Medication Safety Patrol Trivia Game 1 Each team

Medication Safety Patrol: Trivia Game 1. Each team takes turns to choose a category and point value. 2. After the statement is read, each team will write an answer on the answer sheet. 3. Points will be awarded for correct answers only. Click to begin.

I Spy in the Pharmacy… Medicine Safety Patrol Prescription Puzzlers Rhyme Time 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points Final Question

Name the individual who fills and dispenses medicine in a pharmacy.

t s i c a m r a h p A

Name a substance that is used to treat disease or injury.

e n i c i d e Am

Name a type of medicine that a doctor prescribes to treat disease or injury.

n o i t p i r c s A pre e n i c i d e m

Name a type of medicine that can be purchased at a pharmacy without a prescription.

e h t r e An ov e n i c i d e m r e t n u co

Name a SAFE place to store medicines in a home.

r o n e h c t i k Locked s t e n i b a c medicine

Name an UNSAFE place to store medicine in the bathroom.

m o o r h t a The b r e t n u o c

Name an UNSAFE place to store medicine in the kitchen.

n e h c t i k The r e t n u o c

Is this a SAFE or UNSAFE place to store medicine? Medicine stored in a plastic bag, placed in a purse or backpack.

E F A S N U place!

The pharmacist receives a shipment of 25 penicillin tablets. They need to divide these tablets evenly across 5 prescription bottles. Each bottle will have ____ tablets.

n i l l i c i n 5 pe tablets. e l t t o b r pe

A doctor instructs a patient to take 1 pill, three times a day, for 10 days. The pharmacist should dispense ____ pills to the patient.

s l l i p 0 3

A doctor instructs a patient to take three, 100 milligram tablets of a medicine once a day. In one day, the patient will take ____ milligrams of medicine.

s m a r g i 300 mill

The pharmacist needs to break each medicine tablet into halves. If the pharmacist has 12 tablets to break, they will have ____ tablets in total when they are done.

s t e l b a t 24

Use a _____ to secure a medicine cabinet. Rhymes with dock.

Lock

Medicines may look like _____. Rhymes with sandy.

Candy d l u o h s s Medicine d e r o t s e b s alway l a n i g i r o r i in the ! r e n i a t n o c

You should never ____ prescription medicines with anyone. Rhymes with pair.

Share

Only take medicines given to you by a trusted ______. Rhymes with consult.

t l u d A An t s u r t you

Final Question r u o y e k a M … r e g wa

Kim and Sarah are jogging, and Sarah begins to have trouble breathing. Sarah uses Kim’s medicine inhaler to help her breathe. What medication safety rule did Sarah and Kim break?

Sharing medicine or taking a prescription medicine not prescribed for you. Instead of giving Sarah her inhaler, what should Kim have done?

Thank you for playing! Please remember: 1. Only take medicine from a trusted adult. 2. Always keep candy and medicine in their original container. 3. Never share your medicine with others. 4. Ask a trusted adult to keep medicines in a safe place in their home.