CNPR EXAM PRACTICE QUIZES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove
disappointing. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The U.S.,
Western Europe, and Japan
The U.S. accounts for about_______of the world's pharmaceutical revenues. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅50%
Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Population growth and increased life expectations
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between
pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Partnerships
between pharmaceutical companies and genomic companies will not prove immediately profitable
Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare providers. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC (direct-to-customer)
advertising. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
What influences the number of districts in a region? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the region's population
,What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅California and Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies.
The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team in the Regional Manager. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Most DMs did not start as representatives. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
How many territories are in a typical district? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅8 to 12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅comparative
selling
Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your product. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
According to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as "payers"? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Eployers
According to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies"? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Researching and developing novel drugs
One of the most disappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued investment in R&D is
the few new drugs being approved and in development. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to live? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅another 50 years
, How much has the average American Lifespan increased since 1890? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Almost 30
years
What is a treatment group? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A group of -patients assigned to receive a specified
treatment
What is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In a
double-blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which subjects are in the
experimental group and which are in the control.
What does "asymptomatic" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Not exhibiting signs or symptoms
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the
body. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
How does the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ACT (FFDCA) define a drug? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention
of disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body
Which statement about vitamins is CORRECT? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Most of the body's required
vitamins must be taken in from outside the body.
ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to the organs
necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and then excretes it from the
body. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
ADME testing is primarily used in what field? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pharmacokinetics
ANSWERS
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove
disappointing. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The U.S.,
Western Europe, and Japan
The U.S. accounts for about_______of the world's pharmaceutical revenues. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅50%
Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Population growth and increased life expectations
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between
pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Partnerships
between pharmaceutical companies and genomic companies will not prove immediately profitable
Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare providers. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC (direct-to-customer)
advertising. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
What influences the number of districts in a region? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the region's population
,What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅California and Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies.
The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team in the Regional Manager. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Most DMs did not start as representatives. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
How many territories are in a typical district? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅8 to 12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅comparative
selling
Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your product. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
According to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as "payers"? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Eployers
According to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies"? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Researching and developing novel drugs
One of the most disappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued investment in R&D is
the few new drugs being approved and in development. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to live? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅another 50 years
, How much has the average American Lifespan increased since 1890? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Almost 30
years
What is a treatment group? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A group of -patients assigned to receive a specified
treatment
What is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In a
double-blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which subjects are in the
experimental group and which are in the control.
What does "asymptomatic" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Not exhibiting signs or symptoms
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the
body. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
How does the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ACT (FFDCA) define a drug? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention
of disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body
Which statement about vitamins is CORRECT? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Most of the body's required
vitamins must be taken in from outside the body.
ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to the organs
necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and then excretes it from the
body. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
ADME testing is primarily used in what field? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pharmacokinetics
