NAPSR EXAM (PRACTICE QUIZZES) WITH
RIGHT VERIFIED ANSWERS |GRADED A+ .
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. (T/F) - Correct
Answer -true
Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads
prove disappointing. (T/F) - 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 expectancies
According to the 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. (T/F) - Correct Answer -false
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines. (T/F) - Correct
Answer -false
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC (direct-to-
consumer) advertising. (T/F) - Correct Answer -false
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,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 is the regional manager. (T/F) - Correct Answer -
false
Most DMs did not start as representatives. (T/F) - 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. (T/F) - Correct Answer -false
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your
product. (T/F) - Correct Answer -false
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed. (T/F) -
Correct Answer -true
According to ch. 12 of the manual, which of the following would classify as "payers"? -
Correct Answer -employers
According to the 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. (T/F) - Correct Answer -
false
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, 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
specific 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. (T/F) - 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 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, metabolites 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
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RIGHT VERIFIED ANSWERS |GRADED A+ .
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. (T/F) - Correct
Answer -true
Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads
prove disappointing. (T/F) - 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 expectancies
According to the 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. (T/F) - Correct Answer -false
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines. (T/F) - Correct
Answer -false
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC (direct-to-
consumer) advertising. (T/F) - Correct Answer -false
1
,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 is the regional manager. (T/F) - Correct Answer -
false
Most DMs did not start as representatives. (T/F) - 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. (T/F) - Correct Answer -false
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your
product. (T/F) - Correct Answer -false
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed. (T/F) -
Correct Answer -true
According to ch. 12 of the manual, which of the following would classify as "payers"? -
Correct Answer -employers
According to the 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. (T/F) - Correct Answer -
false
2
, 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
specific 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. (T/F) - 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 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, metabolites 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
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