Origins and History
This ancient Egyptian document is the most complete record of ancient Egyptian medicine and pharmagology.
Papyrus Ebers
Salicylic acid comes form the bark of this tree.
White willow tree
The U.S. federal agency that oversees drug approval and can remove drugs if significant adverse effects are found.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A drug ordered by a licensed prescriber is called
A prescription drug
These are ways computers are used in pharmacies.
Patient profile Billing Management reporting Prescriber profile Education Inventory Security Labeling Pricing Product selection
Name the Chinese emperor known for testing plants to determine which were poisonous and which where beneficial.
Emperor Shen Nung
The bark of the Peruvian cinchona tree yielded a treatment for this deadly disease.
Malaria (treated with quinine)
The federal law that expanded pharmacists' responsibilities for counseling Medicaid patients.
OBRA '90 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990)
Name the Greek physician who promoted diagnosis by patient observation and moved Western medicine away from supernatural explanations.
Hippocrates
This natural product served as the first local anesthetic.
Coca leaves (active ingredient cocaine)
These are 3 different pharmacies settings.
Hospital pharmacy Community pharmacy Long-term Care pharmacy Mail order Home care Compounding pharmacies Managed care
The mythical figure Panacea is associated with this idea in medicine.
A "cure-all"
The plant that contains digitalis.
Foxglove (treats certain heart conditions)
The antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming.
Penicillin