Unit 1 Description of a Pharmacy Grammar

Why do people take drugs?

Most of us have taken medicines at some time, either prescribed by a doctor or bought from the chemist. But why do people take drugs when there is no clear medical reason for doing so, in other words, when they do not seem ill?

3. Переведите текст, используя словарь. Найдите в тексте ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. 
   What is a cataract?
   
2. 
   How is it usually remedied?
   

Medford, Oregon. A drug used in Europe as an alternative to surgery for cataracts in the early stages has been approved for experimental use in the United States. European doctors and pharmacologists contend that it is safe and effective means of halting the growth of certain cataracts.

The drug, called bendazac, was patented in the late 1960’s by an Italian physician, Francesco Angelini. In Europe, it has been in general use for more than five years, but there is no anticataract drug approved for use in the United States.

Although cataracts, or clouding of the lenses of the eyes, can often be remedied by surgery, bendazac “is the real hope that there will be a medical solution to cataracts”, said Dr. John Retzlaff, an Oregon ophthalmologist who is one of five physicians conducting US research on the drug.

4. Изучите аннотацию, используя словарь. Скажите на английском языке, в каких случаях применяется данный лекарственный препарат. Сформулируйте инструкцию по его

применению.