NAPSR Quiz answers.
PHARMACEUT CNPR NAPSR Quiz answers.
Quiz 1 Chapter 1
1. Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. True
2. Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads
prove disappointing. True
3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? The U.S., Western
Europe, and Japan
4. The U.S. accounts for about 50% of the world’s pharmaceutical revenues.
5. Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry?
Population growth and increased life expectancies
6. According to your manual which statement accurately describes the predicted
relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities?
Partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and genomic companies will not prove
immediately profitable.
7. Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare
providers. False
8. The high price of healthcare is explained by the high prices of medicines. False
9. One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC
advertising. False
10. What influences the number of districts in a region? The region’s population
11. What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery system? California and
Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies.
12. The heart of the pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Managers. False
13. Most DMs did not start as representatives. False
14. How many territories are in a typical district? 8 to 12
15. What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? Comparative selling
Quiz 2 Chapter 2 and 3
1. Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies. False
2. It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physicians before he or she commits to prescribing
your product. False
3. The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed. True
4. According to Chapter 2 of your manual, which of the following would classify as payers?
Employers
5. According to your manual, what defines ethical pharmaceutical companies? Researching
and developing novel drugs
6. One of the most disappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry’s continued
investment in the R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development. True
7. Thanks to the modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV
expected to live? Another 50 years
8. How much has the average American lifespan increased since 1890? Almost 30 years
9. What is a treatment group? A group of patients assigned to receive a specified
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treatment
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10. What is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study? In a double
blind study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which subjects are in
the experimental group and which in the control.
11. What does asymptomatic mean? Not exhibiting signs or symptoms
Quiz 3 Chapter 4
1. Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
2. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body. True
3. How does the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug? Ant
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.
4. Which statement about vitamins is correct? Most of the body’s required vitamins must
be taken in from outside the body.
5. ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to the
organ necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and
then excretes it from the body. True
6. ADME testing is primarily used in what field? Pharmacokinetics
7. Which statement about placebos is correct? Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal
systems.
8. ON average, only about 5 of 4,000 drugs studied in the laboratory are eventually studied
in people. True
9. Which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually? Sublingual drugs are absorbed
directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream.
10. What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration? The right patient, the right drug, and
the right dose
11. Pro-drugs are administered in active form. Which is metabolized into an inactive form,
False
12. The kidney of an 85-year-old person excretes drugs only around 50% as efficiently as
that of a 35-year-old person.
13. The normal age-related decrease in kidney function can help doctors determine an
appropriate dosage based solely on a person’s age. True
14. What differentiates a caplet from a tablet? Caplets are shaped like capsules and have
film coatings to aid in swallowing.
15. Where will you find the legend “Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a
prescription”? on the label of all prescription drugs
16. What happen in slow acetylators? Drugs that are metabolized by N-acetyl transferase
rend to reach higher blood levels and remain in the body longer.
Quiz 4 Chapter 4
1. About 50% of the people in the U.S. are slow acetylators.
2. Which of the following statements about drug-drug interactions is incorrect? Drug-drug
interactions are always harmful
PHARMACEUT CNPR NAPSR Quiz answers.
Quiz 1 Chapter 1
1. Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. True
2. Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads
prove disappointing. True
3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? The U.S., Western
Europe, and Japan
4. The U.S. accounts for about 50% of the world’s pharmaceutical revenues.
5. Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry?
Population growth and increased life expectancies
6. According to your manual which statement accurately describes the predicted
relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities?
Partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and genomic companies will not prove
immediately profitable.
7. Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare
providers. False
8. The high price of healthcare is explained by the high prices of medicines. False
9. One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC
advertising. False
10. What influences the number of districts in a region? The region’s population
11. What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery system? California and
Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies.
12. The heart of the pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Managers. False
13. Most DMs did not start as representatives. False
14. How many territories are in a typical district? 8 to 12
15. What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? Comparative selling
Quiz 2 Chapter 2 and 3
1. Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies. False
2. It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physicians before he or she commits to prescribing
your product. False
3. The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed. True
4. According to Chapter 2 of your manual, which of the following would classify as payers?
Employers
5. According to your manual, what defines ethical pharmaceutical companies? Researching
and developing novel drugs
6. One of the most disappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry’s continued
investment in the R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development. True
7. Thanks to the modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV
expected to live? Another 50 years
8. How much has the average American lifespan increased since 1890? Almost 30 years
9. What is a treatment group? A group of patients assigned to receive a specified
,NAPSR Quiz answers.
treatment
, NAPSR Quiz answers.
10. What is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study? In a double
blind study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which subjects are in
the experimental group and which in the control.
11. What does asymptomatic mean? Not exhibiting signs or symptoms
Quiz 3 Chapter 4
1. Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
2. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body. True
3. How does the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug? Ant
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.
4. Which statement about vitamins is correct? Most of the body’s required vitamins must
be taken in from outside the body.
5. ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to the
organ necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and
then excretes it from the body. True
6. ADME testing is primarily used in what field? Pharmacokinetics
7. Which statement about placebos is correct? Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal
systems.
8. ON average, only about 5 of 4,000 drugs studied in the laboratory are eventually studied
in people. True
9. Which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually? Sublingual drugs are absorbed
directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream.
10. What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration? The right patient, the right drug, and
the right dose
11. Pro-drugs are administered in active form. Which is metabolized into an inactive form,
False
12. The kidney of an 85-year-old person excretes drugs only around 50% as efficiently as
that of a 35-year-old person.
13. The normal age-related decrease in kidney function can help doctors determine an
appropriate dosage based solely on a person’s age. True
14. What differentiates a caplet from a tablet? Caplets are shaped like capsules and have
film coatings to aid in swallowing.
15. Where will you find the legend “Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a
prescription”? on the label of all prescription drugs
16. What happen in slow acetylators? Drugs that are metabolized by N-acetyl transferase
rend to reach higher blood levels and remain in the body longer.
Quiz 4 Chapter 4
1. About 50% of the people in the U.S. are slow acetylators.
2. Which of the following statements about drug-drug interactions is incorrect? Drug-drug
interactions are always harmful
