Pharmacy history Flashcards
what do opioids do
They slow things down and induce euphoria, nothing should be increased (analgesia, reduced gastrointestinal mobility, respiratory depression and euphoria)
first college of pharmacy
The Philadelphia college of pharmacy and sciences
Who discovered penicillin
Alexander Flemming in 1928 (from mold)
when was Ptcb created
in 1995
what was the first man made (synthetic) antibiotic
sulfonamides
First ever pharmacy
New Orleans
Which antibiotic can cause photo sensitivity
(mix w/ antacids)
Quinolones
Which antibiotic causes teeth discoloration
Tetracyclines
Cutting into a skull in order to release a disease
trephining
what were diseases believed to be caused by in the past?
Evil spirits
Who is Asclepius
The greek god of healing
What was the most common form of treatment?
Prayer
Who is the father of medicine
Hippocrates
the four elements that must be in balance for good health (history)
wet, hot, dry, cold
Which system was linked to which element?
Blood = air, Phlegm = water, yellow bile = fire
Black bile = earth
Who created laudanum
Paracelsus
Why did Aristotle dissect animals
Because it was illegal to dissect people
When was the microscope invented
1590
herbal remedies
Garlic for bronchial tubes, liverwort for liver problems, wine&pepper for stomach, tiger fat for joints
why should patients include herbal remedies when asked what they’re taking?
Because the herbs could interact with the medications and cause issues for them or the HCWs
Which organisms are still used in medicine
leeches for blood letting and Maggots for eating dead skin cells
Early american remedies
cinchona bark for malaria and Mercury for Syphilis
Who discovered the anthrax vaccine
louis pasteur
How many scored questions on the pharmacy test
90 scored, 10 un-scored, 1hr 50 min for the test itself
what do community pharmacists do?
counsel patients
