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1
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Aspirin is made from salicylic acid from the bark of what tree?

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Willow

2
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Was the first effective local anesthetic?

A

Cocaine

3
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Around 3000 BC…….. Established by trial and error about 365 herbs that could be used as health treatments

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The Chinese in Emperor Shen Nung

4
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An authoritative listing of drugs and issues related to their use is a

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Pharmacopeia

5
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Substances that are produced by the body to regulate bodily functions and processes

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Hormones

6
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Who identified the structure of DNA?

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Watson and crick

7
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The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry devotes about…….of its income to research and development

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1/6

8
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What protects against illegal copy of the new discoveries?

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Patenting

9
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How long does it take from the beginning of the development of a new drug to FDA approval?

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About 10 years

10
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In most cases the individual who dispenses the prescribed medication to the patient is the

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Pharmacist

11
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The Omnibus budget reconciliation act requires that pharmacist provide

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Counseling services to Medicaid patients

12
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To become a pharmacist in the United States

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In individual must graduate from an accredited college of pharmacy, pass a licensing state exam,and perform experimental training working under a licensed pharmacist

13
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The area of greatest employment for pharmacist is

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Community pharmacies

14
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The pharmacy technician may find the greatest employment opportunities in

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The community setting

15
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In managed-care care is managed by

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Insurer

16
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List of drugs approved for use by managed-care organizations are called

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Formularies

17
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Information that is entered and stored into a computer such as the patients name is called

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Data