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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the meaning of pharmakon? | magic spell, remedy, or poison. |
| what is an apothecary? | the forerunner of today's pharmacists in England. |
| when did the difference between physician and pharmacist become defined? | during the nineteenth century |
| what is the APhA, and when is it established? | in 1852, the American Pharmaceutical Association was formed |
| what can a pharmacy technician absolutely not do in a pharmacy? | pharmacy technicians should not counsel patients. |
| what organization is governing member of the PTCB? | -american pharmaceutical association (apha) -american society of health-system pharmacists(ASHP) -illinois council of health-system pharmcists (ICHP) -michigan pharmacists association (MPA) -national association boards of pharmacy(NABP) |
| define pharmacology. | the science of drugs and their interactions with the system of living animals. |
| How often is re-certification required for certified pharmacy technicians? | must be re-certified every two years |
| define biopharmaceutical. | a drug produced by recombinant DNA technology |
| what is another term for a drug's United States Adopted Name(USAN)? | generic name |
| what did the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic act of 1938 make a requirement for new drugs before they can be marketed? | the act required all new drugs to be proved safe before being marketed. |
| how are legend drugs sold in the US? | sold only by prescription and is labeled "Rx only" |
| what phase of clinical trials is carried out after the drug has been approved for marketing? | phase IV |
| what is a double-blind clinical trial? | a clinical trial in which neither the trial participants nor the study staff know whether a particular participant is in the control group or the experimental group. *short-term placebo-to-drug |
| what action did the FDA take to speed up the approval of urgency needed drugs? | *Need it Now** the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 instituted reforms that shortened the review process. priority applications for drugs use to treat serious disease within 6 months |
| what phase of clinical trials are drugs tested on patients who have the condition that the drugs is intended to treat? | phase II |
| what FDA Pregnancy Category is safe for pregnant patient to take? | category A - no risk |
| what federal agency regulates prescription drugs with abuse potential? | the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) establish in 1973. |
| what is an accepted clinical use for schedule I (C-1) drugs? | there's no accepted clinical use in the US; for research only |
| how many different schedule categories are controlled substances broken up into? | broken up into five categories. |
| what type of application must be manufacturer file with the DEA prior to marketing a generic product? | Drug companies must submit an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)to the FDA to obtain approval to market a generic product. |
| manufacturers of foods containing what ingredients may make health claims regarding the disease-fighting action of the food? | in july 1999, FDA authorized a health claim regarding the disease-fighting action, benefits of whole grains in soy protein |
| in ancient times, who controlled medical treatment? | The religious leaders |
| what were early remedies most commonly used to treat? | diarrhea and constipation |
| what did Galen advocate about disease? | imbalance of one of four "humors"- blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. |
| what was a major pharmacological advance during the middle ages? | *Using individual drug rather than potential drugs** earliest official listings of medical preparations appears in print, often referred to as a pharmacopoeia. |
| what is the first London pharmacopoeia? | **London physicians eliminated many out landish drug preparations when the first london pharmacopoeia was first compiled in 1618 |
| what event forced American physicians and druggists to make their own drugs? | the American Revolution |
| who developed the first effective treatment for diabetes? | in 1923,Banting and Best successfully extracted the hormone insulin from the pancreas to create treatment for diabetes. |
| what was the first chemical agent used to treat a disease? | in 1907, Paul Ehrlich introduced arsphenamine, or Salvarsan, to treat syphilis. |
| what tasks do pharmacy technicians perform in a hospital pharmacy? | -prepare sterile IV and chemotherapy compound -check other pharmacy tech's work -check preparation carts -educate nurse and other officials about pharmacy issues |
| what is the source of thyroid? | from domestic animal source |
| what is a generic name? | the shorter name that identifies the drug without regard to who in particular is manufacturing and marketing the drug |
| during clinical trials, new drugs are first tested on what? | humans |
| what determines the order in which the FDA processes New Drug Applications? | the seriousness of the targeted disease |
| who do professionals and consumers report serious adverse drug reaction to? | Medwatch, the FDA's medical products reporting program |
| what is a black box warning? | information printed on a drug package to alert prescribers to potential problems with the drug |
| what is one way of lowering healthcare costs without compromising the health of the patient? | the substitution of generic drugs for more expensive brands |
| what is the rating system of the FDA for therapeutic equivalents of generic drugs? | the FDA has devised an A/B rating system |
| what should pharmacy technicians do when helping patients select OTC products? | guides patients to these drugs. cannot counsel or recommend drugs |
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