NAPSRX CNPR PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● A.C. Answer: -dosage, "before meals"
● AAHP Answer: -American Association of Health Plans, includes
health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider
organizations (PPO), other forms of managed care, and utilization
review organizations (UROs)
● absorption rate Answer: -the rate at which a drug is taken into a
persons bloodstream with in a specified time period. can vary by person.
● AC Answer: -Anti Cholinergic
;side effect (dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, etc.)
● accelerated approval Answer: - Created in early 1990's, an expedited
approval of drugs that represent a major advance in addressing serious or
life-threatening diseases for which no effective alternative treatments
exist.
, -Under accelerated approval, the FDA accepts a surrogate endpoint as
evidence of effectiveness, and requires post-marketing studies to
confirm the drug's benefits
● A.C.E. inhibitors Answer: -Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
inhibitors.
-A class of drugs used to treat cardiovascular conditions such as
hypertension and chronic heart failure
● action letters Answer: -OFFICIAL FDA RESPONSE to NDA. the
message may be an approval letter, approvable letter, or a non-
approvable letter
● active metabolite Answer: -A biological active PRODUCT of a
medication's metabolism
● acute illness Answer: -a condition or illness that only lasts for a short
period of time. (e.g. common cold)
● acute Answer: -abrupt is onset and short term
● AD LIB Answer: -dosage, "freely"
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● A.C. Answer: -dosage, "before meals"
● AAHP Answer: -American Association of Health Plans, includes
health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider
organizations (PPO), other forms of managed care, and utilization
review organizations (UROs)
● absorption rate Answer: -the rate at which a drug is taken into a
persons bloodstream with in a specified time period. can vary by person.
● AC Answer: -Anti Cholinergic
;side effect (dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, etc.)
● accelerated approval Answer: - Created in early 1990's, an expedited
approval of drugs that represent a major advance in addressing serious or
life-threatening diseases for which no effective alternative treatments
exist.
, -Under accelerated approval, the FDA accepts a surrogate endpoint as
evidence of effectiveness, and requires post-marketing studies to
confirm the drug's benefits
● A.C.E. inhibitors Answer: -Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
inhibitors.
-A class of drugs used to treat cardiovascular conditions such as
hypertension and chronic heart failure
● action letters Answer: -OFFICIAL FDA RESPONSE to NDA. the
message may be an approval letter, approvable letter, or a non-
approvable letter
● active metabolite Answer: -A biological active PRODUCT of a
medication's metabolism
● acute illness Answer: -a condition or illness that only lasts for a short
period of time. (e.g. common cold)
● acute Answer: -abrupt is onset and short term
● AD LIB Answer: -dosage, "freely"
