Explain that one of the members of the community is the pharmacist. Pharmacists help people understand the proper way to take medicine. Discuss different kinds of medicine. The directions are the same for everyone who is a certain age. Prescriptions come from a doctor.
Prescription medicines have directions just for the person whose name is on the label.
When doctors write prescriptions, they decide how much medicine people should have. Prepare class to meet a pharmacist. Introduce the pharmacist to the class. After the visit, review the important safety rules about taking medicine. Taking too much medicine may be worse for you than not taking any.