How are the terms drug and medication different in the health care environment?
a. Medications must be prescribed, whereas drugs are available over the counter.
b. Medications are used to treat health problems, whereas drugs can be abused.
c. Drugs are always illegal, whereas medications are legal.
d. There is no difference between these two terms.
D
Although the lay public may think there is a distinction between these two terms, in health care they mean the same thing. Both are used to treat health problems and both can be abused.
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