Pharmacy Flashcards
Ordonnance
Prescription : a doctor’s written instructions that enable a patient to obtain medicines or other forms of treatment
Prescription
Ordonnance
OTC
Over The Counter = non-prescription
Vendu sans ordonnance
Over the Counter : that may be bought without a medical prescription
Anti inflammatoire non steroidien
NSAIDs : Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Anticoagulant
Blood thinners : drugs used to make the blood more fluid
Blood thinners
Anticoagulant
Somnifères
Sleeping pills
Sleeping pills
Somnifères
Mettre en valeur, en relief, en évidence
To highlight : to emphasize a point so as to draw attention to it
Etiquette
Label : a notice fixed on the container providing information about the product
Label
Etiquette
Packaging
Emballage, conditionnement
Emballage, conditionnement
Packaging
FDA
the Food and Drug Administration
Usage excessif
Overuse
Effets indésirables
Averse effects / events : harmful, undesired effects of a treatment or a medical procedure
Effets secondaires
Side-effects
Faire part de ses inquiétudes
To raise concerns (about)/ to express worries
Cause principale
Leading cause / major cause
Aigu # chronique
Acute # chronic
Un rhume
A (common) cold : a common viral infection causing upper respiratory tract symptoms
Attraper un rhume
To catch a cold
Articulation
Joint : the point at which two or more bones are connected
Externe # interne
Outer # inner
