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Good Afternoon

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Guessing Game: Where you can avail the medicine?

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How can we purchase medicine?
Differentiate the OTC and prescription medicines.

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Group Activity

Group 1: Over the counter medicine

Group 2: Examples of Over the counter medicine

Group 3: Prescription medicine

Group 4: Examples of Prescription medicines

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What are the over the counter medecines? Give examples
What are the prescription medicines? Give examples
Differentiates over-the- counter from prescription medicines.

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Why do we need to know the over the counter medicines and prescription medicines?

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_____ 1. antacid

_____ 2. analgesics

_____ 3. antidiarrhea

_____ 4. antidepressants

_____ 5. antihypertensives

Write OTC if it is an example of over the counter medecines and PM if it is a prescription medicines

OTC

PM

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What are the importance of knowing the over the counter medecines and prescription medicines with your family?

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What are the over the counter medicines?
What are the prescription medicines?
Differentiates over-the- counter from prescription medicines

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Choose the letter of the correct answer.

A. over the counter medicines B. prescription medicines

__1. Medicines sold directly to a consumer without prescription from health professionals

__2. Drugs that must taken with doctor’s supervision

__3. Drugs are selected by a regulatory agency to ensure that they contain ingredients that are safe and effective when use without a physician’s care.

__4. Antibiotics

__5. Paracetamol

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Assignment:

Bring example of over the counter medecines and prescription medicines.

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Over the counter medicine

Medicines sold directly to a consumer without prescription from health professionals
OTC drugs are selected by a regulatory agency to ensure that they contain ingredients that are safe and effective when use without a physician’s care.
Examples are antacids, analgesics, antipyretics, antidiarrhea, laxatives, decongestants, antihistamines, carbocisteine and paracetamol

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Prescription Medicines

Drugs that must taken with doctor’s supervision or require authorization from the physician upon purchase.
It is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a medical prescription before it can be obtained.
Examples are antibiotics, antidepressants and antihypertensives