At the pharmacy
Conversation:
Patient: I have a terrible cold. Would you recommend something effective for me?
Pharmacist: What are your symptoms?
Patient: I have a sore throat, a very bad cough, a runny and congested nose, and my ears are itchy.
Pharmacist: How long have you had these symptoms?
Patient: Since Monday. It’s been three days now.
Pharmacist: Do you have any allergies?
Patient: None that I know of.
Pharmacist: Okay. Try Tylenol cold. Take one tablet 3 times a day. This will stop the runny nose and nasal congestion.
Patient: Do you recommend anything for my cough and the sore throat?
Pharmacist: You can try over the counter cough syrup. And don’t forget the cough lozenges.
Patient: For how long should I take them?
Pharmacist: Take them for seven days. You should feel better in a few days. Please remember to drink lots of hot fluids to soothe your throat and clear your nose.
Patient: Are there any side effects?
Pharmacist: Yes. All these medications cause drowsiness. So please try to rest as much as you can and don’t drive while you’re on them.
Patient: Thank you doctor.
Pharmacist: You’re welcome. Get well soon.
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Vocabulary:
1. Terrible: (adj) Serious / very bad
2. Recommend: (v) To suggest medicine to help improve health conditions.
3. Effective: (adj) With good results.
4. Symptoms: (n) (pl.) The physical changes caused by any disease.
5. Congested: (adj) Plugged
6. Allergies: (n) (pl.) a reaction in the body to some medicine, food, ..etc.
7. Nasal: (adj) Related to the nose
8. Lozenges: (n) a small, flat sweet medicine that dissolves in the mouth,
taken to treat a sore throat.
9. Fluids: (n) (pl.) Liquids that you drink.
10. Soothe: (v) To make something less painful.
11. Drowsiness: (n) A state of being unsteady and weak.
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A. Answer the following questions:
1. What is wrong with the patient?
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2. What are the symptoms?
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3. Why does the pharmacist ask if the patient had any allergies?
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4. What does the pharmacist suggest for the nasal congestion?
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5. What does he recommend for the sore throat?
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6. What advice does the pharmacist give the patient to feel better?
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7. What is the medication dosage?
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8. What are the side effects of the medications?
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9. What is the patient supposed to do while he’s on the medications?
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10. Do you know any home remedies for a cold? What are they?
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B. Fill in the blanks with words from the list:
over the counter - itchy - lozenges - recommended - soothe - fluids - drowsy - congestion - symptom - allergy
1. Your hand is swollen due to an -------------------- from this medicine.
2. A headache can be a -------------------- of many diseases.
3. This nasal spray will clear the -------------------- from your nose.
4. Don’t drive if you feel --------------------.
5. Drinking lots of hot ------------------- will improve your cold.
6. You can use a humidifier to -------------------- your dry throat.
7. The pharmacist ------------------- this cough syrup to me a few weeks ago.
8. These cough -------------------- will make you feel better.
9. The rash makes my skin red and ----------.
10. You don’t need a prescription for a regular pain killer. You’ll find it ------------------ in any drug store.
C. Suggest a home remedy for the following ailments:
1. A sore throat _________________________________________________________
2. A runny nose _________________________________________________________
3. An awful cough _________________________________________________________
4. Itchy ears _________________________________________________________
5. Watery eyes _________________________________________________________
6. A skin rash _________________________________________________________
7. An allergy ________________________________________________________
8. A bee sting ________________________________________________________
9. A burn ______________________________________________________________
10. A cut ______________________________________________________________
11. A bruise ______________________________________________________________
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