Pharmacy IRL
Your friend has a headache and reaches for Tylenol. What is the generic name of this medication?
Acetaminophen!
UCSF PharmD speed round: Is the program 3 years or 4 years long?
3 years! UCSF has a year-round PharmD curriculum.
These two letters are commonly used to refer to first-year pharmacy students
P1 (year 2 is P2, year 3 is P3)
This symbol is often used to represent a pharmacy or prescription.
Rx
Your roommate wants antibiotics for a cold. Do antibiotics kill the viruses that cause colds?
No! Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not viruses.
UCSF School of Pharmacy was founded in which year: 1872, 1922, or 1972?
1872! It was the first college of pharmacy in the U.S. western
You love medicine but don't want to work in a drugstore. True or false: pharmacists can work in hospitals, research, industry, and more
True! Pharmacy careers go far beyond retail.
This famous pain reliever was originally derived from compounds found in willow bark.
Aspirin
A label says to take a medication BID. How many times a day is that?
Twice a day! BID means two times daily.
This UCSF campus is home to the iconic Sutro Tower views and is near Golden Gate Park.
Parnassus Heights
A pharmacy student practices counseling an actor playing a patient. What four-letter exam is this?
OSCE! Objective Structured Clinical Examination.
This ancient Greek goddess of health and hygiene inspired the bowl-and-snake symbol associated with pharmacy.
Hygieia
This medication, commonly carried by people with severe allergies, can be lifesaving during anaphylaxis.
Epinephrine
UCSF's PharmD curriculum uses this grading system rather than traditional letter grades.
Pass/No Pass
At UCSF, students investigate a research question as a team. What is that curriculum component called?
The Discovery Project!
This term describes the study of how medications move through the body, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Pharmacokinetics
This medication reverses opioid overdoses and is commonly available as a nasal spray.
Narcan!
This UCSF campus shares its neighborhood with the Golden State Warriors' Chase Center.
Mission Bay
This national exam assesses pharmacy knowledge as part of the U.S. pharmacist licensure process.
NAPLEX
This popular soda was invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886.
Coca-Cola