I. Match the types of drugs below with their effects.

1. antiemetics a) to stop coughing

2. anthelmint(h)ics b) to help the patient to produce urine
3. anti-inflammatory drugs c) to induce tranquility or sleep
4. antitussives d) to stop or prevent vomiting
5. bronchodilators e) to decrease inflammation
6. diuretics f) to eliminate worms
7. mucolytics g) to relax smooth muscles and relieve cramps
8. sedatives/tranquilizers h) to reduce bronchial spasms
9. spasmolytics j) to liquefy viscid bronchial mucus

II. What types of drugs have the following effects?

1. to relieve pain
2. to eliminate infections
3. to neutralise acid in the stomach
4. to bring the temperature down
5. to bring the blood pressure down
6. to help the patient to vomit
7. to treat bronchial asthma
8. to dilate blood vessels and improve circulation

III. How do you use the following items?

(1) capsule (2) cream (3) liniment (4) lozenge (5) ointment (6) pill (7) spray (8) tablet
(9) tincture (10) inhaler (11) nebuliser (12) gel
a) take
b) swallow
c) chew
d) inhale from
e) apply
f) rub in / on
g) use
h) put on
i) massage in
j) suck

IV. Give the patient instructions on how to use each item illustrated. Use the verbs from the box.
apply crush drop gargle insert place rub shake swallow take
use
V. Complete these explanations from the conversations in track 32 with the words in the box.
a lot better, go to bed, lunchtime, right, three, two, water, 25 mg, 22.00

1. Please take............................. tablets now. You can swallow them with .........................
2. That's....................... drops into his....................... ear now, Mrs Mathews, and then again just before
he goes to bed.
3. You take........................... now with a glass of water. The second one at............................ then again
at around 7 p.m. And the last one when you..............................
4. His next injection will be in the evening, at ..................................
5. His skin rash is..................................... , isn't it?

VI. Put the words in 1-5 in the correct order to make sentences.
1. some patients / suffer / as you know, / side effects / and others don't

2. might feel nauseous / may suffer dizziness / some people / and others

3. even headaches / to have diarrhoea, / it's also possible / vomiting,

4. may cause swelling at the injection site / for some patients / injecting drugs intravenously

5. Valium / drowsiness / patients who take / may experience

VII. Find words for side effects that match these definitions. Underline the words as you read.

Today we're talking about side effects. We'll look at the most common drugs first. As you know, some patients
suffer side effects and others don't. And not all patients suffer the same side effects either. Let's consider
ibuprofen, for example, a very common pain medication. Some people may suffer dizziness and others might
feel nauseous. It's also possible to have diarrhoea, vomiting, even headaches with this type of pain medication.
Injecting drugs intravenously may cause swelling at the injection site for some patients. Stomachaches are a
side effect of some anti-allergy drugs, as well as loss of appetite and constipation. Patients who take Valium may
experience drowsiness; others may get a skin rash. Tremors are another side effect of this drug.