Side Effects May Include

 

 

Soo many drugs.  Soo many possible side effects.

One has to laugh when watching any one of the prescription drug commercials on TV.  It consists of twenty seconds of info about the drug…followed by forty seconds of the most gruesome side effects you’ll ever hear!  (Is this a drug commercial or an experiment of Dr. Mengele?)

Good God, why would anyone want to take this stuff?  The potential side effects are worse than the condition you are trying to treat!

 

For this reason, I thought it would be fun to test your knowledge of side effects of some popular medications.

You can take with food or water. 

Ready?  Let’s begin….

 

 

#1)   “Flu-like symptoms such as headache, fatigue, fever and chills” are side effects of:

 

 

A)   Avonex

B)   Rebif

C)   Exposure to Mrs. McGillycutty’s third grade classroom

D)   A, B & C

 

 

 

 

#2)   “Dry Mouth” is one of the common side effects of:

 

 

A)   Zanaflex

B)   Eating cotton balls

C)   Public speaking

D)   All of the above

 

 

 

 

 

#3)   “Drowsiness, fatigue and constipation” are side effects of:

 

 

A)   Reading My Odd Sock

B)   Thanksgiving dinner

C)   Valium

D)  Doing A & B at the same time

 

 

 

 

 

#4)   “Mild memory problems or confusion” are possible side effects of:

 

A)   Lipitor

B)   I have MS, I already have these

C)   Being a member of Congress

 

 

 

 

#5)   “Headache or abdominal pain” are reported to be the most common side effects of:

 

 

A)   Prilosec

B)   Watching the Prilosec TV commercial with Larry The Cable Guy as the spokesman.

C)   Do you really need a third option?

 

 

 

#6)   “Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and increased sweating” are reported to be the most common side effects of:

 

 

A)   Xanax

B)   Prednisone

C)   Bob Evans’ Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy

D)   Both B & C

 

 

 

 

#7)   “Suicidal thoughts or attempts” are potential side effects of:

 

A)   Accutane

B)   Penicillin

C)   Watching more than 30 minutes of ANY program on TLC

D)   Both A & C

 

 

 

 

#8)   “Having an erection lasting four hours or more” is a possible side effect of:

 

 

A)   Viagra

B)   Cialis

C)   Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue

D)   All of the above

 

 

 

Well, how did you do?

Are you ready to work behind the counter at Walgreens?

Maybe next time you see a prescription drug commercial on tv, you’ll laugh as I do.  Because the information they present

…is a lot to swallow!