PHAR 101 Final Exam with Complete
Solutions
Traditional western medicine is based on religious beliefs. - ANS-T
Early pharmacy technicians were the chemist and apothecary apprentices. - ANS-T
The US Pharmacopeia Convention (USP) sets standards for the manufacturing,
compounding, and ingredients for drugs used in the United States. - ANS-T
Pharmacy technicians do not need to have computer skills to enter and fill prescription
orders. - ANS-F
The original Coca-Cola recipe contained opium. - ANS-F
The Department of Defense established the first formal training program for medics and
pharmacy technicians. - ANS-T
Antibiotics were some of the first drugs mass produced and marketed by
pharmaceutical manufacturers following WWII. - ANS-T
Pharmacy technicians must have basic computer entry skills in order to enter
prescription orders and bill insurances. - ANS-T
Insufficient patient information is NOT a safety issue in pharmacy. - ANS-F
The education and certification of pharmacy technicians will improve the quality of
healthcare and lower cost. - ANS-T
The profession of pharmacy has deep roots in the work of early physicians. - ANS-A.
Greek and Roman
B. Arab Jewish and Christian
C. Arab Muslim
d. All of these are correct.
D
Who wrote the first Greco-Roman drug formulary? - ANS-Pedanius Dioscorides
13. The first US organization to formally train pharmacy technicians was - ANS-the
Department of Defense.
, 14. What medicinal plant has been used by healthcare providers since the Middle Ages
for heart problems? - ANS-foxglove
15. Another name for a pharmacy is an apothecary; apothecary is derived from - ANS-
Latin word for "storage place", associated with dry goods, herbs and wine.
16. One of the first manufactured and mass marketed synthetic drug, made in the
1800s, was - ANS-Bayer Aspirin.
17. Pharmacists would not be able to offer drug therapy counseling and monitoring
without the help of well trained ______ - ANS-pharmacy technicians.
18. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding mail-order pharmacies? -
ANS-They are less likely than a chain to fill a 90-day supply of a medication.
19. Currently, what type of pharmacy employs the greatest share of pharmacists? -
ANS-community
20. Institutional pharmacies employ what percentage of pharmacy technicians? - ANS-
25%
21. In hospitals, there are trained pharmacy technicians who work - ANS-preparing 24-
72 hour medication supplies and/or in a sterile compounding cleanroom.
22. To help keep healthcare costs low, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) -
ANS-have a formulary of approved drugs.
23. How are independent and chain pharmacies alike? - ANS-They fill e-prescriptions
for walk-in patients.
24. Radioactive pharmaceuticals will be prepared in a __________pharmacy. - ANS-
nuclear
25. During what era did the task of producing most drugs shift from the pharmacists to
the drug manufacturers? - ANS-scientific era
26. What is the function of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
in the pharmacy? - ANS-to protect workers from unnecessary hazardous drug
exposures
27. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy (NABP)? - ANS-The NABP has regulatory authority over the 50 boards to
coordinate their efforts.
Solutions
Traditional western medicine is based on religious beliefs. - ANS-T
Early pharmacy technicians were the chemist and apothecary apprentices. - ANS-T
The US Pharmacopeia Convention (USP) sets standards for the manufacturing,
compounding, and ingredients for drugs used in the United States. - ANS-T
Pharmacy technicians do not need to have computer skills to enter and fill prescription
orders. - ANS-F
The original Coca-Cola recipe contained opium. - ANS-F
The Department of Defense established the first formal training program for medics and
pharmacy technicians. - ANS-T
Antibiotics were some of the first drugs mass produced and marketed by
pharmaceutical manufacturers following WWII. - ANS-T
Pharmacy technicians must have basic computer entry skills in order to enter
prescription orders and bill insurances. - ANS-T
Insufficient patient information is NOT a safety issue in pharmacy. - ANS-F
The education and certification of pharmacy technicians will improve the quality of
healthcare and lower cost. - ANS-T
The profession of pharmacy has deep roots in the work of early physicians. - ANS-A.
Greek and Roman
B. Arab Jewish and Christian
C. Arab Muslim
d. All of these are correct.
D
Who wrote the first Greco-Roman drug formulary? - ANS-Pedanius Dioscorides
13. The first US organization to formally train pharmacy technicians was - ANS-the
Department of Defense.
, 14. What medicinal plant has been used by healthcare providers since the Middle Ages
for heart problems? - ANS-foxglove
15. Another name for a pharmacy is an apothecary; apothecary is derived from - ANS-
Latin word for "storage place", associated with dry goods, herbs and wine.
16. One of the first manufactured and mass marketed synthetic drug, made in the
1800s, was - ANS-Bayer Aspirin.
17. Pharmacists would not be able to offer drug therapy counseling and monitoring
without the help of well trained ______ - ANS-pharmacy technicians.
18. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding mail-order pharmacies? -
ANS-They are less likely than a chain to fill a 90-day supply of a medication.
19. Currently, what type of pharmacy employs the greatest share of pharmacists? -
ANS-community
20. Institutional pharmacies employ what percentage of pharmacy technicians? - ANS-
25%
21. In hospitals, there are trained pharmacy technicians who work - ANS-preparing 24-
72 hour medication supplies and/or in a sterile compounding cleanroom.
22. To help keep healthcare costs low, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) -
ANS-have a formulary of approved drugs.
23. How are independent and chain pharmacies alike? - ANS-They fill e-prescriptions
for walk-in patients.
24. Radioactive pharmaceuticals will be prepared in a __________pharmacy. - ANS-
nuclear
25. During what era did the task of producing most drugs shift from the pharmacists to
the drug manufacturers? - ANS-scientific era
26. What is the function of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
in the pharmacy? - ANS-to protect workers from unnecessary hazardous drug
exposures
27. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy (NABP)? - ANS-The NABP has regulatory authority over the 50 boards to
coordinate their efforts.
