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This novel by Upton Sinclair is often credited with the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.
What is The Jungle?
This product was originally marketed as a nerve tonic containing coca leaves?
What is Coca-Cola?
Coming from willow bark this common analgesic was used by ancient civilizations such as the Babylonians.
What is Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)?
This gas, still used for mild anesthesia, is also used in whipped cream dispensers.
In Breaking Bad, the main character is a high school teacher of this subject before turning to drug production.
What is chemistry?
This international symbol of pharmacy often depicts a bowl with a serpent.
What is the Bowl of Hygeia?
Getting it's name from an upset stomach, the pharmacists-invented drink is now a top seller.
What is Pepsi?
Penicillin, discovered in 1928 by this man, was seen as a miracle drug at the time and is still used today.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
This element, often added to table salt, is essential for thyroid function.
What is iodine?
In this year, the Pharm.D. became the required professional degree for graduating pharmacists.
When is 2000?
The first American College of Pharmacy was founded in this city.
Where is Philadelphia?
Charles Alderson, a pharmacist in this Texas town, came up with the recipe for Dr. Pepper after trying to replicate the smell of a soda fountain's mixed syrups in one drink.
Where is Waco?
The sap of this flower bud and stem, from the genus papaver, was used for years as a natural analgesic.
What is the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).
The term "mad as a hatter" comes from the very literal poisoning that occurred from this transition metal that was used to make hats.
What is mercury (Hg)?
This American organization representing pharmacists was founded in 1852?
What is the American Pharmacists Association (APhA)?
Edward Jenner is often credited as a pioneer of vaccination, successfully inoculated his son against this deadly disease.
What is small pox?
This fizzy drink was used by British soldiers to both prevent and treat malaria as it contains quinine.
What is tonic water?
Derived from the foxglove plant, this deadly plant has been the weapon of choice for more than a few poisionings.
What is Digoxin (digitalis)?
Fluoride was discovered to have positive effects on dentition by miners in this Arkansas town.
Where is Bauxite?
With some sources stating over 100 million prescriptions in a single year, this generic medication used for high cholesterol is the most popular in the US.
What is atorvastatin?
In 1839 Queen Victoria's navy fought in this war named after an addicting natural product, with the Qing dynasty of modern China.
What is the First Opium War?
After a dispute with a Coca-Cola salesman, Claude A. Hatcher created this soda.
What is RC Cola?
The mechanism behind the popular GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, were first discovered in this North American reptile.
What is a Gila monster?
Caffiene, the worlds most consumed stimulant, belongs to this chemical class.
What are xanthine (purine alkaloids)?
Coming from the Latin supponere, this is a term used for medication inserted into body cavities.
What are suppositories?