Talk about medications

When we are very sick, in pain or uncomfortable with our body and we want a relief, medications are the right options. Medications are medicinal drugs used to cure, treat or prevent medical diseases and most of them are easily available to common people.

Some medicines are:

💊 A Painkiller → Analgésico

💊  Cold tablets → Pastillas para la gripa

💊 A nasal spray / A decongestant → Espray nasal / Descongestionante

💊 Eye drops → Gotas de ojos

💊 An antihistamine → Antihistamínico 

💊 Cough medicine → Medicina para la tos

💊  An antibiotic → Antibiótico 

💊  An antacid → Antiácido

💊  An ointment → Ungüento 

💊  Vitamins → Vitaminas

Medications always have in their packages information about Dosage, Warings and Side effects. This is called 'Medicine label information' and it's usually informed by our medics when they're giving a prescription.

The Prescription is a medical document given by the doctor to a patient and it has the instructions to recieve the right medication taking into account the patient symptoms.   
But sometimes, even people know about common medications and take it by themselves without having a prescription.

1. The name of the drug (brand or generic) and the reason for taking it.
2. The active ingredient. In this example, the active ingredient acetaminophen is clearly stated below the name of the medicine.
3. What the drug does. In this case, it reduces fever and relieves pain.
4. What form the drug is in. For example, it may be liquid, tablet, ointment, drops, suppository, or spray.
5. What the drug is not or does not contain. This label tells you that the medicine does not contain alcohol or aspirin, which should not be given to children. It also does not contain ibuprofen, a different drug which treats pain and fever.
6. If it’s a children’s drug, what ages of children should take it. In this example, children should be at least two and no older than eleven.
7. The flavor, especially for children’s drugs. (Flavored syrups, chewable tablets or gummy chews make medicine appealing to children. It might increase the risk of poisoning,though, if children don’t realize that these are medicine.)
8. The dose or concentration of the medicine. (Detailed dose information will be found on the Drug Facts part of the label.)
9. How much the container holds when full. 

Source: Over the Counter (OTC) Drug Labels (poison.org)

NOTE: Fortunately, today's prescriptions are made in computers, but remember the old days when medics write by themselves a prescription... 

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