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Question 1

a substance that alters the function of the body in some way.

Answer 1

Drug

Question 2

a substance that is used to cure or treat a disease or alleviate some of its symptoms.

Answer 2

Medicines

Question 3

medicines that the FDA considers unlikely to be abused and that have minimal side effects can be sold to the general public.

Answer 3

Over-the-counter drugs

Question 4

medicines that the FDA considers likely to be abused or that have significant side effects can be sold to the general public only by a doctor’s prescription.

Answer 4

Prescription medicines

Question 5

chemical substances that stop the growth of bacteria.

Answer 5

Antibiotics

Question 6

the most widely used of all medicines

Answer 6

Pain relievers

Question 7

medicines that cause loss of feeling

Answer 7

Anesthetics

Question 8

causes numbness in a limited part of the body

Answer 8

Local anesthetics

Question 9

enter the bloodstream and prevent feeling by the body as a whole

Answer 9

General anesthetics

Question 10

a class of local anesthetics

Answer 10

Topical anesthetics

Question 11

medicines that reduce the sensation of pain but do not cause loss of other skin senses

Answer 11

Analgesics

Question 12

the oldest OTC analgesics in common use, invented in 1897. A derivative of a drug found in willow bark which has been used as an analgesic since ancient times.

Answer 12

Aspirin

Question 13

substance that reduces fever

Answer 13

Antipyretic

Question 14

a rare, encephalitis-like disease in young people

Answer 14

Reye’s syndrome