CNPR ALL QUIZZES COMBINED
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a route of drug administration? - Answer-transfugal
How are intradermal drugs delivered? - Answer-by injection under the skin
What is an example of intravenous drug delivery? - Answer-an injection of anesthetic
directly into the bloodstream
What are the major organs of the gastrointestinal system? - Answer-the mouth,
esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, small and large intestines
Who is normally responsible for selling to distributors? - Answer-NAMs
How often do secondary drug wholesale distributors buy their drugs directly from
manufactures? - Answer-sometimes
T/F: By FDA law, large chain pharmacies are not allowed to buy directly from drug
manufactures. - Answer-False
T/F: Only 3 companies account for nearly 90% of all drug wholesale sales. - Answer-
True
What type of sale bypasses the need for intermediary distributors? - Answer-
manufacturer-direct sales
What is a group purchasing organization (GPO)? - Answer-an entity consisting of
two or more hospitals or other health care entities that negotiates contracts on behalf
of its members
Prescriptions dispensed by mail-order pharmacies are, on average, around
____________ than those dispensed by retail pharmacies. - Answer-3 times larger
What are examples of non-stock sales? - Answer--brokerage sales
-dock-to-dock sales
-drop shipments
What is another term for rebates? - Answer-sell-side arrangements
T/F: The PDMA is the Prescription Drug Manufacturers Association. - Answer-False
A company that owns and operates three or fewer pharmacies is an ____________.
- Answer-independent drug store
Which section of a drug's package insert information covers the usual dosage
range? - Answer-indications and usage
,T/F: Drug labels must include indications, usage information, and contraindications. -
Answer-True
Why is noncompliance a serious public health concern? - Answer-It increases the
cost of medical care.
Which of the following is NOT eligible for patent protection under U.S. regulations? -
Answer-Companies can be granted patents for all of these things
T/F: Drugs' trade names are often unrelated to their intended use. - Answer-False
T/F: Like foods and household products, generic drugs are usually lower quality than
the brand name drugs for which they are marketed as equivalents. - Answer-False
Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to ________. -
Answer-20%
Which of the following statements about biologics is INCORRECT? - Answer-They
do not cause immune responses.
T/F: "Large molecule" products are developed and manufactured by a chemical
process. - Answer-False
What are drugs that attract or bind to cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance
activities by endogenous chemical messengers? - Answer-agonists
Which term denotes how an API works in the body? - Answer-mechanism of action
What cements the active and inert components together to maintain cohesive
portions? - Answer-binders
What does the medical abbreviation BID denote? - Answer-twice a day
What is the medical abbreviation for as needed? - Answer-PRN
Which components might cause patients' different reactions to brand name and
generic drugs? - Answer-differences in inactive ingredients
T/F: All cells have a nucleus. - Answer-False
Which of the following does NOT affect drug response? - Answer-All of these factors
influence drug response.
A. the patient's genetic makeup, age, body size, and use of other drugs and dietary
supplements.
B. the patient's other conditions or diseases.
C. whether or not the patient takes the drug properly
, T/F: Drug reactions are predictable because they do not occur after a person has
been previously exposed to the drug one or more times without any allergic
reactions. - Answer-False
What is the typical relationship between a drug's site of administration and site of
action? - Answer-They are usually somewhat removed from each other.
What is CMAX? - Answer-the peak plasma concentration on a measuring curve
What should be included in the description section of a drug's package insert
information? - Answer-the drug's proprietary name and the established name
Exclusivity gives exclusive _____, is granted by the FDA, and can run concurrently
with a patent or not. - Answer-marketing rights
What differentiates exclusivity from a patent? - Answer-Exclusivity is only granted
upon the drug's FDA approval.
What is required of an invention for it to be worthy of patent protection? - Answer-It
must be novel, useful, and not obvious.
This is NOT required by the FDA's Criteria for Equivalency. - Answer-The drugs are
adequately labeled.
A generic drug is ______ to the originator brand-name drug in dosage, strength,
safety, and quality. - Answer-bioequivalent
What list is generally considered the most reliable source of information on
therapeutically equivalent drug products? - Answer-The Blue Book
Which of the following is an Orange Book rating? - Answer-B
What is the term for chemical equivalents which, when administered in the same
amounts, will provide the same biological or physiological availability as measured
by blood and urine levels? - Answer-biological equivalents
What term denotes a drug that is identical or bioequivalent to the originator brand-
name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route, quality, performance,
characteristics, and intended use? - Answer-OTC
What term denotes the dispensing of an unbranded generic product for the product
prescribed? - Answer-chemical substitution
What is the duration of a patent challenge? - Answer-180 Days
How is a drug sample closet or cabinet like a grocery store shelf? - Answer-The
more visibility you can give your drug, the more likely that it will be prescribed.
T/F: Pharmaceutical representatives do not typically store and secure their own drug
samples. - Answer-False
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a route of drug administration? - Answer-transfugal
How are intradermal drugs delivered? - Answer-by injection under the skin
What is an example of intravenous drug delivery? - Answer-an injection of anesthetic
directly into the bloodstream
What are the major organs of the gastrointestinal system? - Answer-the mouth,
esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, small and large intestines
Who is normally responsible for selling to distributors? - Answer-NAMs
How often do secondary drug wholesale distributors buy their drugs directly from
manufactures? - Answer-sometimes
T/F: By FDA law, large chain pharmacies are not allowed to buy directly from drug
manufactures. - Answer-False
T/F: Only 3 companies account for nearly 90% of all drug wholesale sales. - Answer-
True
What type of sale bypasses the need for intermediary distributors? - Answer-
manufacturer-direct sales
What is a group purchasing organization (GPO)? - Answer-an entity consisting of
two or more hospitals or other health care entities that negotiates contracts on behalf
of its members
Prescriptions dispensed by mail-order pharmacies are, on average, around
____________ than those dispensed by retail pharmacies. - Answer-3 times larger
What are examples of non-stock sales? - Answer--brokerage sales
-dock-to-dock sales
-drop shipments
What is another term for rebates? - Answer-sell-side arrangements
T/F: The PDMA is the Prescription Drug Manufacturers Association. - Answer-False
A company that owns and operates three or fewer pharmacies is an ____________.
- Answer-independent drug store
Which section of a drug's package insert information covers the usual dosage
range? - Answer-indications and usage
,T/F: Drug labels must include indications, usage information, and contraindications. -
Answer-True
Why is noncompliance a serious public health concern? - Answer-It increases the
cost of medical care.
Which of the following is NOT eligible for patent protection under U.S. regulations? -
Answer-Companies can be granted patents for all of these things
T/F: Drugs' trade names are often unrelated to their intended use. - Answer-False
T/F: Like foods and household products, generic drugs are usually lower quality than
the brand name drugs for which they are marketed as equivalents. - Answer-False
Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to ________. -
Answer-20%
Which of the following statements about biologics is INCORRECT? - Answer-They
do not cause immune responses.
T/F: "Large molecule" products are developed and manufactured by a chemical
process. - Answer-False
What are drugs that attract or bind to cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance
activities by endogenous chemical messengers? - Answer-agonists
Which term denotes how an API works in the body? - Answer-mechanism of action
What cements the active and inert components together to maintain cohesive
portions? - Answer-binders
What does the medical abbreviation BID denote? - Answer-twice a day
What is the medical abbreviation for as needed? - Answer-PRN
Which components might cause patients' different reactions to brand name and
generic drugs? - Answer-differences in inactive ingredients
T/F: All cells have a nucleus. - Answer-False
Which of the following does NOT affect drug response? - Answer-All of these factors
influence drug response.
A. the patient's genetic makeup, age, body size, and use of other drugs and dietary
supplements.
B. the patient's other conditions or diseases.
C. whether or not the patient takes the drug properly
, T/F: Drug reactions are predictable because they do not occur after a person has
been previously exposed to the drug one or more times without any allergic
reactions. - Answer-False
What is the typical relationship between a drug's site of administration and site of
action? - Answer-They are usually somewhat removed from each other.
What is CMAX? - Answer-the peak plasma concentration on a measuring curve
What should be included in the description section of a drug's package insert
information? - Answer-the drug's proprietary name and the established name
Exclusivity gives exclusive _____, is granted by the FDA, and can run concurrently
with a patent or not. - Answer-marketing rights
What differentiates exclusivity from a patent? - Answer-Exclusivity is only granted
upon the drug's FDA approval.
What is required of an invention for it to be worthy of patent protection? - Answer-It
must be novel, useful, and not obvious.
This is NOT required by the FDA's Criteria for Equivalency. - Answer-The drugs are
adequately labeled.
A generic drug is ______ to the originator brand-name drug in dosage, strength,
safety, and quality. - Answer-bioequivalent
What list is generally considered the most reliable source of information on
therapeutically equivalent drug products? - Answer-The Blue Book
Which of the following is an Orange Book rating? - Answer-B
What is the term for chemical equivalents which, when administered in the same
amounts, will provide the same biological or physiological availability as measured
by blood and urine levels? - Answer-biological equivalents
What term denotes a drug that is identical or bioequivalent to the originator brand-
name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route, quality, performance,
characteristics, and intended use? - Answer-OTC
What term denotes the dispensing of an unbranded generic product for the product
prescribed? - Answer-chemical substitution
What is the duration of a patent challenge? - Answer-180 Days
How is a drug sample closet or cabinet like a grocery store shelf? - Answer-The
more visibility you can give your drug, the more likely that it will be prescribed.
T/F: Pharmaceutical representatives do not typically store and secure their own drug
samples. - Answer-False
