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(euro ALE Lop @uuubo EMIRATES SCHOOLS ESTABLISHMENT Unk Health Sciences Skills Check Unit 9 Grade 12 General Instructions: Teachers are to select five of the following questions for skills check 1 and insert them into the skills check template. Each question is worth 1 mark. Students must correctly answer all parts of the question, where appropriate, to gain 1 mark. Students who answer 1 or more parts of the question wrong will be awarded 0 marks for that question. What is the name given to the healthcare professional specialised in preparing, storing and providing medicine? 4, [(A) [Pharmacy (B)_| Pharmacology (C)_| Pharmacist (0) [Physician Which drug group does paracetamol belong to? ) [Painkillers 2. 16) [NSAIDs ) Antihistamines (0) [Antibiotics Which route of drug administration involves applying a cream or a gel directly on the area that needs to be treated, for example on the skin? 3, [(A) [Sublingual (8) | Buccal (C) | Topical (0) [Oral Mariam was prescribed capsules to be taken orally. How should oral medications be taken? Federal Entity | 3s 23 hello@ese.gov.ae Medicines that destroy or siow the growth of disease-causing bacteria are called (A) [antihistamines (8) | paracetamol (C)_| antibiotics (0) [anti-inflammatories In pharmacy, the abbreviation Rx means (A) [before meals (8) [twice a day (C) [by mouth (0) [prescription ‘Jasim experienced slight stomach cramps and nausea affer taking antibiotics. What name is given to this effect after taking medication? (A) [Causing effects (8) | Side effects (C) [indigestion (0) [Antibiotic resistance Calculate the number of tablets needed for the following prescription based on the formula given. Prescribed dose + Stock strength = Number of tablets needed Dr Noor prescribed a 200mg dose of a drug that comes in a stock strength of 100mg, How many tablets should be given to the patient? (A) (8) (C) Sfoly| | (D) Federal Entity | hello@ese.gov.ae Calculate the number of tablets needed for the following prescription based on the formula given. Prescribed dose + Stock strength = Number of tablets needed Dr Khalfan prescribed a 50mg dose of a drug that comes in a stock strength of 10mg. How many tablets should be given to the patient? Which of the following is a safe way to store medication? (A) | Keep medicines in places that are easy to reach by children. 10, (8) | Throw away any extra information leaflets that come in the medicine packet ) [ Close medicine caps loosely, or leave them open if possible ) sls ( ( Check the best before dates on medicines. Federal Entity | hello@ese.gov.ae

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