Deck 1: History of Medicine and Pharmacy

Question 1

Which early physician and alchemist realized the benefit of treating a disorder with one medication at a time to determine the effectiveness and dose of each medication, rather than the customary multiple dosing?

A) Aristotle
B) Paracelsus
C) Galen
D) Bacon

Answer 1

Paracelsus

Question 2

Why are the roles of pharmacy technicians expanding to include duties that used to be limited only to pharmacists?

A) Pharmacists are moving into more clinical roles by counseling patients and working with medical staff.
B) There is a shortage of pharmacists in the workforce.
C) Technicians are better trained in computer order entry.
D) Technicians are replacing pharmacists in the workplace.

Answer 2

Pharmacists are moving into more clinical roles by counseling patients and working with medical staff.

Question 3

Which organization(s) saw the need for standardized education for pharmacy technicians?

A) American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
B) American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
C) Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA)
D) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

The first pharmacy technicians :

A) Worked in hospitals
B) Worked in drug stores
C) Were enlisted military personnel
D) Were pharmacists' wives

Question 5

Which soft drink originally contained cocaine and caffeine?

A) Ginger Ale
B) Pepsi-Cola
C) Coca-Cola
D) Hires Root Beer

Question 6

Which of the following old time remedies are still being used today?

A) Maggots
B) Trephining
C) Leeches
D) A and C

Question 7

During the Civil War, many soldiers died from ______________.

A) common diseases
B) battle wounds
C) postsurgical infections
D) all of the above

Question 8

The benefits of certification for pharmacy technicians include:

A) Increased standard of education
B) Increased salary
C) Increased trust by pharmacists
D) All of the above

Question 9

In which language were medicinal recipes (prescriptions) written until the 1900s?

A) French
B) Greek
C) Latin
D) Italian

Question 10

To become a pharmacist today an individual must __________.

A) pass the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) examination and an examination covering the individual pharmacist's state pharmacy law
B) earn a PharmD degree
C) take the PTCB examination
D) A and B

Question 11

Which of the following choices best describes sources of materials for remedies in ancient times?

A) Chemicals, minerals, and vitamins
B) Minerals, animals, and plant parts
C) Bodies of water, plant parts, and dirt
D) Prayer, bones, and plant parts

Question 12

Who is considered the "Father of Medicine"?

A) Plato
B) Hippocrates
C) Asclepius
D) Socrates

Question 13

__________ was known as a proponent of diet, exercise, rest, and lifestyle changes to improve health.

A) Hippocrates
B) Bacon
C) Asclepius
D) Salk

Question 14

Which medication(s) come(s) from plants?

A) Opium
B) Penicillin
C) Quinine
D) A and C

Question 15

Laudanum, which is a combination of opium and alcohol that was used during the Civil War for multiple conditions, was problematic for what reason?

A) Laudanum was difficult to make.
B) It was very expensive.
C) Opium could no longer be imported.
D) Laudanum was highly addictive and resulted in many deaths and miscarriages.

Question 16

The first vaccine, developed in 1796, was for the prevention of which condition?

A) Mumps
B) Smallpox
C) Measles
D) Poliomyelitis (polio)

Question 17

What is the name of the first pharmacy school in the United States, which opened in 1821?

A) College of Pharmacy and Sciences in Philadelphia
B) College of Pharmacy in Albany
C) Ohio State College of Pharmacy in Columbus
D) Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston

Question 18

The effects associated with opioid receptors include all of the following except:

A) Analgesia
B) Respiratory depression
C) Increased gastrointestinal motility
D) Euphoria

Question 19

Who discovered penicillin?

A) Alexander Fleming
B) Louis Pasteur
C) Gerhard Domagk
D) James Watson

Question 20

Which of the following scientists made major contributions to the field of genetics?

A) Watson and Crick
B) Gregor Mendel
C) Louis Pasteur
D) A and B

Question 21

The first 7-Up drink contained __________.

A) caffeine
B) cocaine
C) lithium
D) opium

Question 22

What is the purpose of using maggots in medicine?

A) To reduce blood volume
B) To clean wounds by removing dead tissue
C) No longer have any purpose to the practice of medicine
D) To reduce pain and swelling

Question 23

What test must potential pharmacy students obtain a passing grade before being admitted to a school of pharmacy?

A) MCAT
B) PCAT
C) PTCE
D) PTEC

Question 24

Which website may a pharmacy technician access to obtain information on their state laws regarding pharmacy technicians?

A) www.nabp.net
B) www.nabp.org
C) www. ptcb.org
D) www.ptec.org

Question 25

What was the first synthetic antibiotic discovered?

A) Penicillin
B) Sulfonamide
C) Tetracycline
D) Cephalosporin

Question 26

Apothecary can mean a(n):

A) Pharmacist
B) Pharmacy technician
C) Drug store
D) A and C

Question 27

Who is known as the "father of genetics"?

A) Alexander Fleming
B) Claudius Galen
C) Gregor Mendel
D) Gerhard Domagk

Question 28

What is the formal symbol of medicine?

A) Caduceus
B) Hermes' sandals
C) Rx symbol
D) Staff of Asclepius

Question 29

Which of the following topics must an entry level technician have a basic understanding?

A) Anticoagulation services
B) Medication reconciliation
C) Pharmacokinetic services
D) Pharmacology

Question 30

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) was formed in _________.

A) 1955
B) 1975
C) 1990
D) 1995

Question 31

In early American history, many people died of mercury poisoning, since mercury was used to treat:

A) Diphtheria
B) Dysentery
C) Malaria
D) Syphilis

Question 32

Which term refers to both synthetic and semisynthetic medications of opium?

A) Hypnotic
B) Narcotic
C) Opiate
D) Opioid

Question 33

In 2012, the FDA approved _____ _____ wound dressings to treat over-the-counter abrasions, lacerations, and minor cuts.

A) chamomile tea
B) manuka honey
C) peppermint oil
D) Red onion

Question 34

Who established the germ theory of disease?

A) Edward Mellanby
B) Felix Hoffman
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Selman A. Waksman

Question 35

A red show globe indicated:

A) A town had a pharmacy
B) A town did not have a pharmacy
C) A town was healthy
D) A town had illness or was under a quarantine

Question 36

In the 1700s in early North America, who prepared remedies to cure the new immigrant patients?

A) Apothecary
B) Medicine man
C) Physician
D) Pharmacist

Question 37

Which organization offers specialized training in sterile products and hazardous drug compounding?

A) Critical Point
B) National Association of Chain Drug Stores
C) PCAT
D) PTEC

Question 38

Federal patient consultation laws mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA 90) are directed at:

A) All insured patients
B) All patients
C) Medicaid patients
D) Medicare patients

Question 39

The first pharmacy operated by a registered pharmacist opened in which city in 1823?

A) New Orleans
B) New York
C) Washington
D) Philadelphia

Question 40

The ancient treatment process of cutting a hole in the skull to allow evil spirits that were thought to cause disease a way to exit the body was called:

A) Bloodletting
B) Trephining
C) Leaching
D) Venesection