Pharmacy Quiz

Pharmacy is the science of:

• Preparing and dispensing medicines

• Performing surgeries

• Treating patients with physiotherapy

• Manufacturing surgical instruments

The Father of Pharmacy is:

• William Procter

• Alexander Fleming

• Hippocrates

• Louis Pasteur

Pharmacology deals with:

• Drug action on living systems

• Drug preparation

• Drug extraction from plants

• Drug storage only

The organization responsible for drug regulation in India is:

• WHO

• CDSCO

• FDA (USA)

• ICMR

GMP in pharmacy stands for:

• Good Manufacturing Practices

• General Medical Program

• Government Medicine Policy

• Global Medicine Protocol

A tablet is an example of:

• Liquid dosage form

• Solid dosage form

• Semi-solid dosage form

• Gas dosage form

Capsules are preferred because:

• They are bitter in taste

• They are easy to swallow

• They are always cheaper

• They always act faster

The inactive ingredients in formulations are called:

• Actives

• Excipients

• Nutrients

• Additives only

Syrup is an example of:

• Solid dosage form

• Liquid dosage form

• Semi-solid dosage form

• Gas dosage form

Bioavailability means:

• Fraction of drug reaching systemic circulation

• Fraction excreted in urine

• Fraction bound to plasma protein

• Fraction destroyed in liver