Ch.1 History of Medicine and Pharmacy

Question 1

Apothecary

Answer 1

Latin term for Pharmacist. Also, a place where drugs are sold.

Question 2

Clinical Pharmacist

Answer 2

Pharmacist who monitors patient medications in inpatient and some retail settings.

Question 3

Dogma

Answer 3

Code of beliefs based on tradition rather than fact.

Question 4

Drug Education Coordinator

Answer 4

Pharmacist who helps set protocol in a hospital setting.

Question 5

Formulary

Answer 5

A list of preferred drugs to be stocked by the pharmacy; also a list of drugs covered by an insurance company.

Question 6

Inpatient Pharmacy

Answer 6

A pharmacy in a hospital or institutional setting.

Question 7

Opioid

Answer 7

A synthetic analgesic that is similar to opium.

Question 8

Opium

Answer 8

An analgesic that is made from the poppy plant.

Question 9

Outpatient Pharmacy

Answer 9

Pharmacies that serve patients in their communities; pharmacies that are not in inpatient facilities.

Question 10

Pharmacist

Answer 10

Person who dispenses drugs and counsels patients in medication use and any interaction it may have with food or other drugs.

Question 11

Pharmacy

Answer 11

Drug or remedy

Question 12

Pharmacy Clerk

Answer 12

Person who assists the pharmacist at the front counter of the pharmacy; the person who accepts payment for medication.

Question 13

Pharmacy Technician

Answer 13

Person who assists a pharmacist by filling prescriptions and performing other non discretionary tasks.

Question 14

Protocol

Answer 14

A set of standards And guidelines within which a facility works.

Question 15

Shaman

Answer 15

Medicine person who holds a high place of honor in a tribe.