Medication Safety Patrol:

Trivia Game

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Cl i c k
 Instructions
1. Each team takes turns to choose a category and
point value.

2. After the statement is read, each team will write an

answer on the answer sheet.

3. Points will be awarded for correct answers only.

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 Choose a
point value.

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Trivia

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I Spy in the Medicine Prescription
Rhyme Time
Pharmacy… Safety Patrol Puzzlers

1 point 1 point 1 point 1 point

2 points 2 points 2 points 2 points

3 points 3 points 3 points 3 points

4 points 4 points 4 points 4 points

Final Question
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Name the individual
who fills and dispenses
medicine in a pharmacy.

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 A
pha r m a cist

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Name a substance
that is used to treat
disease or injury.

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A m e dic in e

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Name a type of
medicine that a doctor
prescribes to treat
disease or injury.

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 A
pr e s cr i p t i o n
m e d i c i n e

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Name a type of
medicine that can
be purchased at
a pharmacy without

a prescription. 11
An over -the-
counter
medicine

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Name a SAFE place
to store medicines in
a home.

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 L oc k e d
k it c h e n o r
medicine
cabinets

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Name an UNSAFE
place to store medicine
in the bathroom.

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 Th e
b a th r o o m
c o u n te r

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Name an UNSAFE
place to store medicine
in the kitchen.

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 Th e
k i tc h e n
c o u n te r

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Is this a SAFE or UNSAFE
place to store medicine?

Medicine stored
in a plastic bag,
placed in a purse
or backpack.

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U N S A F E
place!

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The pharmacist receives a shipment
of 25 penicillin tablets.
They need to divide these tablets
evenly across 5 prescription bottles.
Each bottle will
have ____ tablets.

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5 pe n i c i l l i n
tablets
p e r b o t t l e .

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A doctor instructs a
patient to take 1 pill, three
times a day, for 10 days.
The pharmacist should
dispense ____ pills to
the patient.
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30 pills

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A doctor instructs a patient
to take three, 100 milligram
tablets of a medicine once
a day.
In one day, the patient will take
____ milligrams of medicine.
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 300
mill igr a ms

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The pharmacist needs to break
each medicine tablet into halves.

If the pharmacist has

12 tablets to break,
they will have ____ tablets
in total when they are done.
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24 tab l ets

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Use a _____ to
secure a medicine
cabinet.
Rhymes with dock.
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Lock

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Medicines may
look like _____.
Rhymes with sandy.

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Candy

d ic i n e s s h o u ld
Me
always be
stored in thein ir
i n a l c o n t a er!
orig

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You should never ____
prescription medicines
with anyone.
Rhymes with pair.
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Share

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Only take medicines
with the permission of
an ______ such as your
parent or guardian.
Rhymes with consult.
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A n ad u l t

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Final Question
Ma k e y o ur

wager…
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Kim and Sarah are jogging,
and Sarah begins to have
trouble breathing. Sarah uses
Kim’s medicine inhaler to help
her breathe.
What medication safety rule
did Sarah and Kim break?

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Sharing medicine or taking
a prescription medicine
not prescribed for you.
Instead of giving Sarah her
inhaler, what should Kim
have done?

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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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