Rx Facts
This degree is required to become a licensed pharmacist in the U.S.
What is a Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy)?
This common over-the-counter medication reduces fever and inflammation.
What is ibuprofen?
Now a museum, this building housed the first licensed pharmacy in the United States, opened in 1823. Where is it located?
What is New Orleans?
If a doctor orders 500 mg of a drug and the tablets come in 250 mg strength, how many tablets should the patient take?
What is 2 tablets?
What year was Xavier founded?
1925
This government agency ensures that generic drugs are as safe and effective as brand-name drugs.
What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
This type of pharmacist works in a hospital setting.
What is a clinical pharmacist?
The first college of pharmacy in the U.S. was founded in this city.
What is Philadelphia? (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy)
A patient is prescribed 5 mL of cough syrup every 6 hours. How many mL will they take in 1 day?
What is 20 mL?
What sport does Cohen play?
Baseball
This is the study of how drugs move through the body.
What is pharmacokinetics?
The largest organ in the human body?
What is the skin?
This historically Black university in New Orleans has the nation’s only Black-owned College of Pharmacy.
What is Xavier University of Louisiana?
If a medication is dosed at 10 mg/kg and the patient weighs 50 kg, what is the total dose?
What is 500 mg?
What position does Kyla play in basketball?
What is PF/C?
Drugs are categorized into these five groups based on their potential for abuse and medical use.
What are schedules (Schedule I–V)?
Known for its spicy dishes, New Orleans cuisine often features this mineral, which can raise blood pressure if consumed in excess.
What is sodium (salt)?
This Greek physician, known as the "Father of Medicine," emphasized observation and ethics in medical practice.
Who is Hippocrates?
A patient weighs 50 kg. What is their weight in pounds?
What is 110 lbs?
What fraternity is Jalil a member of ?
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
What is a legend drug?
This type of dosage form releases medication over time.
What is extended-release?
Known as the "Father of American Pharmacy," he helped found the American Pharmacists Association in 1852.
Who is William Procter Jr.?
A pharmacist needs to make 250 mL of a 20% solution. How many grams of solute are needed?
What is 50 grams?
20% of 250 mL = 0.20 × 250 = 50 g
This Catholic nun founded Xavier University of Louisiana, making it the first historically Black and Catholic university in the United States.
Who is St. Katharine Drexel?