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.

3
Bad Choice
4
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

John discovers an object that may be medicine

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

5
Good Choice

6
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Jack decides to
share his medicine
with Susie.

7
Bad Choice
8
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Julie is six years old and feels sick.

She decides to take her medicine all by

herself.

9
Bad Choice
10
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

12
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Jonathan isn’t sure

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

13
Bad Choice
14
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Your friend Emily

is sick.

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

15
Good Choice

16
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

David stores his

your medicine
with his toys.

17
Bad Choice
18
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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 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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