What is medicine?
- When you get sick, you might need to take medicine.
- Medicine can be:
- Pills
- Something you drink
- Medicine may help you feel better.
How do you get medicine?
- Most medicine is ordered by a doctor.
- Orders for medicine go to a drug store. This is also called a pharmacy.
- A pharmacist gets your medicine ready.
How do you get medicine?
- You can get some medicine on your own.
- These are called “over-the-counter” or OTC medicines.
- You can get these at a drug store or pharmacy.
What is a pharmacist?
- A pharmacist is a person who gives out medicine.
- A pharmacist must go to a special school to learn about giving out medicine.
- At school, a pharmacist learns about:
- What makes people sick
- How drugs work
Where is a pharmacist?
- Look for the pharmacist in the pharmacy.
- Some pharmacies are in drug stores.
- Some pharmacies are in grocery stores or big chain stores.
If you have questions about medicine…
- The pharmacist can help answer your questions about:
- Your illness
- Your medicine
How can a pharmacist help you?
- A pharmacist can tell you about:
- The medicine you take
- Why you take it
- How to take it
- When to take it
Side Effects
- Medicine can make your body change
- These are called side effects.
- The pharmacist can tell you about changes you might feel when you take a new medicine.
What else can a pharmacist do?
- A pharmacist is not a doctor.
- But a pharmacist can help you:
- Figure out what to do if you get sick
- Decide when you should go to see a doctor
- Choose the right OTC medicine
- Give you ideas on how to stay healthy
- Pharmacists are there to help. So ask questions!
More about Pharmacists and Medicine
What is a Pharmacist?
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