A | B |
prescription drug | medicine available only by written order from a doctor |
over-the-counter drug | medicine available without a written order from a doctor |
pharmacist | person licensed to sell prescription drugs with written order from doctor |
expiration date | date after which a medicinal drug is no longer safe and effective to use |
renewable | prescription that allows a consumer to purchase refills |
dosage | amount and frequency of a medicinal drug that may be taken safely |
side effect | other physical conditions, usually unwanted, that result from taking a medicinal drug |
interaction with other medicines | side effects that result from have two or more medicinal drugs in the body at one time |
habit-forming | likely to lead to addition |