Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The first Pharm D degree was offered by: - CORRECT ANSWER - University of Southern
California
Penicillin was accidentally discovered when petri dishes were contaminated with mold and: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Staphylococcus
The first real pharmacy manufacturing in the U.S. was initiated by: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Marshall Apothecary
According to the law in England in 1615, pharmacy society members were required to use: -
CORRECT ANSWER - The Troy weight system
From the following list, which was the first health care organization to form: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
A major reason why two identical preparations made in a pharmacy varied in strength was due
to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Crude drugs varied in active ingredients
One of the earliest BIOLOGICAL tests for standardization of a product was: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Digitalis and pigeons
The first medical school in colonial America was: - CORRECT ANSWER - Philadelphia
College of Medicine
The minimum degree required to become a pharmacist after 2000 was: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pharm. D
, Pharmacy wholesalers sought price cutting remedies from: - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Proprietary Association
By the year 1908, students had to complete _____ before entering pharmacy: - CORRECT
ANSWER - One year of high school
Other antibiotics discovered from the Actinomyces group was: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tetracyclines
The first medical school to teach pharmacy for physicians was: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Medical College of Philadelphia
An American patriot who helped establish the first hospital with a pharmacy was: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Benjamin Franklin
The first Apothecary General of the United States was: - CORRECT ANSWER - Andrew
Craige
ASHP formed as: - CORRECT ANSWER - An affiliate of APhA in its beginning
An example of a fruity acid is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Tartaric acid
According to the Apothecary weight system, there are: - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
ounces in a pound
The first Anglo-Saxon charter recognizing pharmacists was granted to pharmacists practicing in:
- CORRECT ANSWER - London
The organization that accredits pharmacy degree programs today is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education