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Hosa
Pharmacy
Science
Study
Guide
2025
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First United States Pharmacopoeia was in what year? Who wrote it? -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Not pharmacists
What was the first pharmacy school to open and when did it open -
CORRECT-ANSWER-The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries;
1821
Who was the first to have state regulation of pharmacy? When? -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Territory of Orleans (Louisiana);
1808
In what year was the pharmacy school conformed to have a certain
criteria to be achieved while in school to graduate - CORRECT-ANSWER-
1932
Pharmacy practice in 1950s was about what? - CORRECT-ANSWER-
Safety of the drug product
Very drug centered model
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At the _________ pharmacists to see themselves as practitioners of a
clinical profession - CORRECT-ANSWER-1985 Hilton Head Conference
Pharmaceutical Care in 1990-1995 - CORRECT-ANSWER-professional
relationship must be established and maintained
Present Model
Apothecary - CORRECT-ANSWER-Latin term for pharmacist, also used
as a general term to refer to the early practice of pharmacy
Compounding - CORRECT-ANSWER-producing, mixing, or preparing a
drug by combining two or more ingredients
Pharmacy - CORRECT-ANSWER-the art and science of preparing and
dispensing medication
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The Age of Antiquity - CORRECT-ANSWER-time of ancient human and
the great ancient empires. 5000 BCE (BC) up through CE (AD) 499
Ancient Humans - CORRECT-ANSWER-Studied birds and animals - to
use water, leaves dirt, mud, etc for first soothing remedies. Learned by
trial and error
Ancient Mesopotamia - CORRECT-ANSWER-Babylon, cradle of
civilization, earliest known record of apothecary practice
Healers - CORRECT-ANSWER-Priest, pharmacists, and physicians all in
one (around 2600 BCE)
Pen T-Sao - CORRECT-ANSWER-native herbal recording of 365 drugs,
written by Emperor Shen Nung
Hosa
Pharmacy
Science
Study
Guide
2025
, Page |2
First United States Pharmacopoeia was in what year? Who wrote it? -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Not pharmacists
What was the first pharmacy school to open and when did it open -
CORRECT-ANSWER-The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries;
1821
Who was the first to have state regulation of pharmacy? When? -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Territory of Orleans (Louisiana);
1808
In what year was the pharmacy school conformed to have a certain
criteria to be achieved while in school to graduate - CORRECT-ANSWER-
1932
Pharmacy practice in 1950s was about what? - CORRECT-ANSWER-
Safety of the drug product
Very drug centered model
, Page |3
At the _________ pharmacists to see themselves as practitioners of a
clinical profession - CORRECT-ANSWER-1985 Hilton Head Conference
Pharmaceutical Care in 1990-1995 - CORRECT-ANSWER-professional
relationship must be established and maintained
Present Model
Apothecary - CORRECT-ANSWER-Latin term for pharmacist, also used
as a general term to refer to the early practice of pharmacy
Compounding - CORRECT-ANSWER-producing, mixing, or preparing a
drug by combining two or more ingredients
Pharmacy - CORRECT-ANSWER-the art and science of preparing and
dispensing medication
, Page |4
The Age of Antiquity - CORRECT-ANSWER-time of ancient human and
the great ancient empires. 5000 BCE (BC) up through CE (AD) 499
Ancient Humans - CORRECT-ANSWER-Studied birds and animals - to
use water, leaves dirt, mud, etc for first soothing remedies. Learned by
trial and error
Ancient Mesopotamia - CORRECT-ANSWER-Babylon, cradle of
civilization, earliest known record of apothecary practice
Healers - CORRECT-ANSWER-Priest, pharmacists, and physicians all in
one (around 2600 BCE)
Pen T-Sao - CORRECT-ANSWER-native herbal recording of 365 drugs,
written by Emperor Shen Nung
