PHA 402 / PHARM 401 FACULTY OF
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY / PHARMACEUTICAL
SCIENCES PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AND
DRUG PRODUCT
SPRING EXAMINATION – APRIL 2026 SESSION
Which of the following choices is one of the few meanings of the early Greek word pharmakon,
the root of the word for pharmacology?
a. sleep
b. antibiotic
c. magic spell
d. history
c. magic spell
What is an apothecary?
a. a greenhouse for growing medicinal plants
b. a publication listing common medical preparations available in individual hospitals or
communities
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,c. a science of dealing with preparation of herbal medications
d. the forerunner of today's pharmacists and pharmacies
d. the forerunner of today's pharmacists and pharmacies
What function may not be carried out by pharmacy technicians, regardless of their state of
practice?
a. counting, weighing, measuring, and mixing medications
b. preparing prescription labels and selecting the container in which medication is dispensed
c. establishing and maintaining patient profiles
d. providing patient counseling
d. providing patient counseling
What term is used to describe the type of clinical trial in which neither the participant nor the
investigator knows whether the patient is receiving the active ingredient or placebo?
single-blind
double-blind
reverse-blind
both-blind
double-blind
During which phase of clinical trials is a drug studied in patients who have the condition that the
drug is intended to treat?
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, Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
Phase II
What federal agency regulates prescription drugs with abuse potential?
a. Food and Drug Administration
b. Drug Enforcement Administration
c. United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
d. American Pharmaceutical Association
e. Federal Trade Commission
b. Drug Enforcement Administration
What type of application must a manufacturer file with the FDA prior to marketing a generic
product?
a. new drug application (NDA)
b. abbreviated new drug application
c. investigational new drug application
d. Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) application
b. abbreviated new drug application
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PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY / PHARMACEUTICAL
SCIENCES PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AND
DRUG PRODUCT
SPRING EXAMINATION – APRIL 2026 SESSION
Which of the following choices is one of the few meanings of the early Greek word pharmakon,
the root of the word for pharmacology?
a. sleep
b. antibiotic
c. magic spell
d. history
c. magic spell
What is an apothecary?
a. a greenhouse for growing medicinal plants
b. a publication listing common medical preparations available in individual hospitals or
communities
1|Page
,c. a science of dealing with preparation of herbal medications
d. the forerunner of today's pharmacists and pharmacies
d. the forerunner of today's pharmacists and pharmacies
What function may not be carried out by pharmacy technicians, regardless of their state of
practice?
a. counting, weighing, measuring, and mixing medications
b. preparing prescription labels and selecting the container in which medication is dispensed
c. establishing and maintaining patient profiles
d. providing patient counseling
d. providing patient counseling
What term is used to describe the type of clinical trial in which neither the participant nor the
investigator knows whether the patient is receiving the active ingredient or placebo?
single-blind
double-blind
reverse-blind
both-blind
double-blind
During which phase of clinical trials is a drug studied in patients who have the condition that the
drug is intended to treat?
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, Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
Phase II
What federal agency regulates prescription drugs with abuse potential?
a. Food and Drug Administration
b. Drug Enforcement Administration
c. United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
d. American Pharmaceutical Association
e. Federal Trade Commission
b. Drug Enforcement Administration
What type of application must a manufacturer file with the FDA prior to marketing a generic
product?
a. new drug application (NDA)
b. abbreviated new drug application
c. investigational new drug application
d. Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) application
b. abbreviated new drug application
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