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Test Bank for The Pharmacy Technician Foundations and Practice 2nd Edition by JohnstonComplete downloadable file at:https://testbanku.eu/Test-Bank-for-The-Pharmacy-Technician-Foundations-and-Practice-2nd-Edition-by-Johnston 1) Which of the following is a collection of 800 prescriptions, specifically mentioning 700 unique drugs, and is the most important pharmaceutical document known from ancient Egypt?A) Terra SigilataB) Pen T-SaoC) Papyrus EbersD) Charaka SamhitaAnswer: CPage: 3

2) The earliest known record of apothecary practice comes from which ancient civilization?A) ChinaB) EgyptC) TenochtitlánD) BabylonAnswer: DPage: 2

3) Which ancient emperor, still revered as the patron god of native Chinese drug guilds, wrote the Pen T-Sao?A) Mao ZedungB) Sun Yat SenC) Jiang ZeminD) Shen NungAnswer: DPage: 3

4) The Pen T-Sao included:A) Instructions for compounding remedies.B) Recordings of 365 different herbs.C) A universal antidote for poisons.D) A listing of 700 unique drugs.Answer: BPage: 3

5) Which of the following translates as “compendium of wandering physicians”?A) Papyrus EbersB) Pen T-SaoC) Charaka SamhitaD) Corpus HippocraticumAnswer: CPage: 3

6) Which of the following was a physician who lived between 460 and 377 BCE, believed that

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health was based on harmony between four basic bodily fluids, and is known as the “father of medicine”?A) HippocratesB) TheophrastusC) DioscoridesD) GalenAnswer: APage: 3

7) Approximately ________ drugs are recorded in the ancient Indian manuscript known as the Charaka Samhita.A) 365B) 700C) 800D) 2,000Answer: DPage: 3

8) Today the symbol written as “Rx” is used as an abbreviation for a medical prescription. This symbol was originally:A) An abbreviation for the Latin word recipere, meaning recipe.B) Written as a large X followed by a small r.C) Spelled out as Rex, Latin for king.D) An invocation of the Roman god Jupiter asking for his aid in effective treatment.Answer: DPage: 2

9) The first therapeutic agent to bear a trademark was the ________, which means “sealed earth.”A) Terra SigilataB) Pen T-SaoC) Papyrus EbersD) Charaka SamhitaAnswer: APage: 3

10) Who was known as the "father of botany" for his extensive writings on the medicinal qualities of herbs?A) MithridatesB) HippocratesC) TheophrastusD) DioscoridesAnswer: CPage: 3

11) Which of the following states is one of the six that do NOT regulate the practice of pharmacy technicians?A) New Hampshire



B) AlabamaC) New YorkD) MinnesotaAnswer: CPage: 10

12) In what year was the NPTA established?A) 1999B) 1920C) 2002D) 1974Answer: APage: 11

13) Which of the following makes it possible for pharmacists to be able to provide medication therapy review, pharmacotherapy consultations, immunizations, and disease-state management and health and wellness programs?A) MTMB) BLSC) NABPD) PTCBAnswer: APage: 11

14) Under Hippocrates’s “Theory of Humors,” which bodily fluid is associated with joy and happiness?A) BloodB) Dark, black bileC) PhlegmD) Yellow bileAnswer: APage: 3

15) According to Hippocrates, the bodily phlegm is associated with what characteristic?A) AngerB) IrritabilityC) LethargyD) Viral infectionAnswer: CPage: 3

16) Today, the abbreviation ASHP stands for:A) American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.B) American Society of Hospital Pharmacists.C) Apothecary Society for Healing Practices.D) American Society of Healing Practices.Answer: A



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17) In what year did the ASHP accredit the first pharmacy technician training program?A) 1980B) 1982C) 1983D) 1985Answer: CPage: 11

18) What organization has certified more than 425,000 pharmacy technicians through its certification exam and transfer process?A) Pharmacy Technician Certification BoardB) American College of ApothecariesC) U.S. Department of Health, Education, and WelfareD) National Pharmacy Technician AssociationAnswer: APage: 10

19) Since ancient times, physicians have taken a pledge called the ________, which includes the promise to “do no harm.”A) Corpus HippocraticumB) Hippocratic OathC) Charaka SamhitaD) Papyrus EbersAnswer: BPage: 4

20) Which of the following is known for developing poisons by testing them on himself in small doses?A) MithridatesB) HippocratesC) TheophrastusD) DioscoridesAnswer: APage: 2

21) The five-volume book De Materia Medica contained information on more than 600 plants and minerals. It was written by: A) Mithridates.B) Hippocrates.C) Galen.D) Dioscorides.Answer: DPage: 4

22) Which of the following practiced and taught both pharmacy and medicine in Rome from 130



to 200 CE?A) MithridatesB) HippocratesC) GalenD) DioscoridesAnswer: CPage: 4

23) During the Middle Ages, pharmacy and medicine were often practiced in _______, where medicinal herb gardens can still be found today.A) schoolsB) churchesC) monasteriesD) castlesAnswer: CPage: 5

24) Which culture first separated the arts of the apothecary and the physician, creating the first privately owned drug stores?A) The RomansB) The GreeksC) The GermansD) The ArabsAnswer: DPage: 5

25) Who presented the first European edict completely separating pharmacy responsibilities from those of medicine?A) GalenB) King James IC) John WinthropD) Frederick IIAnswer: DPage: 5

26) Where did the idea of an official pharmacopoeia, to contain a list of pharmaceutical products along with their formulae and methods of preparation, first originate?A) BaghdadB) HeidelbergC) FlorenceD) ParisAnswer: CPage: 6

27) What became the legal standard for pharmaceuticals in the city of Florence in 1498?A) De Materia MedicaB) Nuovo ReceptarioC) Pen T-Sao



D) Papyrus EbersAnswer: BPage: 6

28) The first organization for pharmacists in the Anglo-Saxon world, established by a charter from King James I in 1617, was the:A) Guild of Grocers.B) British Pharmaceutical Association.C) Anglo-Saxon Guild of Pharmacists and Apothecaries.D) Master, Wardens, and Society of the Art and Mystery of the Apothecaries of the City of London.Answer: DPage: 6

29) Which of the following was the first person to provide apothecary products in the U.S. colonies?A) Christopher MarshallB) Benjamin FranklinC) Jonathan RobertsD) John WinthropAnswer: DPage: 6

30) In the current era, the practice of pharmacy combines the advances and expectations of the previous era into an overarching philosophy called:A) Corpus Hippocraticum.B) De Materia Medica.C) Pharmaceutical care.D) Pharmacopoeia.Answer: CPage: 10

31) Who was the first female pharmacist in the United States of America, the granddaughter of the shop’s original owner?A) Elizabeth MarshallB) Ann FranklinC) Julia RobertsD) Katherine WinthropAnswer: APage: 6

32) Known as a printer, inventor, and statesman, Benjamin Franklin also established colonial America’s first hospital in:A) Boston, Mass.B) Philadelphia, Penn.C) Concord, Mass.D) Washington, D.C.



Answer: BPage: 6

33) The first hospital pharmacist in America was _______, although his successor was more influential in the fields of medicine and pharmacy.A) Christopher MarshallB) Benjamin FranklinC) Jonathan RobertsD) John MorganAnswer: CPage: 6

34) Which of the following was the first to advocate for written prescriptions in the American colonies?A) Christopher MarshallB) Benjamin FranklinC) Jonathan RobertsD) John MorganAnswer: DPage: 6

35) Prior to King James I granting the charter to form a separate company known as the “Master, Wardens, and Society of the Art and Mystery of the Apothecaries of the City of London” in 1617, who maintained jurisdiction over the apothecaries?A) The Guild of ApothecariesB) The Medical SocietyC) Nobody; apothecaries were completely independent.D) The Guild of GrocersAnswer: DPage: 6

36) As the first Apothecary General, whose duties included procurement, storage, manufacture, and distribution of medicines for the U.S. Army?A) Andrew CraigieB) Benjamin FranklinC) Jonathan RobertsD) John MorganAnswer: APage: 7

37) Who was the first man to hold the rank of a commissioned pharmaceutical officer in the U.S. Army?A) Andrew CraigieB) Benjamin FranklinC) Jonathan RobertsD) John MorganAnswer: A



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38) In what year and city was the first U.S. college of pharmacy established?A) 1729, PhiladelphiaB) 1751, BostonC) 1821, PhiladelphiaD) 1852, BostonAnswer: CPage: 7

39) The American Pharmaceutical Association was founded in which year?A) 1729B) 1751C) 1821D) 1852Answer: DPage: 7

40) Who is considered the “Father of American Pharmacy”?A) Daniel B. SmithB) William ProctorC) Benjamin FranklinD) Andrew CraigieAnswer: BPage: 7

41) The United States Pharmacopoeia was the first book of drug standards to be accepted by an entire nation. It was first published in what year?A) 1820B) 1821C) 1852D) 1877Answer: APage: 7

42) Austrian priest and scientist Gregor Mendel is known as the “Father of ________.”A) American PharmacyB) ToxicologyC) Modern GeneticsD) MedicineAnswer: CPage: 8

43) Which organization developed standards for the approval of pharmacy continuing education providers in 1975?A) APhAB) NPTA



C) ACPED) ASHPAnswer: CPage: 8

44) The role of the American pharmacist evolved during the 20th century. In which of the following pharmacy eras did the role of the pharmacist primarily consist of formulating and dispensing drugs from natural sources?A) Clinical EraB) Pharmaceutical Care EraC) Scientific EraD) Traditional EraAnswer: DPage: 9

45) Which of the following descriptions reflects the role of the American pharmacist during the Scientific Era?A) Dispensing of drug information, warnings, advice, and suggestions to their patientsB) Focus on ensuring positive outcomes for drug-related therapiesC) Development of new drugs, including the mass production of synthetic drugs and antibioticsD) Formulating and dispensing drugs from natural sourcesAnswer: CPage: 9

46) In 1877, the USP was in danger of discontinuation, because of a lack of interest from the medical profession. Who was the manufacturing pharmacist and physician who took the problem to the American Pharmaceutical Association, which formed a USP Committee on Revision?A) Edward R. SquibbB) William Procter, Jr.C) Daniel B. SmithD) Andrew CraigieAnswer: APage: 7

47) In which of the pharmacy eras in the United States did the role of the pharmacist begin to focus on ensuring positive outcomes for drug-related therapies?A) Clinical EraB) Pharmaceutical Care EraC) Scientific EraD) Traditional EraAnswer: BPage: 10

48) Which term refers to the study of individual genetic differences in response to drug therapy?A) PharmacogeneticsB) BiotechnologyC) Pharmacogenomics



D) Biotherapeutic pharmacologyAnswer: CPage: 9

49) The majority of biotechnology drugs now under development are being tested for use in conditions relating to:A) Diabetes.B) Cancer.C) Obesity.D) Alzheimer’sAnswer: BPage: 9

50) The majority of biotechnology drugs are manufactured through a process called ________, in which a human gene that is capable of triggering the production of a specific protein is inserted into a living organism that is then cultured in a laboratory.A) Recombinant DNA technologyB) BiotechnologyC) Recombinant RNA technologyD) PharmacogenomicsAnswer: APage: 9

51) The use of a pharmacy technician can be traced back to ancient ________, although the role did not evolve significantly until the late 20th century.A) ChinaB) GreeceC) RomeD) EgyptAnswer: DPage: 3

52) Who was a leader in founding the American Pharmaceutical Association, served as that organization’s first secretary and later as its president, served 30 years on the USP Revision Committee, and was for 22 years editor of the American Journal of Pharmacy?A) Edward R. SquibbB) William Procter, Jr.C) Daniel B. SmithD) Andrew CraigieAnswer: BPage: 7

53) Pharmacopoeia is a Latin term meaning: A) Pharmacist or apothecary.B) Physician’s assistant.C) Listing of pharmaceutical products.D) Compilation of all pharmacists/apothecaries in the nation-state.



Answer: CPage: 6

54) The earliest record of apothecary practice can be traced to ancient:A) Babylon.B) GreeceC) China.D) Mesoamerica.Answer: APage: 2

55) The Pen T-Sao or native herbal was written in ________ China.A) ancientB) modernC) Han dynastyD) the People’s Republic ofAnswer: APage: 3

56) Approximately 365 drugs were recorded in the:A) Charaka Samhita.B) Pen T-Sao.C) Papyrus Ebers.D) De Materia Medica.Answer: BPage: 3

57) Which of the following was the first medicinal agent to bear a trademark?A) Mithridates’s universal antidoteB) Babylonian clay tablet compoundsC) Terra SigilataD) The Four Humors theoryAnswer: CPage: 3

58) In his Theory of Humors, Hippocrates connects a person's irritability with the bodily fluid: A) Blood.B) Yellow bile.C) Black bile.D) Phlegm.Answer: BPage: 3

59) Mithridates tested poisons and antidotes on himself and his:A) Prisoners.B) Family.C) Courtiers.



D) Peasants.Answer: APage: 2

60) During the Middle Ages, _______ was practiced in monasteries by monks to aid the sick and injured.A) chantingB) prayingC) surgeryD) pharmacyAnswer: DPage: 5

61) In the late eighth century, the first privately owned drug stores were established in:A) Alexandria.B) Baghdad.C) Rome.D) London.Answer: BPage: 5

62) The first official pharmacopoeia was called:A) De Materia Medica.B) De Material Medical.C) Pharmocopoeia Ebers.D) Nuovo Receptario.Answer: APage: 4

63) Who began providing the first apothecary products in colonial America in 1640?A) Christopher MarshalB) John WinthropC) Benjamin FranklinD) John AldenAnswer: BPage: 6

64) What was Benjamin Franklin’s contribution to health care in colonial America?A) Was the first hospital pharmacist.B) Invented the idea of written prescriptions.C) Invented the mortar and pestle.D) Founded the first hospital.Answer: DPage: 6

65) The USP was first published in what year?A) 1820



B) 1874C) 1877D) 1802Answer: APage: 7

66) Which of the following is one of the defining characteristics of American pharmacy’s Scientific Era?A) Formulating and dispensing drugs derived from natural sourcesB) The mass production of synthetic drugs and antibioticsC) Transformed pharmacy into a cognitive-based profession.D) Overarching philosophy known as pharmaceutical careAnswer: BPage: 9

67) What biotechnology process uses a human gene to trigger production of a specific protein that can inserted into a living organism and then be cultured in a laboratory?A) Recombinant DNA technologyB) PharmacogenomicsC) Gene compoundingD) Mithridates’s antidoteAnswer: APage: 9

68) Which organization serves as an official delegate member of USP, providing insights and a voice for pharmacy technicians?A) NPTAB) APAC) BIOD) APPAAnswer: APage: 7

69) In the United States, the period known as the “traditional era” in pharmacy took place from:A) The early colonial period through the Civil War.B) The early 1900s through the 1930s.C) The late 1930s to the end of the 1950s.D) The late 20th and early 21st centuries.Answer: BPage: 9

70) _______-based drugs saved countless lives after being discovered during World War II.A) SulfaB) PolioC) PenicillinD) VaccineAnswer: C



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71) Numerous new medications were introduced in the ________, ushering in the Clinical Era.A) 1940sB) 1960sC) 1980sD) 2000sAnswer: BPage: 9

72) Which pharmaceutical workers in ancient Egypt could be seen as similar to pharmacy technicians today?A) Chiefs of fabricationB) Wandering physiciansC) Terra SigilataD) EchelonsAnswer: DPage: 3

73) Which of the following statements is true?A) Many of the principles used in pharmacy thousands of years ago are still practiced today.B) Most of the principles of ancient pharmacy have been discarded over the centuries.C) Many of the principles of modern pharmacy were known and used by prehistoric humans.D) As each era of pharmacy dawns, the principles and practices of the previous era are laid to rest.Answer: APage: 1

74) The origin of pharmacy practice has been traced back more than ________ years.A) 15,000B) 10,000C) 8,500D) 7,000Answer: DPage: 1

75) In ________ in 2600 BCE, healers were priest, pharmacist, and physician all in one.A) GermaniaB) BabylonC) Anglo SaxiaD) ChinaAnswer: BPage: 2

76) Producing, mixing, or preparing a drug by combining two or more ingredients is called:A) Apothecary.



B) Pharmo-preparation.C) Compounding.D) Muddling.Answer: CPage: 2

77) Mithridates VI lived ________ for 7 years, developing an immunity to poisons:A) in the wildernessB) in BabylonC) in the olive groves near AthensD) by the pyramidsAnswer: APage: 2

78) Which document’s title means “compendium of wandering physicians” and is the work of multiple authors?A) Papyrus EbersB) Charaka SamhitaC) Corpus HippocraticumD) De Materia MedicaAnswer: BPage: 3

79) What substance was used to make the Terra Sigilata?A) PapyrusB) PenicillinC) ClayD) WaterAnswer: CPage: 3

80) Hippocrates was a third-generation physician, a philosopher, and a professor at the ________ School of Medicine.A) AthensB) BabylonianC) LemnosD) CosAnswer: DPage: 3

81) In 1240 CE, the Emperor of Germany and King of Sicily, ________, presented the first European edict completely separating the responsibilities of pharmacy and medicine.A) Frederick IIB) James I and VIC) George IIID) Hohenstaufen IIAnswer: A



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82) The Nuovo Receptario, published in 1498, was a collaboration between the ________ and the Medical Society in the city-state of Florence. A) Guild of GrocersB) Guild of ApothecariesC) Florentine Pharmaceutical AssociationD) Association of Italian ApothecariesAnswer: BPage: 6

83) In addition to being the first to provide apothecary products in the American colonies, John Winthrop was also the:A) Founder of the first hospital in Philadelphia.B) Captain of the Mayflower.C) Master and warden of the Society of the Art and Mystery of the Apothecaries of New England.D) First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.Answer: DPage: 6

84) Elizabeth Marshall was the first female pharmacist and:A) The granddaughter of an Irish immigrant who established an apothecary shop in Philadelphia in 1729.B) The second wife of Benjamin Franklin.C) The founder of the first hospital in colonial America in 1751.D) The author of the first American pharmacopoeia.Answer: APage: 6

85) Daniel B. Smith, ________, and 20 delegates of the College of Pharmacy founded the American Pharmaceutical Association.A) Elizabeth MarshallB) William Proctor, Jr.C) John WinthropD) Andrew CraigieAnswer: BPage: 7

86) Who is considered the “Father of American Pharmacy”?A) Daniel B. SmithB) Benjamin FranklinC) Andrew CraigieD) William Proctor, Jr.Answer: DPage: 7

87) Founded in 1872, the American Pharmaceutical Association is now known as the:16

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A) American Pharmacy Association.B) American Pharmacological Association.C) American Pharmacists Association.D) American Pharmaceuticals Association.Answer: CPage: 7

88) What is the official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and other healthcare products manufactured and sold in the United States?A) UPCB) USPC) UPSD) APAAnswer: BPage: 7

89) Which organization pioneered the evolution of the professional pharmacy technician, originally called “pharmacy specialist”?A) American Pharmaceutical AssociationB) Organization of Medical TechnologistsC) United States ArmyD) Office of the Apothecary General of the United StatesAnswer: CPage: 11

90) Who was the first Apothecary General of the United States?A) Andrew CraigieB) Andrew CarnegieC) Arthur CarnegieD) Arthur CraigieAnswer: APage: 7

91) What organization was open to “all pharmacists and druggists of good character who subscribed to its Constitution and to its Code of Ethics”?A) Guild of ApothecariesB) National Pharmacy Technician AssociationC) American Pharmaceutical AssociationD) American Council on Pharmaceutical EducationAnswer: CPage: 7

92) Who developed an injectable polio vaccine and tested in on nearly 2,000,000 school children?A) Linus PaulingB) Jonas Salk



C) Franklin RooseveltD) Albert EinsteinAnswer: BPage: 8

93) The ancient Hippocratic Oath begins “I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement.” Which of the following is the beginning of the modern version?A) “I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.”B) “I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant.”C) “I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.”D) “I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.”Answer: BPage: 4

94) Whose writings, dating back to around 300 BCE, classified plants according to their methods of growth, locales, sizes, and practical uses?A) DioscoridesB) PedaniosC) TheophrastusD) GalenAnswer: CPage: 3

95) Who became the personal physician for the Roman imperial family after attending medical schools in Greece and Egypt?A) DioscoridesB) PedaniosC) TheophrastusD) GalenAnswer: DPage: 5

96) Named for an ancient Roman physician, the class of pharmaceuticals compounded by mechanical means is called:A) Botanicals.B) Galenicals.C) Therapeutics.D) Dioscorides.Answer: BPage: 4

97) Who combined their Greco-Roman medical practices with their own natural resources to develop syrups, confections, conserves, distilled waters, and alcoholic liquids during the Middle



Ages?A) The ArabsB) The MerovingiansC) MonasteriesD) The EgyptiansAnswer: APage: 5

98) Which of the following is the Latin term for pharmacist and is also used as a general term to refer to the early practice of pharmacy?A) AlchemyB) ApothecaryC) Pharmacopoeia D) LemnianAnswer: BPage: 2

99) In addition to his duties as Apothecary General, Andrew Craigie also had time to:A) Open the first hospital in the United States.B) Found the American Pharmaceutical Association.C) Develop an early pharmaceutical wholesaling and manufacturing business.D) Develop the first polio vaccine.Answer: CPage: 7

100) Which of the following was the first educational institution for pharmacy in the United States?A) Massachusetts College of PharmacyB) St. Louis College of PharmacyC) Harvard College of PharmacyD) Philadelphia College of PharmacyAnswer: DPage: 7

101) Which of the following made major contributions to the understanding of the inheritance of traits using pea plants, although his research was not rediscovered for about 200 years?A) Gregor MendelB) Jonas SalkC) Alexander FlemingD) William Procter, Jr.Answer: APage: 8


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