Pharmacy 101
How many years of pharmacy school are there?
What is a side effect?
What is An unintended effect of a medication.
You must complete a residency or fellowship after pharmacy school to become certified
What is FALSE!
What does HUPPA stand for?
What is Howard University Pre-Pharmacy Association
What color is typically associated with Pharmacy?
What is Green
What makes someone a "Pharmacist"
What is earning a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree and becoming licensed to practice.
What is an OTC medication?
What is A medication that can be purchased without a prescription.
The only career path available after earning a PharmD is working in a community/retail pharmacy.
What is FALSE
Who is the youngest member on the E board?
DANIELLE
What symbol is commonly associated with pharmacy?
What is The mortar and pestle?
Define Pharmacy
What is The healthcare profession focused on the preparation, dispensing, safe use, and management of medications.
What is pharmacodynamics?
What is The study of what a drug does to the body.
Howard College of Pharmacy was founded a year after the university
What is TRUE
Name ONE thing HUPPA provides to its members.
What is Networking, professional development, pharmacy exposure, mentorship, academic resources, etc.
Which animal is commonly associated with the Bowl of Hygieia?
What is a Snake
What is the name of the exam pharmacists must take to become licensed?
What is NAPLEX
What is drug interaction?
What is when one drug, food, or substance affects how another drug works.
Howard University is the only pharmD offering school located in DC.
What is TRUE!
What month + year was HUPPA founded?
What is March 2021
Which organ is primarily responsible for metabolizing many medications?
What is the liver?
A patient is prescribed two medications. The pharmacist notices that taking them together could cause a dangerous reaction. What should the pharmacist do?
What is Identify the potential interaction and contact the prescriber/patient to resolve the issue before dispensing.
What is drug metabolism?
What is the chemical modification of a drug by the body, often occurring in the liver.
Two medications that have the same purpose can never interact with each other.
What is FALSE
What's the name of HUPPA's advisor?
Mr. Zellar
This is the only U.S. state where pharmacists can prescribe hormonal contraceptives without requiring a separate prescription from a physician, under state-specific rules.
What is California?