NAPSR CNPR CERTIFICATION 2026
STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Rights of drug administration. Answer: right patient, right medication,
right does, right route of administration, and right time of delivery
◉ Injection routes. Answer: intramuscular, intrathecal, intravenous,
subcutaneous
◉ intramuscular. Answer: drugs given by direct injection into muscle
tissue
◉ intrathecal. Answer: needle is inserted between to vertebrea in the
lower spine an into space around the spinal cord
◉ intravenous. Answer: injected directly into the veins
◉ subcutaneous. Answer: needle inserted into the fatty tissue just
beneath the skin
◉ Bioavailablility. Answer: how quickly and how much of a drug
reaches its intended target site of action
◉ Bioequivalent. Answer: when drugs contain not only the same active
ingredients but also produce virtually the same blood levels over time
,◉ Therapeutic equivalence. Answer: production of the same medicinal
effects
◉ Areas of drug elimination and excretion. Answer: Lungs, breast milk,
sweat tears urine feces, bile, saliva, and exhaled air
◉ medication error. Answer: failure to administer drug in the correct
form
◉ Powders. Answer: a drug that is dried and ground into fine particles
◉ pills. Answer: a single dose unit of medicine made by mixing the
powdered drug with liquid such as syrup and rolling it into a round or
oval shape
◉ granules. Answer: a small pill usually accompanied usually
accompanied by many others encased within a gelatin capsule; quite
often releasing medication over time
◉ tablet. Answer: pharmaceutical preparation made by compressing the
powdered for of a drug and bulk filling material under high pressure;
commonly used for anti acids and antiflatulents
◉ Capsules. Answer: medication dosage form in which the drug is
contained in an external shell; can be pulled apart for access to contents
,◉ sustained release. Answer: several doses of a drug in special coatings
that dissolve at different rates
◉ Enteric Coating. Answer: dosage in special coating that doesn't digest
in the stomach; only starts to digest in the intestines
◉ caplets. Answer: shaped like a capsule but has the form of a tablet the
shape and file make swallowing easier
◉ gel caps. Answer: an oil based medication that is enclosed in soft
gelatin capsule
◉ Emulsion. Answer: two agents that cannot ordinarily be combined or
mixed
◉ otic drugs. Answer: control localized infections or inflammation and
require very low dosages to be effective
◉ Types of drug despensing. Answer: OTC and prescription
◉ Type A (Augmented) drug reaction. Answer: exaggeration of the
drug's therapeutic effects
, ◉ Type B (idiosyncratic). Answer: results from mechanisms that are not
currently understood; largely unpredictable
◉ Type C (continuing or chronic). Answer: These persist for a long time
◉ Type D delayed. Answer: these take some time to develop
◉ Type E end of use. Answer: These occur during drug withdrawal
◉ Risk Factors. Answer: Use of several drugs, age, Pregnancy and
breast feeding
◉ Excipients. Answer: inactive ingredients
◉ Parenteral. Answer: intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous
◉ Rectal. Answer: suppository
◉ Oral. Answer: tablet, capsule, liquid
◉ Transdermal. Answer: through the skin via creams or patches
◉ Binders. Answer: cement the active and inert components of tablets
STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Rights of drug administration. Answer: right patient, right medication,
right does, right route of administration, and right time of delivery
◉ Injection routes. Answer: intramuscular, intrathecal, intravenous,
subcutaneous
◉ intramuscular. Answer: drugs given by direct injection into muscle
tissue
◉ intrathecal. Answer: needle is inserted between to vertebrea in the
lower spine an into space around the spinal cord
◉ intravenous. Answer: injected directly into the veins
◉ subcutaneous. Answer: needle inserted into the fatty tissue just
beneath the skin
◉ Bioavailablility. Answer: how quickly and how much of a drug
reaches its intended target site of action
◉ Bioequivalent. Answer: when drugs contain not only the same active
ingredients but also produce virtually the same blood levels over time
,◉ Therapeutic equivalence. Answer: production of the same medicinal
effects
◉ Areas of drug elimination and excretion. Answer: Lungs, breast milk,
sweat tears urine feces, bile, saliva, and exhaled air
◉ medication error. Answer: failure to administer drug in the correct
form
◉ Powders. Answer: a drug that is dried and ground into fine particles
◉ pills. Answer: a single dose unit of medicine made by mixing the
powdered drug with liquid such as syrup and rolling it into a round or
oval shape
◉ granules. Answer: a small pill usually accompanied usually
accompanied by many others encased within a gelatin capsule; quite
often releasing medication over time
◉ tablet. Answer: pharmaceutical preparation made by compressing the
powdered for of a drug and bulk filling material under high pressure;
commonly used for anti acids and antiflatulents
◉ Capsules. Answer: medication dosage form in which the drug is
contained in an external shell; can be pulled apart for access to contents
,◉ sustained release. Answer: several doses of a drug in special coatings
that dissolve at different rates
◉ Enteric Coating. Answer: dosage in special coating that doesn't digest
in the stomach; only starts to digest in the intestines
◉ caplets. Answer: shaped like a capsule but has the form of a tablet the
shape and file make swallowing easier
◉ gel caps. Answer: an oil based medication that is enclosed in soft
gelatin capsule
◉ Emulsion. Answer: two agents that cannot ordinarily be combined or
mixed
◉ otic drugs. Answer: control localized infections or inflammation and
require very low dosages to be effective
◉ Types of drug despensing. Answer: OTC and prescription
◉ Type A (Augmented) drug reaction. Answer: exaggeration of the
drug's therapeutic effects
, ◉ Type B (idiosyncratic). Answer: results from mechanisms that are not
currently understood; largely unpredictable
◉ Type C (continuing or chronic). Answer: These persist for a long time
◉ Type D delayed. Answer: these take some time to develop
◉ Type E end of use. Answer: These occur during drug withdrawal
◉ Risk Factors. Answer: Use of several drugs, age, Pregnancy and
breast feeding
◉ Excipients. Answer: inactive ingredients
◉ Parenteral. Answer: intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous
◉ Rectal. Answer: suppository
◉ Oral. Answer: tablet, capsule, liquid
◉ Transdermal. Answer: through the skin via creams or patches
◉ Binders. Answer: cement the active and inert components of tablets
