Perspective to Pharmacy Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the history, major figures, ethical principles, and professional roles within the field of pharmacy as presented in the lecture notes.

Pharmacy

The profession concerned with the art and science of preparing drugs from natural or synthetic sources in a suitable dosage form for treatment and prevention of diseases in man and animals.

Pharmakon

The Greek word for medicine, drug, magic spell, remedy, or poison.

Traditional Era (1900-1930)

A period in pharmacy history focused on formulating and dispensing drugs derived from natural sources.

Scientific Era (1930-1960)

An era marked by the development of new drugs, scientific testing, and the mass production of synthetic drugs and antibiotics.

Clinical Era (1960-1990)

A period where pharmacists were expected to dispense drug information, warnings, advice, and suggestions to patients.

Pharmaceutical Care Era

The current era of pharmacy practice focused on ensuring positive outcomes for drug-related therapies.

Pharmaceutical Care

Taking direct responsibility for patients and their disease states and medications to improve outcomes for the individual patient.

Asipu

A magical healer in Ancient Babylonia who relied on spells and magical stones rather than plant materials.

Asu

An empirical healer in Ancient Babylonia who used drugs and manipulated them into dosage forms like pills, suppositories, and ointments.

Hippocrates

Known as the "Father of Medicine," he moved the concept of medicine from magical to rational.

Rhizotomoi

A group of experts in medicinal plants existing before, during, and after the time of Hippocrates.

Pedanios Dioscorides

A Greek physician famous for writing the five-volume book "De Materia Medica," which became the basis for medieval texts.

Bowl of Hygeia

The official symbol of pharmacy, depicting a bowl entwined by a serpent, named after the daughter of Asklepios.

Terra Sigillata (Sealed Earth)

A clay tablet from the island of Lemnos (before 500 B.C.) considered an early trademarked drug.

Shen Nung

The "Father of Chinese medicine" who wrote the first book on Chinese medicine, "Pen T-Sao," consisting of 365 herbal drugs.

Papyrus Ebers

The best known and most important pharmaceutical record from Ancient Egypt (1500 BC), containing 800 prescriptions and mentioning 700 drugs.

Acharya Charaka

The "Father of Indian Medicine" who published the "Charaka Samhita," a list of medicinal plants.

Magna Carta of Pharmacy

Official edicts of 1231 authored by Emperor Frederick II of Germany that separated pharmacy from medicine for the first time.

Novo Receptario

The first official pharmacopoeia, written in Italian and originating in Florence in 1498.

Elizabeth Marshall

The daughter of Christopher Marshall and the first woman American Pharmacist.

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

The "Father of Modern Plant Chemistry" and a chemist who discovered oxygen, chlorine, glycerin, and nitroglycerin.

William Procter Jr.

Commonly referred to as the "Father of American Pharmacy."

Theophrastus

The "Father of Botany," a Greek philosopher and natural scientist whose observations on herbs were remarkably accurate.

Paracelsus

An advocate of chemically prepared drugs who believed in the "Doctrine of Signature," where the sign of a healing substance indicates its use.

Galen

An experimenter in drug compounding whose principles ruled medicine for 1500 years and who originated the formula for cold cream.

Mithridates VI

The King of Pontus who turned the "Art of Poisoning" into an art of preventing and counteracting poisoning.

Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertuner

A German apothecary who discovered morphine and identified it as one of the "alkaloids."

Don Leon Ma. Guerrero

The "Father of Philippine Pharmacy" and the first Filipino to study pharmacy at UST.

Botica Boie

The first drugstore in the Philippines, founded by Dr. Lorenzo Negrao.

Ten Star Pharmacist

Roles including Pharmaceutical Care Giver, Decision Maker, Communicator, Leader, Manager, Teacher, Life Long Learner, Entrepreneur, Agents for Positive Change, and Researcher.

Republic Act No. 10918

The Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016, regulating the practice of pharmacy in the Philippines.

Autonomy

A principle of biomedical ethics where an individual is free to choose and implement their own decisions without coercion.

Veracity

The ethical principle binding the practitioner and patient in an association of truth.

Beneficence

Acts of mercy and charity or actions intended to benefit another person.

Non-maleficence

The ethical principle of never using treatment to injure or provide wrong to the sick; maximizing good while minimizing harm.

Role Fidelity

Practicing faithfully within the constraints of one's professional role and maintaining loyalty to patients.

Primary Literature

The most current source of information, including theses, dissertations, and original research journals.

Secondary Literature

Indexing and abstracting services, such as IPA or EMBASE, used to locate primary literature.

Tertiary Literature

General literature sources such as textbooks, encyclopedias, and handbooks that provide background information.

Pharmacists' Association of the Philippines (PPhA)

The national organization of pharmacists in the Philippines, founded on August 20, 1920.

Federation Internationale Pharmaceutique (FIP)

The International Pharmaceutical Federation, based in Hague, Netherlands, aiming to promote pharmacy worldwide.