What is medication mean?
Meds is slang for the pills or medications. If you are on pills for your cholesterol, your cholesterol pills are an example of your meds. noun.
What are the 5 types of medication?
Types of medicines
- Liquid. The active part of the medicine is combined with a liquid to make it easier to take or better absorbed.
- Tablet. The active ingredient is combined with another substance and pressed into a round or oval solid shape.
- Capsules.
- Topical medicines.
- Suppositories.
- Drops.
- Inhalers.
- Injections.
What are some common medications?
The Top 10 Prescription Drugs
- Atorvastatin. Atorvastatin treats high cholesterol.
- Levothyroxine. Levothyroxine treats hypothyroidism.
- Lisinopril. Lisinopril is an ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor.
- Metformin. There are more than 34 million Americans with diabetes.
- Amlodipine.
- Metoprolol.
- Albuterol.
- Omeprazole.
What are the 6 types of drugs?
1) Cannabis. 2) Opiates. 3) Stimulants: cocaine and amphetamine. 4) Legal drugs: nicotine and alcohol. 5) Design drugs: hallucinogens and ecstasy.
What are the most common medications?
Top 10 Drugs Prescribed in the U.S. 1. Vicodin (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) 2. Simvastatin (Generic for Zocor) 3. Lisinopril (Generic for Prinivil or Zestril) 4. Levothyroxine (generic for Synthroid) 5. Azithromycin (generic for Zithromax, Z-PAK) 6. Metformin (generic for Glucophage) 7. Lipitor (atorvastatin) 8. Amlodipine (generic for Norvasc)
What are the top 10 drugs?
Heroin. Heroin is an opiate processed directly from the extracts of the opium poppy.
What are the most commonly used drugs?
Alcohol. Since the 1980s,drinking rates among adolescents have mostly declined.