Pharmacy Practice Ch. 1 Test

The profession of pharmacy has deep roots in the work of early physicians from what culture/s?

• Greek and Roman

• Arab Muslim

• Arab Jewish and Christian

• All of these are correct.

Who wrote the first Greco-Roman drug formulary?

• Emperor Nero

• Pedanius Dioscorides

• Claudius Galen

• Hippocrates

What was the first US organization to formally train pharmacy technicians?

• the US Pharmacopeial Convention.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• the Department of Defense.

• the American Hospital Association.

What medicinal plant has been used by healthcare providers since the Middle Ages for heart problems?

• foxglove

• saw palmetto

• echinacea

• sage

Another name for a pharmacy is an apothecary; apothecary is derived from what word?

• Greek word for “compounder of remedies.”

• Arabic word for “mystical healer.”

• Dutch word for “midwife.”

• Latin word for “storage place”, associated with dry goods, herbs and wine.

One of the first manufactured and mass marketed synthetic drugs, made in the 1800s, was

• Bayer Aspirin

• penicillin

• Coca-Cola

• an early form of Prozac

Pharmacists would not be able to offer drug therapy counseling and monitoring without the help of well trained ______

• cashiers.

• pharmacy technicians.

• physician’s assistants.

• nurses.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding mail-order pharmacies?

• They are more likely to dispense a 90-day supply of medication than an independent pharmacy.

• They are less likely than a chain to fill a 90-day supply of a medication.

• They are more likely than a chain to compound individualized prescriptions.

• They are less likely to substitute with generic drugs.

Currently, what type of pharmacy employs the greatest share of pharmacists?

• clinic

• community

• mail-order pharmacy

• long-term care

Hospital pharmacies employ approximately what percentage of pharmacy technicians?

• 10%

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%