At the chemist Flashcards
Chemist
a person whose job is to prepare and sell medicines and other goods in a shop
Swallow
to cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat
Syrup
a type of sweet liquid medicine
Prescription
a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs
Suck
to move the tongue and muscles of the mouth around something inside your mouth, often in order to dissolve it
Lozenge
a small, flat sweet that you suck to make a cough or sore throat feel better
Dizzy
feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over
Tablet
a small, solid piece of medicine
Plaster
a small piece of sticky cloth or plastic that you use to cover and protect a cut in the skin