UNIT 12

PHARMACY
Objectives: After finishing this lesson, students have ability

To name units of measurement for medicine

To talk about the effects of medication

To use some mathematic expressions and describe a chart

 SCRUB UP
Study these pharmaceutical products and choose the right one
for each customer at the pharmacy counter

➢ “They help me get through the day.

Without them, life wouldn’t be worth
living.”
a

➢ “The whole family suffers when she has wind.

Nobody gets any sleep.”
b
SCRUB UP
➢ “ I’m late again this month. I hope it’s not going
to be bad news.” e

➢ “ I don’t believe in chemicals-they poison the

body and mind, but i do need a pick-me-up.”
d

➢ “ I’m dealing with it and this is the only way to

stop the cravings.” c
 VOCABULARY
dosage /ˈdəʊsɪdʒ/: liều lượng

double dose /ˈdʌbl dəʊs/: liều lượng gấp đôi

half dose /hɑːf dəʊs/: nửa liều

cubic centimetre /ˈkjuːbɪk 'sentɪmiːtə(r)/: centimet khối

milligram /ˈmɪliɡræm/: miligam

extra strength /ˈekstrə streŋkθ/: thêm sức mạnh

junior strength /ˈdʒuːniə(r) streŋkθ/: sức mạnh trẻ

unit /ˈjuːnɪt/ : đơn vị

measure /ˈmeʒə(r)/: đo lường

 VOCABULARY
aspirin /ˈæsp(ə)rɪn/: thuốc kháng viêm (không chứa steroid)

analgesic /ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk/: thuốc giảm đau

drowsy /ˈdraʊzi/: buồn ngủ

insulin /ˈɪnsjəlɪn/: hocmone insulin

(A hormone produced in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood)

suspension /səˈspenʃn/: huyền phù

powder /ˈpaʊdə(r)/: bột

soluble /ˈsɒljəbl/: hoà tan

syringe /sɪˈrɪndʒ/: ống tiêm

 VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with words from the list:
cubic centimeters junior strength score

double dose milligrams teaspoon

extra strength percent units

half dose ratio

teaspoon
1. Measure out one ordinary household ______________ of cough mixture

double dose
2. If you miss one, you can catch up with a __________________ later
junior strength
3. Give the child two of the new orange-flavoured, _____________________ aspirins
extra strength
4. He is a big man and needs an _____________________ analgesic
 VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with words from the list:

half dose
5. The drug is very strong; even just a _________________ can make you drowsy
percent of insulin
6. Make the solution with 100 ____________
ratio
7. Make up a suspension in a ___________ of 10:1
milligrams of the powder into a litre of water
8. Put 3.6 _______________
cubic centimeters
9. Make a 20 ___________________________ solution with 20 grams of soluble solid and
add enough water to make 100ml

score of 9 on the ranking scale for reactions to drugs

10. The patient has a ________
units
11. Use a syringe with a volume of 25 _________
PATIENT CARE
Nurse: I want to review your medication. Mr Thomas. How are you getting on

with the new tablets?

Mr Thomas: They’re a big improvement.

Nurse: Your notes say we started you on Atenolol, but you stopped taking it.
react badly to it?
Did you (1)_______

Mr Thomas: Yes, I felt tired all the time.

Nurse: So the doctor tried something

different and you were

put on an alternative
(2)________

regime. Is that right?

PATIENT CARE
Mr Thomas: Yes, I was. That was Captopril. It was no good either.

Nurse: suffer an allergic reaction ? A lot of people ( 4 )

No? Did you ( 3 )_________
report having breathing difficulties with that drug.
__________

Mr Thomas: Yes. My mouth and throat swelled up - like I was swallowing a

tennis ball.

Nurse: I see. How about the new

medication? Do you ( 5 )
notice any changes in
__________

your body from taking it?

PATIENT CARE
Mr Thomas: Well, yes. It is affecting my sex life.
Nurse: renew
I see. Well, we can't ignore that. We probably need to (6)____________
your medication regime and it may be
build up this treatment as well and think
necessary to (7)_____________
about a different one. In the meantime, how are the headaches?
go away when
Do they (8)_____________
you use the new painkillers?
Mr Thomas: The capsules you gave me
for the headaches are
great. They're very powerful
and fast-acting.
Nurse: run out of
Have you (9)____________
them?
PATIENT CARE
Mr Thomas: Yes. They’re all gone.
Nurse: stand a
I know they are good, but people who take them (10)__________
tolerance quite quickly so they no longer work after a white. Are
tolerate the headaches. When they come?
you able to (11)_____________
Mr Thomas: Honestly, I can’t, they’re unbearable.
Nurse: discontinue
If you can’t (12)_______________
the pain, i think you’d better
go back to the specialist
re-evaluate
before we (13)________________
your prescription. I am starting
worry
to (14)___________about all these
contraindications.
LANGUAGE SPOT MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS

● per cent /pəˈsent/: phần trăm

● equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/: tương đương
● divided /dɪˈvaɪdɪd/: chia ra (to separate into parts or groups)
● subtract /səbˈtrækt/: trừ đi (to take a number or an amount away from another number
or amount)
● add /æd/: thêm vào (to put something together with something else so as to increase the
size, number, amount, ….)
● quarter /ˈkwɔːtə(r)/: ¼ (one of four equal parts of something)
● BMI /ˌbiː em ˈaɪ/ (body mass index): chỉ số khối cơ thể (a measure of whether somebody
weighs too much or too little)
● dose /dəʊs/: liều lượng (an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly
over a period of time)
LANGUAGE SPOT MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS

Complete the mathematical expressions with these prepositions

by from of to
of 50 is 2.5.
1. Five per cent ______
to
2. One teaspoon is approximately equivalent _______ 5 millilitres.
by 15?
3. How much is 7,2 kg divided ______
from 13.
4. Subtract 4 litres ______
by weight squared.
5. BMI equals height divided ______
from 100?
6. What do you get when you subtract 52 ______
to 500 mg to make a total dose of 650 mg.
7. 150 mg is added ______
of
8. Three quarters _______ 100 litres equals 75.
 READING
Do this questionnaire on attitudes to drugs testing and compare your
responses with other student.
 READING
Do this questionnaire on attitudes to drugs testing and compare your
responses with other student.

1) Testing drugs on animals is

unnecessary and wrong.
 READING
Do this questionnaire on attitudes to drugs testing and compare your
responses with other student.

2) Before testing them on others,

researches should test new drugs on
themselves.
 READING
Do this questionnaire on attitudes to drugs testing and compare your
responses with other student.

3) Scientific progress is more important

than the lives of a few people.
 Vocabulary
effective (a) /ɪˈfektɪv/ hiệu quả

caged rat /keɪdʒd ræt/ chuột lồng

clinical trial /ˈklɪnɪkl ˈtraɪəl/ thử nghiệm lâm sàng

principle /ˈprɪnsəpl/ nguyên tắc

experimentation (n) /ɪkˌsperɪmenˈteɪʃn/ sự thử nghiệm

genuinely (a) /ˈdʒenjuɪnli/ thành thật

treatment (n) /ˈtriːtmənt/ điều trị

judgement (n) /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ sự đánh giá

evidence /ˈevɪdəns/ bằng chứng

 READING
Read the text and answer the questions.

1) One reason why there is a constant need to develop new drugs is

because new illnesses are appearing all the time. What are three
other reasons?
→ Three other reasons: there is a lot we don’t know about human biology, there are still many
illnesses we cannot cure, and existing medicines lose their effectiveness.
 READING
Read the text and answer the questions.

1) One reason why there is a constant need to develop new drugs is

because new illnesses are appearing all the time. What are three
other reasons?
→ Three other reasons: there is a lot we don’t know about human biology, there are still many
illnesses we cannot cure, and existing medicines lose their effectiveness.

2) In a clinical trial, first the drugs are tested on animals. What are
the next two main steps?
→ This is done by first giving it to healthy people to see if it is safe, and then giving it to sick
people to see if it works.
 READING
Read the text and answer the questions.
3) What is the basis of the Nuremberg code?
→ Anyone participating in a clinical trial must understand the risks and give
their informed consent.
 READING
Read the text and answer the questions.
3) What is the basis of the Nuremberg code?
→ Anyone participating in a clinical trial must understand the risks and give
their informed consent.

4) Which two groups of people may not always be able to make a

free choice over participating in clinical trials?

→ There are prisoners and people living in extreme poverty whose need for
money.
 READING
Read the text and answer the questions.
5) There are risks of sick people participating in clinical trials, but
what are the benefits?
→ Sick people participating in a trial benefit by being the first to get a new treatment and a lot of
attention. By talking a brand new medicine, they enter an unknown area in which it is possible
for things to go badly wrong, can lead to disablement and death
 READING
Read the text and answer the questions.
5) There are risks of sick people participating in clinical trials, but
what are the benefits?
→ Sick people participating in a trial benefit by being the first to get a new treatment and a lot of
attention. By talking a brand new medicine, they enter an unknown area in which it is possible
for things to go badly wrong, can lead to disablement and death

6) What ethical problems may arise when scientists believe very

strongly in the importance of their research?
→ The other ethical issue concerns the judgement of the doctors and nurses working on trials. As
healers, their primary concern is for the well- being of their patients, but there may be times when,
convinced by the importance of their work and the benefits it could bring to society, they give the
experiment greater importance than the patients..
 READING
Think about the principle of informed consent and discuss the
questions.

1) Why do most clinical trials exclude pregnant women?

→ Because it affects the fetus and causes congenital diseases
2) There’s scientific evidence that a positive attitude is necessary for any
cure to work. If there is only four per cent chance of benefiting from a
drug being trialled, should you inform trial participants of this?
→ I think it is advisable to inform trial participants of this. Because participants in clinical
trials have the right to be fully informed about the trial to make informed decisions about
their participation, even when the probability of personal benefit is low.
 TEST
1 Study the chart showing side
effects experienced by participants
testing a sedative in a clinical trial.
Depression /dɪˈprɛʃən/ : Trầm cảm

Hyperactivity /ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvəti/ : Tăng động

Headaches /ˈhedeɪk/: Đau đầu

Numbness /ˈnʌmnəs/: Tình trạng tê

Hypersensitivity /ˈdraʊzinəs/: Mẫn cảm với
thành phần của thuốc

Drowsiness /ˈdraʊzinəs/ : Tình trạng buồn ngủ

Hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃn/ : Sự ảo giác

 TEST
2 Complete the description of the chart with the names of side effects:
1
depression
The most common side effect was .This was reported by sixty per cent of the
hyperactivity
participants double the number who experienced periods of 2 .
headaches
Half the total number of participants suffered 3 and out of every hundred
numbness
participants, twenty complained of 4 . This is four times the number who
experienced periods of 5 hypersensitivity .
stomach problems
The number of participants who experienced 6 was statistically
insignificant. A number of participants experienced changes in their BMI. 7 weight loss
was the most common at a ratio of five to one with 8 weight gain
 BẢNG PHÂN CÔNG NHIỆM VỤ
Nhóm trưởng: Đặng Trần Bảo Châu ( phân nhiệm vụ + chỉnh sửa ppt)

Huỳnh Ngọc Ánh (thuyết trình + nội dung)

Objectives & Scrub up
Nguyễn Minh Ánh (nội dung + ppt)

Võ Như Ngọc (thuyết trình + nội dung + ppt)

Vocabulary
Lê Thị Trà My (nội dung + ppt)

Trần Thị Hiền (thuyết trình + nội dung + ppt)

Thái Thị Thanh Hải (thuyết trình + nội dung + ppt)

Patient care
Đặng Thị Ngọc Linh (nội dung + ppt)

Nguyễn Cao Thùy Linh (ppt + nội dung)

 Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Hà (nội dung + ppt)
Language spot
Trần Thị Minh Nguyệt (thuyết trình + nội dung)

Nguyễn Hoàng Anh (thuyết trình + nội dung)

Phạm Thị Xuân Thảo (nội dung)

Reading
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thảo (nội dung + ppt)

Nguyễn Lâm Thu Trang (nội dung)

Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh (thuyết trình + nội dung)

Tests
Phan Nguyễn Diệu Thảo (ppt + nội dung)
Thank you!