c) bromide d) sedative

6. Beside washing that cut, put some ….. on it in case you have got some dirt in it.

a) antidote b) antiseptic c) disinfectant d) medicine

7. He was in terrible pain, so he was given a(n) …...

a) injection b) scratch c) stab d) wound

8. This is a very rare poison for which there is no known …...

a) antibody b) anticoagulant c) antidote d) antiseptic

9. Doctors write a ….. for medicine which chemists or dispensers make up.

a) certificate b) prescription c) receipt d) recipe

10. If you’ve got a headache, who don’t you take a couple of …...

a) serum b) aspirin c) vitamins d) antihistamine