Chapter_01.bnk
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Which organization(s) saw the need for standardized education for
pharmacy technicians?
a. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
b. American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
c. Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA)
d. All options are correct
ANS: d
An urgent need for standardized training arose in the 1960s as
pharmacist organizations, such as the American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Michigan Pharmacists
Association (MPA), and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA),
realized that technicians would be able to better serve the patient with
additional training.
PTS: 1
DIF: Recall
REF: Page 13
OBJ: ASHP objective: none
MSC: PTCE Domain: none | EXCPT: none
2. Who is considered the "Father of Medicine"?
a. Plato
b. Hippocrates
c. Asclepius
d. Socrates
ANS: b
Hippocrates is considered the "Father of Medicine," and the Hippocratic
Oath is still in use today.
PTS: 1
DIF: Recall
REF: Page 4
OBJ: ASHP objective: none
, MSC: PTCE Domain: none | EXCPT: none
3. In which language were medicinal recipes (prescriptions) written until
the 1900s?
a. French
b. Greek
c. Latin
d. Italian
ANS: c
Medicinal recipes were written in Latin until the 1900s. Many Latin
abbreviations are still in use when writing prescriptions.
PTS: 1
DIF: Recall
REF: Page 8
OBJ: ASHP objective: none
MSC: PTCE Domain: none | EXCPT: none
4. Which of the following remedies are still being used today?
a. Maggots
b. Trephining
c. Leeches
d. Maggots and leeches
ANS: d
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of both
leeches and maggots in the medical setting in 1976. Trephining was the
practice of cutting into the skull to give the evil spirit a portal through
which to leave and is no longer used.
PTS: 1
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Page 11
OBJ: ASHP objective: 2.5 Demonstrate basic knowledge of anatomy,
physiology and pharmacology, and medical terminology relevant to the
pharmacy technician’s role.
MSC: PTCE Domain: none | EXCPT: none
5. The effects associated with opioid receptors include all of the
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Which organization(s) saw the need for standardized education for
pharmacy technicians?
a. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
b. American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
c. Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA)
d. All options are correct
ANS: d
An urgent need for standardized training arose in the 1960s as
pharmacist organizations, such as the American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Michigan Pharmacists
Association (MPA), and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA),
realized that technicians would be able to better serve the patient with
additional training.
PTS: 1
DIF: Recall
REF: Page 13
OBJ: ASHP objective: none
MSC: PTCE Domain: none | EXCPT: none
2. Who is considered the "Father of Medicine"?
a. Plato
b. Hippocrates
c. Asclepius
d. Socrates
ANS: b
Hippocrates is considered the "Father of Medicine," and the Hippocratic
Oath is still in use today.
PTS: 1
DIF: Recall
REF: Page 4
OBJ: ASHP objective: none
, MSC: PTCE Domain: none | EXCPT: none
3. In which language were medicinal recipes (prescriptions) written until
the 1900s?
a. French
b. Greek
c. Latin
d. Italian
ANS: c
Medicinal recipes were written in Latin until the 1900s. Many Latin
abbreviations are still in use when writing prescriptions.
PTS: 1
DIF: Recall
REF: Page 8
OBJ: ASHP objective: none
MSC: PTCE Domain: none | EXCPT: none
4. Which of the following remedies are still being used today?
a. Maggots
b. Trephining
c. Leeches
d. Maggots and leeches
ANS: d
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of both
leeches and maggots in the medical setting in 1976. Trephining was the
practice of cutting into the skull to give the evil spirit a portal through
which to leave and is no longer used.
PTS: 1
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Page 11
OBJ: ASHP objective: 2.5 Demonstrate basic knowledge of anatomy,
physiology and pharmacology, and medical terminology relevant to the
pharmacy technician’s role.
MSC: PTCE Domain: none | EXCPT: none
5. The effects associated with opioid receptors include all of the
