At a Chemist's
PRE-TEXT ASIGNMENTS:
Exercise 1. Read and learn the following words:
| prescription | /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/ | ; |
| Chemist | /ˈkɛmɪst/ | ; |
| Pharmacy | /ˈfɑːməsɪ/ | , |
| the prescription department | ||
| dispense | /dɪsˈpɛns/ | ; |
| expiry | /ɪkˈspaɪərɪ/ | () |
| contradictions | /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/ | |
| drastic | /ˈdræstɪk/ | |
| psychotropic | /ˌsaɪkəʊˈtrɒpɪk/ | |
| potent | /ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/ | |
| cotton wool | ||
| hot-water bottles | ||
| ambiguity | /ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ/ | , |
| consequence | /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ | ; |
Exercise 2. Read and translate the following word-combinations:
A medical institution, to have the medicine immediately, the prescription department, labels indicate drugs for use, dispensed medicines, narcotic and psychotropic drugs, to avoid ambiguity and misunderstanding, date of dispensing, drugs sold by prescription only).
Exercise 4. Read and translate the text:
At a Chemist's
A chemists shop is a medical institution in which you can have all the prescriptions made up and buy all the necessary things when you are ill. Chemist and pharmacy is British English while drug store is American English, although pharmacy is also common. There are usually two departments in a large chemist's. At the chemist's department one can have the medicine immediately, other drugs have to be department ordered at the prescription department. At any chemist's all the drugs are kept in drug cabinets.
Every small bottle, a tube or a box of medicine has a label on it. White labels indicate drugs for internal use, yellow ones indicate drugs for external use and blue ones indicate drugs used for injections. Besides, all containers of dispensed medicines have the following particulars: name of patient, name of the medicine, correct dosage instructions, date of dispensing, expiry date, warnings or contradictions, name and address of the pharmacy.
Poisonous, drastic, narcotic and psychotropic drugs are sold by prescription only at the prescription department. These drugs are potent and can be dangerous if taken in an overdose. Therefore, their use is strictly controlled.
At a chemist's one can buy different drugs for intramuscular and intra venous injections, for oral administration and for external use.
Besides medicines the chemists department provides patients with other necessary things such as thermometers, hot-water bottles, cotton wool, mustard plasters and so on. If a patient needs some medicines of special preparation he is recommended to go to the prescription department.
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In Great Britain all the drugs are legally divided into three groups: General Sales List (GSL, i.e. drugs for general sale); pharmacy medicines (drugs which are sold without prescription, but under the pharmacist`s control); prescription only medicines (POM, i.e. drugs sold by prescription only).
In continental Europe, prescriptions are written in Latin abbreviations. In Great Britain all prescriptions are written out in the English language only. They don`t use any Latin abbreviations to avoid ambiguity and misunderstanding which might lead to serious consequences.
Exercise 5. Answer the questions:
What is the chemist`s shop?
What departments are there at every chemist`s?
Where are all the drugs kept at the chemist`s?
Why are some drugs sold by prescription only?
What are the necessary particulars on the labels?
What language is used for prescriptions?
Exercise 6. Match the terms with their definitions:
Exercise 7. Find the English equivalents to the following word-combinations in the text:
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Exercise 8. Read and translate the dialogue and act it out.
(At the chemist's/pharmacy)
-Good evening! May I help you?
- Good evening, sir. Ive got a prescription from my doctor.
- OK, madam. Would you like this medicine in syrup or in tablets?
- Well. Actually I find it easier to take it in syrup. I cant swallow the whole tablet, unfortunately. And please, give me a complete dosage for 2 months.
- Sure. Here it is. Please mind the precise dosage according to the prescription: 1 teaspoon 3 times a day, just after your meals.
- Thank you. Certainly. By the way, are there any side effects?
- Yes. You might feel a bit sleepy, so be careful when driving. Anything else?
- Yes. Can you recommend me something for these spots on my neck? They are very itchy.
- Let me see. I think you should consult a doctor first.
- Its Saturday today and I cant get an appointment until Monday.
- I see. Try this cream to stop the itching. Its for external use only.
- Thank you for your help and understanding. Oh. I completely forgot! Can I have some painkiller for my severe headache, please?
- OK. But I can give you only an over-the-counter painkiller. Are you allergic to aspirin?
- No, Im not.
- Take these. They are really effective and will relieve your pain. You can take 1 tablet with water every 4 hours.
- OK. Ill take it. How much do I owe you?
- Its ten euros forty, please.
- Here you are. Good-bye.
