Pharmacy History
___________ created the first antibiotic
Alexander Fleming
A medication that is required on continuing basis for the treatment of chronic conditions is called
Maintenance medications
T or F: Pharmacy Tech are assigned to enter data, fill, prescriptions and stock shelves all at the same time
False
what is the sig for mouth
PO
Ebers papyrus had formulas for how many remedies?
800 remedies
This natural medicine was discovered in the bark of a white willow tree and is known for its pain relieving properties.
Aspirin
What are the two types of hospital pharmacies?
1. Centralized
2. Decentralized
False
What is the sig code of inhale, left ear
inh and as/al
This individual introduced the concept of compounding by mixing two ingredients
________ was the first effective local anesthetic.
What is cocaine?
What is the one main difference between a community pharmacy tech and hospital pharmacy tech?
Hospital pharmacy tech can delivery medication to patient's floor
What are two general pharmacy technician duties
1. Processing prescriptions
2. Maintaining the pharmacy department
What is the sig code of drops and right eye
gtt and od
Hipporocates was known as the father of ___________
medicine
What are the 4 things that industrialization brought to the world of pharmacy?
1. Biologically prepared products
2. complex chemical synthesis
3.Increased use of parenteral medications
4. standardized manufacturing
What determines the pharmacy setting?
patient population and services
1. counseling patients
2. Monitoring therapy
3. Preforming interventions
Translate II Cap po qam
Take two capsule by mouth every morning
The final check of a new prescription is preformed by
pharmacist
1. Human pre-history to 1500 AD= Ancient Medicine
2. 1600-1940=Empiric Era
3.1940-1970=Industrialization
4.1970-current= Patient care era
5. 2000-current=biotechnology/genetic engineering/pharmacogenomic
What are the four types of home infusion therapies a patient may receive?
1. Antibiotic
2. parenteral nutrition
3. patient management
4. chemotherapy
The difference between scope of practice and job description
Scope of practice: is what an individuals may or may not do in their job Job description: written document that states the specific responsibilities and tasks for pharmacy technicians
Sig 1 PO QID PRN HA translate to what?
Take 1 tablet by mouth four times a day as needed for headache
Community pharmacies within stores like Walmart or CVS are part of regional or national mass merchandise chains are known as
chain pharmacies