- •Over-the-counter drugs (otc)
- •Otc drugs
- •Potential Side Effects of otc Medicines in Adults
- •Alcohol and otc Medicines
- •Prescription for danger?
- •Risk of some common over-the-counter drugs
- •Prescription Drugs
- •Help with Drug safety
- •Prescription Drugs
- •A Sample Prescription Label
- •The limits of labels
- •Ask the pharmacist
- •Ask the doctor
- •Using Medicine Safely
- •Safeguarding Against Quackery
- •Aspirin
- •In case of emergency/overdose
- •Сколько «живут» лекарства
- •Чем запить лекарство?
- •Дефицитное лекарство
- •Когда нужен рецепт?
- •Info line 008020613 Your Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
drugs as medicines
Over-the-counter drugs (otc)
Exercise 1. Memorize the following words.
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interfere [,ıntә’fıә] v.
~ with one’s health |
(in) – вмешиваться; (with) – служить препятствием, мешать; – вредить чьему-либо здоровью. |
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impair [ım’pεә]
~ one’s health |
– ослаблять, уменьшать; ухудшать(ся), портить(ся); – портить свое здоровье. |
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avoid [ә’vɔıd] v. |
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trigger [trıgә] v. n. |
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spinal cord [’spaınl’kɔ:d] |
– спинной мозг. |
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joint [dʒɔınt] n. |
– сустав, сочленение. |
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fever [’fı:vә] n. |
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itching [’ıt∫ıŋ] n. |
– зуд. |
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fatigue [fә’tı:g] n. |
– утомление, усталость. |
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sneezing [snı:zıŋ] n. |
– чихание. |
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swelling [’swelıŋ] n.
swell v. |
– набухание, опухание, разбухание; вздутие, припухлость, опухоль; – набухать, опухать, вздуваться, вспучи-ваться. |
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antitusive [æntı’tʌsıv] a. |
– успокаивающий кашель. |
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lozenge [’l ɔzındʒ] |
– лепешка, таблетка. |
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syringe [’sırındʒ] n. v. |
– шприц; – спринцевать, вводить посредством шприца. |
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rash [ræ∫] n. |
– высыпание, сыпь. |
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moisten [mɔısn] v. |
– увлажнять(ся), смачивать. |
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upset [ʌp’set] v. |
– расстраивать здоровье (особ. желудок). |
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stomach [’stʌm ә k] |
– желудок. |
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confusion [kɔn’fju:ʒ(ә)n] |
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agitation [,ædʒı’teı∫(ә)n] |
– волнение, возбуждение; смятение, беспокойство. |
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beverage [’bevәrıdʒ] n. |
– питье, напиток. |
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seizure [’sı :ʒә] n. |
– припадок, приступ, апоплексический удар. |
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fake [’feık] n. |
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Exercise 2. Practice pronouncing the following words:
stomach ['stʌmәk], kidney ['kıdnı], bleeding ['blı:dıŋ], blood [’blʌd], caffeine ['kæfı:n], codeine ['kəudı:n], nephropathy [nıˈfrɔpəθı], sedation [sı'deıʃ(ə)n], sedative ['sedətıv], pseudoephedrine [sju:dəʊˈɛfədrı:n], nervousness [‘nərvəsnis], urine ['juərın], antihistamine [,æ̱ntı'hıstəmın], acetaminophen [ə,sı:tə'mınəfɛn], antidepressant ['antıdə'presnt], insulin ['ınsjəlın], disorder [dı'sɔ:də], breast [brest], ache [eık], [,daıə'bı:tı:z], asthma ['æsθmə], throat [θrəut], analgesic [,ænəl'ʤı:zık], anemia [ə'nı:mıə], thyroid ['θaırɔıd], anticoagulant ['æntıkəu'ægjulənt], colitis [kɔ'laıtıs], epilepsy ['epılepsı], lethargy ['leθəʤı], antihypertensive ['æntı,haıpə'ten(t)sıv], glaucoma [glɔ:'kəumə], nausea ['nɔ:sıə], expectorant [ık'spekt(ə)r(ə)nt], rheumatic [ru:'mætık], constipation [,kɔn(t)stı'peıʃ(ə)n], lining ['laınıŋ], palpitation [,pælpı'teıʃ(ə)n], tourniquet ['tuənıkeı], bandage ['bændıʤ], digest [daı'ʤest], confusion [kən'fju:ʒ(ə)n], agitation [,æʤı'teıʃ(ə)n], decongestant [,dı:kən'ʤe̱stənt], drowsiness ['drauzınəs].
Exercise 3. Read and translate the following pairs of words.
a muscle muscular |
a lung pulmonary |
a skin cutaneous |
a bone bony (osseous) |
a chest (thorax) thoracic |
a mouth oral |
a kidney renal |
a nose nasal |
a vessel vascular |
a tooth dental |
a liver hepatic |
a stomach gastric |
an abdomen abdominal |
a face facial |
a heart cardiac |
a neck cervical |
a spine spinal |
a cell cellular |
a skull cranial |
an eye visual |
Exercise 4. Form the cognate words instead of blanks where possible.
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irritate |
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irritability |
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sedation |
sedative, sedating |
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suppress |
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constipation |
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expectorate |
expectoration |
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pregnancy |
pregnant |
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blood |
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bloody |
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reverse reversion reversibility |
reversible |
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interfere |
interference |
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impair |
impairment |
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suppress |
suppression suppressor |
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relieve |
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loosen |
loosener looseness |
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moisten |
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moist |
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excrete |
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excretive excretory |
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fatigue |
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inflammation |
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confuse |
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Exercise 5. Translate word combinations from English into Russian.
to pose (little, much) risk, to use occasionally, reversible information, to increase the risk of falling, to cause temporary dry mouth and eyes, to lose one’s appetite, to retain urine, alcoholic beverage, impaired motor skills, swollen tissue, to make one’s symptoms less bothersome, to gargle the throat, to relieve a sore throat, a toll-free telephone number, to treat a symptom, a caregiver, to keep the track of smb., to make the existing blockages worse, nursing (breast-fed) infant, seizure disorder, secondhand smoke, blood clotting disorder.
Exercise 6. Translate word combinations from Russian into English.
принимать лекарство, употреблять алкогольные напитки, вызывать тошноту, управлять транспортными средствами и механизмами, купировать боль, снижать жар (лихорадку), противовоспалительный препарат, блокировать болевые ощущения в головном и спинном мозге, противокашлевое средство, отхаркивающее средство, краткосрочный, долгосрочный, грудное молоко, комбинированные препараты, снотворное.
Read the texts and do the tasks which follow them.