This person is considered the "Father of Pharmacy."
A) Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
B) Hippocrates
C) William Procter Jr.
D) Paracelsus
C) William Procter Jr. ✅
This antibiotic, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, changed modern medicine.
A) Streptomycin
B) Penicillin
C) Erythromycin
D) Tetracycline
B) Penicillin ✅
This popular soda was invented by a pharmacist in Atlanta in 1886.
A) Pepsi
B) Coca-Cola
C) Dr. Pepper
D) Root Beer
B) Coca-Cola ✅
This technology is being explored for creating personalized dosage forms.
A) Nanotechnology
B) Artificial intelligence
C) 3D printing
D) Robotics
C) 3D printing ✅
A patient is prescribed warfarin and starts drinking grapefruit juice daily. What is the most likely consequence?
a) Increased risk of clot formation
b) Increased risk of bleeding
c) No change in INR
d) Reduced bioavailability due to enzyme induction
b) Increased risk of bleeding ✅
This famous Arab physician and pharmacist wrote the Canon of Medicine.
A) Al-Razi
B) Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
C) Galen
D) Rhazes
B) Avicenna (Ibn Sina) ✅
Aspirin was first developed from the bark of this tree.
A) Willow
B) Oak
C) Birch
D) Pine
A) Willow ✅
In this country, pharmacists wear a white coat with a green cross badge as their profession’s symbol.
A) Italy
B) France
C) Spain
D) Germany
B) France ✅
This type of testing helps pharmacists personalize drug therapy based on DNA.
A) Immunology
B) Genomics
C) Pharmacogenomics
D) Biochemistry
C) Pharmacogenomics ✅
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is classified as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Pharmacology I
a) True
b) False
b) False ✅
The term “pharmacist” replaced this older title in the U.S. around the mid-19th century.
A) Chemist
B) Herbalist
C) Apothecary
D) Alchemist
C) Apothecary ✅
Insulin, first used in 1922, was originally extracted from this animal organ.
A) Liver
B) Pancreas
C) Kidney
D) Stomach
B) Pancreas ✅
This European country is home to one of the oldest still-operating pharmacies, in Dubrovnik since 1317.
A) Greece
B) Croatia
C) Portugal
D) Hungary
B) Croatia ✅
The first mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 was developed by these two companies.
A) Moderna and AstraZeneca
B) Pfizer and BioNTech
C) Johnson & Johnson and Novavax
D) GSK and Sanofi
B) Pfizer and BioNTech ✅
Which dosage form is designed to bypass the stomach and dissolve in the intestines? Pharmaceutics I (200 points)
a) Sublingual tablets
b) Enteric-coated tablets
c) Lozenges
d) Capsules
b) Enteric-coated tablets ✅