PHARM Unit 1: Hx of Medicine

The Greek word φάρμακον (phármakon) can mean:

• Only drug

• Only remedy

• Only poison

• Both remedy and poison

The earliest medicines primarily came from:

• Synthetic chemicals

• Natural sources like plants, minerals, and animal parts

• Mass-produced pills

• Laboratory-engineered compounds

Which ancient text lists over 700 remedies from Egypt?

• The Canon of Medicine

• Ebers Papyrus

• The Hippocratic Corpus

• Avesta

Which historical figure stated, “The dose makes the poison”?

• Hippocrates

• Galen

• Paracelsus

• Avicenna

Apothecaries first became distinct from physicians during:

• Ancient Egypt

• The Middle Ages

• The Renaissance

• The 20th century

Ancient people often discovered what medicine helped with symptoms by:

• Reading scientific journals

• Trial and error, observing effects

• Performing chemical analysis

• Using X-ray imaging

Which is NOT an example of the earliest forms of medicine?

• Powders

• Ointments

• Tinctures

• Capsules

A common problem with early dosing methods was:

• Overreliance on laboratory scales

• Vague measurements like “a pinch” or “a handful”

• Too much use of precise metric units

• Using only animal-based medicines

Avicenna’s most famous contribution to medicine was:

• Developing warfarin

• Discovering penicillin

• Writing The Canon of Medicine

• Creating the apothecary profession

In the warfarin case, the pharmacist’s action:

• Ignored the high dose and filled it

• Caught the error and prevented harm

• Increased the dose for better effect

• Substituted a different drug