1. Lesson: Using Medicines Wisely
Understanding Medicine
Lesson: Using Medicines Wisely
By: Kemi Dada, Kathy Lertsuwankul, Ashley Sansaricq, Scotty Pepper, Terri Keith, and Karen Hamilton

2. Medicinal Safety Measures

3. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The FDA is in charge of establishing:
Required drugs
Process of drugs
Market distribution policy
Regulation laws

4. Percentage of people and drug use

5. Types of Medicinal Drugs
Prescription drugs
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
Illicit Drugs
Dietary Supplements
Not regulated by the FDA

6. Prescription Drugs
A doctor must write a prescription to obtain these drugs.
Examples: Xanax, OxyContin, Valium and Adderal

7. Prescription Drug Use Among Kids Video

8. Over-the-counter (OTC)
Drugs you can buy at your local drug store or supermarket
Examples: anything from aspirin and sunscreens to anti-dandruff shampoo

9. Illicit Drugs Drugs that are illegal
Examples: Marijuana, Cocaine and Heroin

10. Dietary Supplements
Drugs that may help enhance your body but are not regulated by the FDA.
Examples: many vitamins and minerals, amino acid pills, Creatine

11. The Controlled Substance Act of 1970
Classification of medicine due to use and potential of abuse

12. Schedule I
Drugs with a high tendency for abuse and no accepted medical use
Examples: Marijuana, Heroin, Ecstasy and LSD

13. Schedule II
Drugs with a high tendency for abuse but may have some medical use, easily produce addiction with chronic use
Examples: Cocaine, Opium, Morphine, Amphetamines and Methamphetamines

14. Schedule III
Drugs that have less potential for abuse or addiction than drugs in the first two schedules and have a currently accepted medical use
Examples: Anabolic steroids, Codeine, Ketamine, and Hydrocodone with Aspirin

15. Schedule IV
Drugs that have a low potential for abuse, a currently accepted medical use, and a low chance for addiction
Examples: Valium, Xanax, Phenobarbital, and Rohypnol (Date Rape Drug)

16. Schedule V
Drugs that have a lower chance of abuse than Schedule IV drugs, have a currently accepted medical use in the US, and lesser chance or side effects of dependence compared to Schedule IV drugs
Examples: cough suppressants with Codeine.
Schedule V drugs are regulated but generally do not require a prescription

17. Misuse vs. Abuse

18. Drug Misuse
Using drugs for purposes other than originally intended

19. Drug Abuse
Used in a manner, amounts, or situation such that the drug use causes problems or increases the chances of problems occurring

20. Labeling
What do these mean?

21. Medicine Safety Tips

22. Things to remember… Throw away expired medicines Effectiveness is lost
Potentially dangerous if ingested

23. Things to remember…
Never place medicine in unlabeled containers

24. Things to remember… Keep away from children
Store in an out of reach place
Don’t tamper or disable the child-resistant cap on the medicine container