5 Pharmacy Facts that you should know

1 .“Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist named John Pemberton. He carried the jug of the new product down the street to Jacob’s Pharmacy where it was sampled and pronounced “excellent” and placed on sale for 5 cents a glass as a soda fountain drink”

2. Hydrocodone/acetaminophen is the most commonly prescribed medication in the United States. Lisinopril is No. 2, as of 2014.

3. The most expensive drug is Glybera at a wholesale cost of $1.21 million per year. It is a gene therapy that helps restore lipoprotein lipase enzyme activity in those with familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency. Only 1 million patients have this extremely rare  condition.

4. Pharmacists are in the top 5 of most trusted professionals , according to Americans.

5. The earliest known medical prescriptions date back to 168 B.C.