Pharmacist Overview

What is a pharmacist?
Where would you find a
pharmacist?
Medication Safety Patrol:
Good Choice or
Bad Choice? Game

C hoi c e
Good
or
Ba d C h oi ce ?
 Instructions
1. When taking medicine, what is a good choice?
A bad choice?

2. For each scenario, indicate if the person made a:

OR
Good Choice Bad Choice

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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Cindy takes
MORE medicine
than instructed.

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Bad Choice
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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

John discovers an object that may be medicine

or candy. He decides to immediately give it
to an adult.

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Good Choice

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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Jack decides to
share his medicine
with Susie.

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Bad Choice
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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Julie is six years old and feels sick.

She decides to take her medicine all by

herself.

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Bad Choice
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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Kevin tells his

parents that medicine should be stored in
a secure cabinet in your home.

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Good Choice

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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Jonathan isn’t sure

if this is medicine
or candy. He decides
to eat it anyways.

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Bad Choice
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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Your friend Emily

is sick.

You tell her that you will NOT share your medicine with
her.

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Good Choice

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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

David stores his

your medicine
with his toys.

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Bad Choice
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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Kathy feels sick.

She decides to
ask a trusted adult
for help instead of
taking medicine
by herself.

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Good Choice
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Medicine or Candy?
 Pill Splitter & Pill Box

Hospital Safety & Liquid Dosing

 Instructions for Pill Box
Jane takes multiple pills a day and wants to
make it easier for her to remember to take
them. She requests a pill box to help her. Help
her fill this pill box so she has enough
medication for one week.
 Filling the Pill Box
• Split 1 smarty in half using the pill splitter
– Jane takes ½ smarty every week on Wednesday’s
• Jane takes 1 cinnamon candy every morning
• Jane takes 1 watermelon candy every morning
• Jane takes 1 mini chocolate chip on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday mornings
Prescription Fill Activity
Jane received a new prescription called in to her
local pharmacy for pickup. You are the
pharmacist preparing her medication for her to
pickup. Pay close attention to the amount the
doctor wants her to take.
 Filling Instructions
• Each brown bag contains a prescription vial
and a small amount of skittles
• Jane’s doctor wants her to take 1 skittle every
day at night for 30 days.
• Count out 30 skittles and place them in the
vial for her to come pickup.
Label Evaluation
 Thank you for playing!

Please remember:
1.Only take medicines with the permission of a
parent or guardian.
2.Always keep candy and medicine in their original
container.
3.Never share your medicine with others.
4.Ask a trusted adult to keep medicines in
a safe place in their home.

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Questions?