PHARM 1103: Perspectives of Pharmacy Lecture Notes Review

General practice flashcards covering notes on the history of pharmacy, University of San Carlos departmental background, regulatory laws in the Philippines, world pharmacy history, and key definitions and roles within the profession.

What is the motto of the University of San Carlos (USC)?

Scientia, Virtus, Devotio

By what principles does the University of San Carlos embody its academic discipline?

The principles of San Carlos Borromeo and the missionary charism of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD)

Who initiated the establishment of the USC College of Pharmacy in July $1947$?

Fr. Ernest Hoerdemann, SVD

What year marked the Diamond year (75th anniversary) of the USC Department of Pharmacy?

$$2022$$

Which pharmacy served as the first and largest drug store in the Philippines during the $19$th century, founded in $1830$?

Botica Boie

Who was the Spanish Pharmacist and physician who founded Botica Boie?

Dr. Lorenzo Negrao

Who is recognized as the first licensed Philippine pharmacist, graduating from UST in $1875$?

Leon Ma. Guerrero

Which Filipino chemist and pharmacist is best known for discovering the tiki-tiki formula against beriberi in $1909$?

Manuel A. Zamora

What is the title of the native herbal prepared by the Chinese emperor Shen Nung?

Pen T-Sao

Which ancient document (circa $1500\,BC$) contains a collection of $800$ prescriptions and mentions $700$ drugs?

Papyrus Ebers

Who is known as the "Father of Botany"?

Theophrastus ($3000\,BC$)

Who was the "Royal Toxicologist" known for developing the "Mithridatum" panantidotal formula?

Mithridates VI, King Pontus (about $100\,BC$)

Who is credited with being the originator of the formula for cold cream and the term "galenicals"?

Galen ($130$-$200\,AD$)

Who are the Patron Saints of Pharmacy and Medicine?

Damian (the apothecary) and Cosmas (the physician)

What is the significance of the First European edict presented by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen in $1240\,AD$?

It completely separated the responsibilities of Pharmacy from those of Medicine

Who isolated oxygen, chlorine, glycerin, and nitroglycerin within his pharmacy workshop?

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Who was the first Apothecary General in an American army, appointed in $1777$?

Andrew Cragie

Which German apothecary isolated morphine from opium in $1816$?

Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner

Who isolated quinine and cinchonine from cinchona barks in $1820$?

Pierre-Joseph Pelletier and Joseph-Bienam Caventou

Who is considered the "Father of American Pharmacy"?

William Procter, Jr.

What does the pharmacy symbol "Rx" stand for?

It is an abbreviation of the Latin word "recipere," which means "Take…"

What is the internationally recognized symbol of the pharmacy profession featuring a snake coiled around a bowl?

The Bowl of Hygieia

How does the WHO ($1946$) define health?

A state of complete, physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Which Republic Act is known as the "Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016"?

R.A. No. $10918$

According to the Seven Star/Ten Star Pharmacist attributes, what role involves providing a link between physicians and patients?

Communicator

What is the required number of internship hours for the new BS Pharmacy curriculum effective $2018$?

$$1200\,hours$$

Define "Pharmaceutical Care."

The responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve or maintain a patient's quality of life

What is the primary objective of Pharmacoeconomics?

To identify the most cost-effective interventions by relating the differences in costs between treatments to their differences in benefits

Which clinical trial phase is conducted post-marketing to evaluate long-term risks and benefits?

Phase $4$

What are the five pillars of the Philippine National Drug Policy (PNDP)?

$1.$ Assurance of safety, efficacy, and usefulness; $2.$ Promotion of rational use of drugs; $3.$ Development of self-reliance; $4.$ Targeted procurement; and $5.$ People empowerment