Chapter 01: History of Medicine and Pharmacy
Elsevier: Mosby’s Pharmacy Technician, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which organization(s) saw the need for standardized education for pharmacy technicians?
a. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
b. American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
c. Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA)
d. All options are correct
ANS: D
An urgent need for standardized training arose in the 1960s as pharmacist organizations, such
as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Michigan Pharmacists
Association (MPA), and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), realized that
technicians would be able to better serve the patient with additional training.
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2. Who is considered the “Father of Medicine”?
a. Plato
b. Hippocrates
c. Asclepius
d. Socrates
ANS: B
Hippocrates is considered the “Father of Medicine,” and the Hippocratic Oath is still in use
today.
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3. In which language were medicinal recipes (prescriptions) written until the 1900s?
a. French
b. Greek
c. Latin
d. Italian
ANS: C
Medicinal recipes were written in Latin until the 1900s. Many Latin abbreviations are still in
use when writing prescriptions.
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4. Which of the following remedies are still being used today?
a. Maggots
b. Trephining
c. Leeches
d. Maggots and leeches
, ANS: D
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of both leeches and maggots
in the medical setting in 1976. Trephining was the practice of cutting into the skull to give the
evil spirit a portal through which to leave and is no longer used.
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OBJ: ASHP objective: 2.5 Demonstrate basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology,
and medical terminology relevant to the pharmacy technician’s role.
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5. The effects associated with opioid receptors include all of the following except
a. analgesia.
b. respiratory depression.
c. increased gastrointestinal motility.
d. euphoria.
ANS: C
The effects associated with the opioid receptors include analgesia, respiratory depression,
pupil constriction, reduced gastrointestinal motility, euphoria, dysphoria, sedation, and
physical dependence.
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and medical terminology relevant to the pharmacy technician’s role.
MSC: PTCE Domain: 1.6 Indications of medications and dietary supplements | EXCPT: 2.A.4.c.
Match common prescription/legend medications with their indications
6. Which of the following choices best describes sources of materials for remedies in ancient
times?
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
ANS: B
Archaeologic discoveries have revealed civilizations that documented the use of minerals,
animals, and plant parts to heal the sick.
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7. Which medication(s) come(s) from plants?
a. Opium
b. Penicillin
c. Quinine
d. Opium and quinine
ANS: D
Opium comes from the poppy plant. Quinine comes from cinchona bark. Penicillin comes
from a mold (fungus).
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8. Which soft drink originally contained cocaine and caffeine?
a. Ginger Ale
b. Pepsi-Cola
c. Coca-Cola
d. Hires Root Beer
ANS: C
Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 by Doctor John Pemberton, a pharmacist, and was marketed
as a tonic containing extracts of cocaine and caffeine.
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9. The first vaccine, developed in 1796, was for the prevention of which condition?
a. Mumps
b. Smallpox
c. Measles
d. Poliomyelitis (polio)
ANS: B
Vaccines were not developed until 1796 with the first immunization against smallpox in
England.
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10. Laudanum, which is a combination of opium and alcohol that was used during the Civil War
for multiple conditions, was problematic for what reason?
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.
ANS: D
Individuals became addicted to laudanum at an alarming rate. Many mortalities and
miscarriages were attributed to this agent.
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and medical terminology relevant to the pharmacy technician’s role.
MSC: PTCE Domain: 1.5 Common and severe medication side effects, adverse effects, and allergies |
EXCPT: none
11. Many soldiers died from which condition during the Civil War?
a. Common diseases
b. Battle wounds
c. Postsurgical infections
d. All options are correct
, ANS: D
Soldiers who did not die of their wounds succumbed to tuberculosis, typhoid fever, dysentery,
and a host of other diseases, including measles, mumps, and chickenpox. Many men died of
infections caused by amputations and gunshot wounds.
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12. Who discovered penicillin?
a. Alexander Fleming
b. Louis Pasteur
c. Gerhard Domagk
d. James Watson
ANS: A
Alexander Fleming accidentally contaminated a plate of bacteria with penicillium mold while
working in his laboratory in 1928. The mold inhibited the growth of the bacteria, and he
named the mold penicillin. More than 10 years passed before penicillin was used as an
antibiotic.
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13. Which of the following scientists made major contributions to the field of genetics?
a. Watson and Crick
b. Gregor Mendel
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Watson and Crick and Gregor Mendel
ANS: D
As a result of his work with pea plants, Gregor Mendel became known as the “Father of
Genetics.” In April 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published a scientific paper
presenting the structure of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)–helix, the molecule that carries
genetic information from one generation to another. Louis Pasteur (France), best known for
the pasteurization process, was responsible for inventing vaccinations such as the anthrax
vaccine.
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14. What is the name of the first pharmacy school in the United States, which opened in 1821?
a. College of Pharmacy and Sciences in Philadelphia
b. College of Pharmacy in Albany
c. Ohio State College of Pharmacy in Columbus
d. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston
ANS: A
The first pharmacy school opened in 1821 at the College of Pharmacy and Sciences in
Philadelphia, which is now called the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
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