Cold Remedies



The common cold: Remedies and Reading a Medicine Label

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|CLB Level: 4 |Method: |

| |Discuss different remedies the students use to help relieve symptoms of a cold |

|Essential Skills Focus: |Hand-out worksheet 1 and/or realia of objects on sheet 1 |

|Document use (reading a label), Thinking |Discuss each item: who has it in their home? Who uses it? Who has seen this product before? |

|Skills ( decision making), Oral |Discuss what each item can help with? Use page 2 as a teacher’s guide |

|Communication (Discussion) |Students write the item with the correct picture on Page 1 |

| |Students and teacher look at the information on Page 3 (this info is exactly from the pill |

|Task: Understand different cold remedies in|bottle) |

|Canadian pharmacies & grocery stores; Read |Scan for specific information, ex: directions, adult, children, warning, physician |

|and understand a medicine label |Look at the scenarios on Page 4. The teacher can read each scenario or students can work in |

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|Purpose: Students will |Discuss each scenario and discuss the correct answer for each situation |

|Read and understand medicine label | |

|Students will learn to scan for specific |Follow Up: Have students look at one pill bottle in their |

|information |home. Ask them to return with an answer for a particular |

| |(and not personal) question: for example, “can children |

|Materials: 3 worksheets, realia of items (if|under 12 take the medication?” or: if it is prescription |

|possible) and Advil sinus and cold bottle |medication: “how many refills can the person get?” |

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|Learning Style: Auditory, visual |Debrief/Transfer: Ask students to discuss 3 questions |

| |that are good to ask a pharmacist next time they want |

|Time: 1.5 hours |medication (either prescription or over the counter). |

| |Use vocab. used in this lesson, ex: Will this help with a |

| |runny nose? how many/much can I take, can I give this to |

| |my 4 year old daughter…” |

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Cold Remedies

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1 Echinacea 4 Orange Juice 7 Vicks Vaporub

2 Chicken Noodle Soup 5 Advil 8 Benadryl

3 Zinc Lozenges 6 Tea with honey 9 Sudafed

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Treatment for a cold

|Problem |Treatment |Picture |

|Sneezing, runny nose and watery eyes |Benadryl |[pic] |

|Sinus and head congestion (stuffed up nose) |Sudafed |[pic] |

| |Advil – Cold and Sinus |[pic] |

|Cough that is keeping you awake at night |Tea and honey |[pic] |

| |Neocitran |[pic] |

| |Cough Syrup – Example: Buckley’s |[pic] |

|Sore throat/trouble swallowing |Zinc lozenges |[pic] |

| |Halls |[pic] |

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|Advil Cold & Sinus Caplets | |

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Uses

For effective relief of the symptoms of colds and sinusitis including:

• nasal congestion

• sinus pain

• headache

• fever

• body aches and pain

• sore throat

Directions

Adults and children over 12: Take 1 or 2 caplets every 4 hours as needed. Do not exceed 6 caplets in 24 hours, unless directed by a physician.

Cautions

Keep out of reach of children. This package contains enough medicine to seriously harm a child. Do not give to children under 12 unless directed by a physician.

Warnings

Do not take Advil Cold & Sinus if taking acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) or other products containing ibuprofen, or if allergic to ASA, salicylates or anti-inflammatory drugs, or any of its ingredients. Consult your physician before taking Advil Cold & Sinus if you have kidney or liver disease, diabetes, heart or thyroid disease, high blood pressure, glaucoma, peptic ulcers, difficulty in urination due to enlarged prostate, or if you are pregnant or nursing a baby. Individuals taking or who have recently taken prescription medication for high blood pressure or depression, including monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI), should use only as directed by a physician. Consult your physician if the symptoms or fever persists for more than 5 days. In case of overdose, call a poison control center or a doctor at once even if there are no symptoms.

If abdominal pain, heartburn, nausea or vomiting, bloating, diarrhea or constipation, ringing or buzzing in the ears, nervousness, sleeplessness, dizziness, any change in vision, fluid retention, itching, skin rashes or any other side effect or unexplained symptom develops while taking Advil Cold & Sinus, discontinue use immediately and contact a physician. In case of overdose, call Poison Control Centre or a doctor at once even if there are no symptoms.

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Reading a Prescription

Questions for discussion

Listen/Read the following scenarios. Listen to the question(s) at the end of each scenario and discuss the correct answer.

1. Sophia was walking on a slippery sidewalk. She fell and banged her head. She now has a terrible headache and wants to relieve the pain.

Question: Should Sophia take Advil Sinus and Cold medication? Why or why not?

2. Lien’s 8 year old daughter caught a cold at school. She came home feeling very sick. Her nose was plugged and she was sniffling a lot.

Question: Should Lien give her daughter Advil Sinus and Cold medication? Explain your reasoning?

3. Jacob went to the grocery store and picked up many items including Advil Sinus and Cold medication. He took his young children shopping with him. They are all now at home. Jacob is too exhausted to put the groceries away, so he left them in their bags on the floor.

Question: Is this safe? Why or why not? What should Jacob do?

4. Mario is a university student. He caught a cold and is having trouble sleeping. He has a headache and has ‘the shakes.’

Question: Can Mario take Advil Sinus and Cold medication? Why or why not?

5. Suzan is 32 years old. She has a terrible cold. She took 2 Advil Sinus and Cold tablets at 2:30 p.m.

Question: When can Suzan take 2 more tablets?

6. Fatuma is pregnant. She caught a cold last week. She wanted to feel better. She took 2 Advil Sinus and Cold pills.

Question: Was this safe for Fatuma? Explain your answer. p 4

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