Pharm. Textbook Questions

Question 1

_________ was the first effective local anesthetic.

Answer 1

cocaine

Question 2

The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry devotes about ____ of its income to research and development.

Answer 2

1/6

Question 3

_______ protects against illegal copying of new discoveries

Answer 3

Patenting

Question 4

The FDA is required to ________

Answer 4

1. ensure drug is safe & effective
2. monitor drug after sold
3. monitor adverse effects

Question 5

The length of time from the beginning of developments of a new drug to FDA approval is often more than _____ years.

Answer 5

10

Question 6

_________ showed that heat can be used to kill microorganisms associated with food spillage.

Answer 6

Pasteur

Question 7

List of drugs approved for use by managed care organizations are called

Answer 7

formularies

Question 8

What drug was used to treat malaria?

Answer 8

quinine

Question 9

What kind of drug is cocaine?

Answer 9

The Indians of the Andes chewed coca leaves

Question 10

Who was one of the first practitioners of trial and error drug testing around 300 BC?

Answer 10

Shen Nung

Question 11

What tree does aspirin come from?

Answer 11

White Willow Tree

Question 12

What is the name of active ingredient in the willow bark?

Answer 12

Salicin acid

Question 13

Who was the first practitioner known by name and from what country?

Answer 13

Hippocrates from island of Kos, Greece.

Question 14

Define pharmacology

Answer 14

The scientific study of the effects of drugs and chemicals on living organisms.

Question 15

What is a panacea?

Answer 15

A cure (a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.)

Question 16

Define pharmacopeia

Answer 16

A book describing chemicals, drugs, and other substances and how they are used as medicines.

Question 17

Define pharmaceutical

Answer 17

any kind of drug used for medicinal purposes

Question 18

In 200 BC the Shen Nung pen ts’ao was written and contained how many drugs?

Answer 18

365

Question 19

What does the prefix “anti-“ mean?

Answer 19

against or oppose

Question 20

Define antitoxin

Answer 20

An antibody with the ability to neutralize a specific toxin in the body

Question 21

Define antibiotic

Answer 21

A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms

Question 22

Define hormone

Answer 22

chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body

Question 23

What drug is contained in the fox glove plant? What does it treat?

Answer 23

Contains digitalis which is used in treating heart disease, irregular heartbeat, and heart failure.

Question 24

Who discovered penicillin? When? What kind of drug is it?

Answer 24

Alexander Fleming in 1928, it is the first antibiotic drug

Question 25

What lowers blood sugar? It is a drug or hormone?

Answer 25

Insulin is a hormone, it prevents it from dropping too low

Question 26

What government agency regulates food and drugs?

Answer 26

FDA

Question 27

What is the greatest area of employment for pharmacists and technicians?

Answer 27

retail or community pharmacy

Question 28

Ether is different from cocaine, why?

Answer 28

General anesthetic