NAPSRX EXAM
1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?
A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action
B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects
C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects
D. first by their toxically, and then by their effectiveness
2. Bone marrow transplant…
A. require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased stem
cells and promote white blood cell production.
B. are a type of stem cell therapy. Unless patients own cells are reinjected.
C. are always a type of stem cell therapy.
D. can help people with leukemia. A condition in which the body does not produce enough
white blood cells.
3. What does AMA stand for?
C. American Medical Association
4. What section of a drug’s package insert describes situations in which the drug should not
be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits?
B. contraindications
1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?
A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action
B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects
C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects
D. first by their toxically, and then by their effectiveness
2. Bone marrow transplant…
A. require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased stem
cells and promote white blood cell production.
B. are a type of stem cell therapy. Unless patients own cells are reinjected.
C. are always a type of stem cell therapy.
D. can help people with leukemia. A condition in which the body does not produce enough
white blood cells.
3. What does AMA stand for?
C. American Medical Association
4. What section of a drug’s package insert describes situations in which the drug should not
be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits?
B. contraindications
