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PHT115 Chapter 1
Stuff to know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of what is essential to the accurate, effective and efficient performace of the responsibilities of the pharmacy technician. | Pharmacology |
| What have been collected, cultivated and harvested for their healing properties? | Plants |
| When is the earliest record dated that documents pharmacological knowledge? | 3000 BC |
| What was found in Egypt in 1550 BC and describes medical compounds and prescriptions? | Papyrus Ebers |
| What Emperor is credited with writing Pen T'sao Cheing? | Shen Nung |
| What ancient manuscript from India includes sources and therapeutic uses of medicinal herbs? | The Dravyaguna |
| What 2 compounds still used today were found in the Papyrus Ebers? | Castor oil & tincture opii |
| Who is known as the Father of Pharmacology? | Theophratus |
| Which Greek physician wrote De Materia Medica? | Discorides |
| Erythroprotein is an example of what? | Biopharmaceutical |
| What word is derived from the Greek words "pharmakon" & "gnosis?" | Pharmacognosy |
| When was the Pure Food and Drug Act passed? | 1906 |
| What plant in the main source for Digitalis? | Foxglove |
| After phases 1-3 in the new drug approval process, what comes after the application process? | Review |
| Where else is drug approval regulated? | Canada |
| What is the official name of a drug? | Generic |
| What name describes the molecular structure of the drug? | Chemical |
| What is another name for the Brand Name? | Proprietary |
| What kind of drug requires a prescription? | Legend |
| The Kefauver-Harris Amendment (1962) requires drugs be safe & ________ before made available to the public. | Effective |
| What is enteral administration? | Oral |
| What is added in tablets to aid in compressing it into the tablet shape? | Binder |
| Repeat-Action tablets are _____________. | Layered |
| __________-action tablets slow the release of the drug | Delayed |
| _________-coated tablets release contents to the small intestine | Enteric |
| What is a solid dosage form containing one or more active ingredient plus binders and fillers? | Capsule |
| Oral liquids include suspensions, syrups, tinctures, emulsions and what else? | Elixirs |
| What contains small drug particles suspended in a solvent? | Suspensions |
| PO is the abbreviation for per _______. | Mouth |
| What oral liquid contains between 5-50% alcohol? | Elixir |
| What semisolid preparation contains petroleum? | Ointment |
| What patch is a controlled-release device that delivers medication across the membrane? | Transdermal |
| What drug is injected or infused directly into a blood vessel? | Parenteral |
| What solution is injected directly into a joint? | Intraarticular |
| What kind of effects do enteral, parenteral and inhalation routes typically produce? | Systemic |
| What effect is produced from a topical drug? | Local |
| What administration is preferable when a patient cannot swallow? | Parenteral |
| What is defined as the extent to which a drug reaches the site of action and is available to produce its effects? | Bioavailability |
| What technique must be used when preparing drugs parentally? | Aseptic |
| High doses of drugs injected parentally must be injected ________ to avoid destruction of RBCs. | Slowly |
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