MIDTERMS

• The Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was created due to the tragedy of the synthetic drug thalidomide
• A drug product recall is not solely initiated by the regulating agency such as FDA, it may also be initiated by the manufacturer
• The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy was established in 1821 as the nation's first school of pharmacy
• The only difference between a drug and a poison is the dose
• Animal excrements were used in drug therapy in Ancient Egypt
• Each particular pharmaceutical product is a formulation unique unto itself
• For holders of patented drugs, the legislation provides an extension of patent life up to a maximum of 5 years and not to exceed the usual 20-year patent term
• Vitamins are examples of dietary supplements
• The abbreviation RPh (Registered Pharmacist) has been used as the professional designation of a pharmacist licensed by a state board of pharmacy to practice in that state
• In the US, the abbreviation PharmD is a professional degree designation and DPh (Doctor of Pharmacy) is a licensure designation
• The art of the apothecary originated due to the need to prepare medicine materials, not different human diseases
• Dietary supplements are regulated by FDA as food, not as drugs
• Pharmacy was a separate discipline from medicine even before the BC era, it was King Frederick II who separated them during 1240-mid 13th century
• Pharmaceutical care is the component of pharmacy which entails the DIRECT interactions of the pharmacist with the patient for the purpose of caring for that patient's drug-related needs
• The Kefauver-Harris Amendments of 1962 was created due to a tragedy with the then-new wonder drug thalidomide
• Thalidomide was being sold OTC in Europe as

  • tranquilizer
  • vertigo

  
• Botica de Santa Cruz was purchased by

  • Luis Santos
  • Manuel del Rosario
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  Symbol thought to keep away evil and protect kings in the afterlife, the "Eye of Horus"
• Black box warning


  Appear printed in bold font surrounded by a black border on the insert that comes inside a medication's packaging, and on the drug manufacturer's website, if it has one and are required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for certain medications that carry serious safety risks

  
• John Morgan was the first hospital pharmacist in the US
• The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 reduces considerably the time and expense of bringing a generic version of the drug to the market
• Medical transcriptors working in an HMO are not considered pharmacy practice as stated in CHED No. 03, Series of 2006
• Metronidazole is known to be in Pregnancy Category C
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  Widely accepted to have Greek origins
• Vitamins are a type of supplement
• King Frederick II officially separated pharmacy from medicine for the first time in 1240 AD
• Hippocrates is honored by being called the Father of Medicine
• The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was created due to the tragedy of the then-new synthetic drug, thalidomide, that was recommended as a sedative and tranquilizer being sold as OTC in Europe
• The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 forbids manufacturers or distributors of these products to make any advertising or labeling claims that indicate that the use of the product can prevent or cure a specific disease
• The Pregnancy Category "X" is the strongest and states that if any data exists that a drug may be implicated as a teratogen and the risk versus benefit ratio does not support the use of the drug, then the drug is contraindicated during pregnancy
• William Proctor Jr. was the Father of American Pharmacy
• Galen was famous for his work known as "De Materia Medica"
• The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was created due to the tragedy of more than 100 persons that died of diethylene glycol poisoning
• Leon Maria Guerrero was the first Filipino Pharmacist
• Lyman Spalding is the Father of USP
• Paracelsus is the father of toxicology
• Pharmaceutical care is that component of pharmacy practice which entails the DIRECT interactions of the pharmacist with the patient for the purpose of caring for that patient's drug-related needs
• Dietary supplements are regulated by the FDA as food, not as drugs
• The International Pharmacopeia (IP) is published by the WHO, not the USFDA
• The Snake Symbol found in the Bowl of Hygeia symbolizes


  • healing
  • immortality
  • wisdom