BTG Pharma Quiz May 2016
BTG Pharma Quiz - May 2016
Test your knowledge on the key events and figures in the pharmaceutical industry from May 2016! This engaging quiz covers topics such as drug regulations, major news events, and pivotal figures in healthcare. Challenge yourself and see how much you remember!
- 8 multiple-choice questions
- Learn about notable events in the pharmaceutical world
On 22nd May 2016, Dan Condrea, the owner of Hexi Pharma, was found dead after he drove into a tree with a company car.
Dan Condrea became one of the most infamous people in May 2016 after an investigation revealed that his company had been selling diluted disinfectants to local hospitals for years.
Some locals believe that the secret service of the country was involved with the diluted disinfectant business and orchestrated the car accident to look like a suicide.
Which country was this based in?
Romania
Austria
Hungary
Poland
16-22nd May was X Awareness Week.
This year the younger royals, Prince William, Princess Kate, and Prince Harry joined forces to launch a new campaign on the first day of the week. The trio spearheaded the project in a bid to end stigma surrounding X.
X is
Cancer
AIDS
Mental Health
Obesity
In the UK pharmaceutical drugs are categorized into one of the following 3 categories
1) POM - Prescription Only Medicine - where you need a prescription and a pharmacist to buy the medicine
2) P - Pharmacy Medicines - sold only at a pharmacy, but does not require prescription
3) GSL - General Sales List - off the shelf drugs which can be bought from supermarkets
In the US, drugs are categorized into only 2 categories
1) Prescription - drugs which require a prescription
2) OTC - Over the counter drugs - drugs which don’t require a prescription
Prescription drugs in the US are identified by a symbol that appears on the labels of all prescription drugs.
What is this symbol?
Ps
Rx
Sc
Tn
The largest medical device company in the world is
Philips
Siemens
GE Healthcare
Johnson & Johnson
On May 6th, BTG announced its acquisition of Galil Medical
Galil Medical is a leader in cryoablation. They focus on cryoablation systems and needles to treat caners in kidneys.
The systems use compressed argon gas to produce extremely low temperatures to form ice balls at the tip of the needles. The ice ball engulfs the tumour and destroys the tissue without damaging the adjacent tissue.
Galil Medical is based out of which 2 countries
America and Canada
America and Israel
America and Germany
America and India
In mid April, Twitter exploded with news that X nearly overdosed on the painkiller drug called Percocet.
However, a week later, emergency responders found X unresponsive in an elevator and performed CPR. But they were not able to revive him. He had been dead for about six hours.
Rumors were quick to attribute an overdose of Percocet as the cause of death, but post-mortem toxicology reports showed that X died due to an overdose of Fentanyl - a very powerful painkiller.
Fentanyl is approximately 80 to 100 times more potent than morphine and roughly 40 to 50 times more potent than pure heroin.
Along with Jimmy Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Heath Ledger, Marilyn Monroe and countless others, X’s name was sadly added to the list of extremely talented people who died due to drug overdoses.
Who was X?
Prince
Alan Rickman
David Bowie
Muhammad Ali
The British army has long used Lariam tablets as the drug of choice for soldiers deployed in certain parts of the world where they may be at risk from X.
But in May 2016, a committee of MPs concluded that it should only be a “drug of last resort” after an investigation revealed the severe side effects of the drug, including psychosis, depression, nightmares and anxiety leading to suicidal thoughts.
British troops are preparing to sue the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the effects of Lariam which is banned in 42 countries.
Larium is used to treat X. What is X?
Malaria
Typhoid
Tetanus
Rabies
Over the past few years, more than 20 American and European pharma companies blocked their drugs from being used in lethal injections and executions.
In 2016, X was the last remaining legal source of drugs used in executions.
But in May 2016, X imposed a new set of controls on its products to ensure they are not used by US prisons to execute death row inmates. It announced that it makes its products to enhance and save the lives of the patients and that it strongly objects to the use of its products as lethal injections for capital punishment.
X’s move closed off the last remaining legal source of the drugs used in lethal injections, throwing death penalty states into deeper disarray as they struggle to obtain drugs and carry out executions.
X is
GSK
Johnson & Johnson
Pfizer
Merck
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