Chapter 1 - Pharmacy And Health Care

Question 0

cocaine

Answer 0

The first effective local anesthetic found in coca leaves

Question 1

Pharmacology

Answer 1

Study of drugs their properties uses application and effects

Question 2

digitalis

Answer 2

Drug from foxglove plant, used to treat heart disease

Question 3

quinine

Answer 3

1st drug to treat malaria, from Peruvian tree (Cinchona)

Question 4

germ theory

Answer 4

microorganisms cause food spoilage

Question 5

polio vaccine

Answer 5

injectable vaccine made from killed polio virus and oral polio vaccine made from weakened form of live polio virus

Question 6

insulin

Answer 6

hormone lowers blood pressure in treatment of diabetes

Question 7

penicillin

Answer 7

first antibiotic

Question 8

salicylic acid

Answer 8

natural drug derived from bark of white willow tree, used to relieve pain (led to active ingredient found in aspirin)

Question 9

panacea

Answer 9

a cure-all

Question 10

penicllin

Answer 10

drug produced by fungus that kills bacteria

Question 11

antitoxin

Answer 11

substance that acts against a toxin in the body

Question 12

antibiotic

Answer 12

substance which harms or kills microorganisms like bacteria and fungus

Question 13

hormone

Answer 13

chemicals produced by the body that regulate body functions and processes

Question 14

OBRA ‘90

Answer 14

U.S. legislation requiring pharmacists to provide consulting services to Medicaid patients

Question 15

formularies

Answer 15

list of drugs approved for use by patients

Question 16

managed care

Answer 16

major factor trying to control costs of prescription drugs