Question 1

What was the first synthetic antibiotic discovered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Penicillin
B)  Sulfonamide
C)  Tetracycline
D)  Cephalosporin

Question 2

Laudanum, which is a combination of opium and alcohol that was used during the Civil War for multiple conditions, was problematic for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laudanum was difficult to make.
B)  It was very expensive.
C)  Opium could no longer be imported.
D)  Laudanum was highly addictive and resulted in many deaths and miscarriages.

Question 3

In what language were medicinal recipes (prescriptions)  written until the 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  English
B)  Greek
C)  Latin
D)  Italian

Question 4

Which of the following is not a specialty certification offered through the National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA)  for pharmacy technicians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sterile products (intravenous [IV] products) 
B)  Chemotherapy
C)  Counseling
D)  Compounding

Question 5

Which medication(s)  come(s)  from plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opium
B)  Penicillin
C)  Quinine
D)  A and C

Question 6

Apothecary can mean a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharmacist
B)  Pharmacy technician
C)  Drug store
D)  A and C

Question 7

The first pharmacy operated by a registered pharmacist opened in what city in 1823?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans
B)  New York
C)  Williamsburg
D)  Philadelphia

Question 8

Which of the following choices best describes sources of materials for remedies in ancient times?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemicals, minerals, and vitamins
B)  Minerals, animals, and plant parts
C)  Bodies of water, plant parts, and dirt
D)  Prayer, bones, and plant parts

Question 9

The first pharmacy technicians:

Accepted Answer

A)  Worked in hospitals
B)  Worked in drug stores
C)  Were enlisted military personnel
D)  Were pharmacists' wives

Question 10

Today, licensure for pharmacists includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Passing the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)  examination and an examination covering the individual pharmacist's state pharmacy law
B)  Earning a PharmD degree
C)  Taking the PTCB examination
D)  A and B D

Question 11

What is the name of the first pharmacy school in the United States, which opened in 1821?

Accepted Answer

A)  College of Pharmacy and Sciences in Philadelphia
B)  Medical College of Virginia in Richmond
C)  Ohio State College of Pharmacy in Columbus
D)  Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston A

Question 12

Why are the roles of pharmacy technicians expanding to include duties that used to be limited only to pharmacists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharmacists are moving into more clinical roles by counseling patients and working with medical staff.
B)  Pharmacists have become bored with filling prescriptions.
C)  Technicians are better trained in computer order entry.
D)  Technicians are replacing pharmacists in the workplace.

Question 13

In early American history, many people died of mercury poisoning, since mercury was used to treat:

Accepted Answer

A)  Diphtheria
B)  Dysentery
C)  Malaria
D)  Syphilis

Question 14

In the 1700s in early North America, who prepared remedies to cure the new immigrant patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apothecary
B)  Medicine man
C)  Physician
D)  Pharmacist

Question 15

In what year was the PTCB, responsible for creating the PTCB examination, formed?

Accepted Answer

A)  1955
B)  1975
C)  1995
D)  2005

Question 16

Who discovered penicillin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Flemming
B)  Louis Pasteur
C)  Gerhard Domagk
D)  James Watson

Question 17

What is the purpose of using maggots in medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  To reduce blood volume
B)  To clean wounds by removing dead tissue
C)  No longer have any purpose to the practice of medicine
D)  To reduce pain and swelling

Question 18

The first vaccine, developed in 1796, was for the prevention of which condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rabies
B)  Smallpox
C)  Chickenpox
D)  Poliomyelitis (polio)

Question 19

Who is considered the "Father of Medicine?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Hercules
B)  Hippocrates
C)  Asclepius
D)  Aristotle B

Question 20

During the Civil War, many soldiers died from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Common diseases
B)  Battle wounds
C)  Postsurgical infections
D)  All of the above

Exam 1: History of Medicine and Pharmacy

What was the first synthetic antibiotic discovered?

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Laudanum, which is a combination of opium and alcohol that was used during the Civil War for multiple conditions, was problematic for what reason?

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In what language were medicinal recipes (prescriptions) written until the 1900s?

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Which of the following is not a specialty certification offered through the National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) for pharmacy technicians?

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Which medication(s) come(s) from plants?

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Apothecary can mean a(n) :

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The first pharmacy operated by a registered pharmacist opened in what city in 1823?

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Which of the following choices best describes sources of materials for remedies in ancient times?

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The first pharmacy technicians:

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Today, licensure for pharmacists includes:

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What is the name of the first pharmacy school in the United States, which opened in 1821?

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Why are the roles of pharmacy technicians expanding to include duties that used to be limited only to pharmacists?

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In early American history, many people died of mercury poisoning, since mercury was used to treat:

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In the 1700s in early North America, who prepared remedies to cure the new immigrant patients?

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In what year was the PTCB, responsible for creating the PTCB examination, formed?

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Who discovered penicillin?

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What is the purpose of using maggots in medicine?

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The first vaccine, developed in 1796, was for the prevention of which condition?

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Who is considered the "Father of Medicine?"

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During the Civil War, many soldiers died from ______________.

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