Download Pharmacy Trivia #2 with answer key - CSHP-BC

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Test your pharmacy knowledge and get a chance to WIN _____________.
1. Where does the word clinical come from?
2. How many years minimum of post-secondary education does a
pharmacist have?
3. True/False: A Pharmacist can renew any prescription for up to 1 year.
False: cannot renew controlled substances (narcotics, etc) and can only
renew for 6 months.
4. What antibiotic won WW2?
5. What drug comes from floxglove?
6. Where does Aspirin come from?
7. How long does Lasix (furosemide) act?
8. Where does the name Nystatin come from?
9. What medications come from the poppy?
10. What country does the discovery of Insulin come from?
11. How many times a day is the UTI drug Macrobid dosed?
12. What drug used to treat angina is also used as an explosive?
13. Does _________Hospital have a prohibited abbreviation policy? Why?
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Answer Key: Did You Know….
1. Where does the word clinical come from?
Comes from the Greek word Kline or klinicos meaning couch or bed,
translated literally means “at the bedside”
2. How many years minimum of post-secondary education does a
pharmacist have?
5 years (1 year prerequisite and 4 years of Pharmacy)
3. True/False: A Pharmacist can renew any prescription for up to 1 year.
False: cannot renew controlled substances (narcotics, etc) and can
only renew for 6 months.
4. What antibiotic won WW2?
Penicillin. In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming left a Petri dish uncovered
while he went on a 2 week vacation. When he returned, he noticed
that no bacteria grew around the mold that had developed which he
named penicillin). Penicillin would eventually become the first
successful antibiotic.
5. What drug comes from floxglove? Digoxin
6. Where does Aspirin come from? Willow bark
7. How long does Lasix (furosemide) act? 6 hours (think Lasix)
8. Where does the name Nystatin come from?
NYS (the developer worked for the New York State Department)
9. What medications come from the poppy? Morphine, Heroin
10. What country does the discovery of Insulin come from?
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Canada, 2 scientists from Toronto in the 1920’s discovered it by
extracting insulin from the pancreas and treating diabetic dogs.
11. How many times a day is the UTI drug Macrobid dosed? BID
12. What drug used to treat angina is also used as an explosive?
Nitroglycerin
13. Does _____ Hospital have a prohibited abbreviation policy? Why?
Yes
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