Title 195 - English for pharmacy major - University of medicine and Pharmaceutical.pdf ✅

MỤC LỤC Bài Nội dung Trang 1 WORDS TO THE STORE KEEPER (OR PHARMACIST) 5 2 RIGHT AND WRONG USES OF MODERN MEDICINES 6 3 ANTIBIOTICS: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO USE THEM 11 4 INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR INJECTIONS 16 5 DRUGS 20 6 NATURAL MEDICINE 23 7 NUTRITION: VITAMINS AND MINERALS 26
1 UNIT 1 WORDS TO THE STORE KEEPER (OR PHARMACIST) Dear friends, If you sell medicines in your store, people probably ask you about which medicines to buy and how and when to use them. You are in the position to have an important effect on the knowledge and health of people. As you know, people too often spend their little money on medicines that do not help them. But you can help them understand their health needs more clearly and spend their money more wisely. For example: If people come asking for cough syrup for diarrhea, for vitamin B12 or liver extract to treat simple anemia, for penicillin to treat sprain or ache, for tetracycline when they have a cold, explain to them that these medicines are not needed and may do more harm than good. Discuss with them what to do instead. If someone want to buy a vitamin tonic, encourage him to buy eggs, fruit or vegetables instead. Help him understand that these have more vitamins and nutritional value for the money. If people ask for an injection when medicines taken by mouth would work as well and be safer - tell them so. If someone wants to buy “cold tablets” or some other forms of “expensive aspirin” for a cold, encourage him to save money by buying plain aspirin tablets and taking them with lots of liquid. Above all, sell only useful medicines. Stock in your store with the medicines that are important for common illnesses in your area. Try to stock low-cost generic products, and never sell people medicines that are expired, damaged or useless. Your store can become a place where people learn about caring for their own health. If you can help people use medicines intelligently, you will provide an outstanding service to your community. Good luck!
UNIT 2 RIGHT AND WRONG USES OF MODERN MEDICINES Some medicines sold in pharmacies or village store can be very useful. Others are of no value. Also, people sometimes use the best medicine in the wrong way, so that they do more harm than good. To be helpful, medicine must be used correctly. Many people, including most doctors and health workers, prescribe far more medicines than are needed-and by so doing cause much needless sickness and death. Some medicines are much more dangerous than others. Unfortunately, people sometimes use very dangerous medicines for mild sickness. (I have seen a baby die because his mother gave him a dangerous medicine, chloramphenicol, for a cold). Never use a dangerous medicine for mild illness. REMEMBER: MEDICINES CAN KILL Guidelines for the use of medicine: 1. Use medicine only when necessary. 2. Know the correct use and precautions for any medicine you use (see the GREEN PAGE). 3. Be sure to use the right dose. 4. If the medicine does not help, or causes problem, stop using it, 5. When in doubt, seek the advice of a health worker. Note: Some health workers and many doctors give medicines none is need, often because they think patients expect medicine and will not be satisfied unless they get some. Tell your doctor or your health worker you only want medicine if it is definitely needed. This will save your money and be safe for your health. THE MOST DANGEROUS MISUSE OF MEDICINE Here is a list of the most common and dangerous errors people make in using mordem medicines. The improper use of the following medicines causes many deaths each year. BE CAREFUL! Only use medicine when you are sure it is needed and when you are sure how to use it There is some danger in the use of any medicine.