Acronyms
CME?
What is Continuing Medical Education?
This carnivorous plant is only native in the wild within a 90-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.
What is Venus Flytrap?
How many fellows-only networking events are there per year?
What is 4 (quarterly)?
This FDA publication contains approved drug products, therapeutic-equivalence evaluations, and patent and exclusivity information.
What is the Orange Book?
This class of diabetes medication lowers blood glucose by blocking glucose reabsorption in the kidney and carries a notable risk of genital yeast infections.
What are SGLT2 inhibitors?
DOL?
What is a digital opinion leader?
In 1898, a pharmacist in North Carolina invented this soft drink, which was originally marketed as a digestive aid.
What is Pepsi?
What year did the first Annual NFC Kick-Off Meeting take place?
When was 2018? ( 2026 is the 9th Annual meeting)
This abbreviated FDA application type allows generic manufacturers to gain approval by demonstrating bioequivalence rather than repeating full clinical trials.
What is an ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application)?
This benzodiazepine receptor antagonist reverses sedation from an overdose, but is generally avoided in chronic benzo users or mixed overdoses due to seizure risk.
What is flumazenil?
TEAE
What is North Carolina's official state beverage?
What is milk?
How many states have an IPhO-affiliated student pharmacist?
What is 49?
In 1967, this pharmaceutical company created the first Medical Science Liaison role to build peer relationships with key opinion leaders.
What is Upjohn Pharmaceuticals (now Pfizer)?
Akathisia is most commonly reported as a side effect of this drug class?
What are first generation antipsychotics?
ICER?
What is incremental cost-effectiveness ratio?
This donut chain was founded in Winston-Salem in 1937.
What is Krispy Kreme?
What is the mission of IPhO?
What is "IPhO is exclusively dedicated to advancing the careers of industry pharmacists"?
Prompted partly by the thalidomide near-disaster, these two-name 1962 amendments required manufacturers to demonstrate drug effectiveness before U.S. approval.
What are the Kefauver–Harris Drug Amendments?
This autoimmune disease is characterized by antibodies forming against acetylcholine postsynaptic receptors, causing muscle weakness and rapid muscle fatigue.
What is myasthenia gravis?
PBRER?
What is a Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report?
This infamous sailor made lived in Bath, North Carolina, after receiving a royal pardon until he died in 1718.
Who was Blackbeard?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: for 1,000 points!
Name all the IPhO NFC Committees (500 points for at least 7)
What is...
1. VIP Case Competition
2. IPhO Annual Meeting
3. Fellows Database
4. Publications
5. Diversity and Representation
6. Podcast
7. Social Media and Marketing
8. Professional Programming
9. Fellowship, Outreach, and Career Development
10. Course Elective Committee
11. Alumni Relations Committee
This 1984 U.S. law created the modern abbreviated approval pathway for generic drugs while allowing patent-term restoration for innovative medicines.
What is the Hatch - Waxman Act?
Paxlovid, the COVID-19 antiviral medication, combines these two active ingredients to block viral replication and liver enzyme metabolism.
What are nirmatrelvir and ritonavir?