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Solutions NAPSRX exam (Spring 2023 Revised
Attempt)
1. Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important
healthcare product - answers>true
2. Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big-risk undertaking, in which
many promising leads prove disappointing - answers>true
3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions -
answers>The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
4. The U.S. accounts for about of the world's pharmaceutical
revenues - answers>50%
5. Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the
pharmaceutical industry - answers>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 - answers>partnerships between
pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic companies will not prove
immediately profitable
7. prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance
companies and healthcare providers - answers>false
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8. the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of
medicines - answers>false
9. one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting
techniques is DTC (direct-to-consumer) advertising -
answers>false
10. what influences the number of districts in a region -
answers>the region's population
11. what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare
delivery systems - answers>California and Florida have difffernet
perscription reimbursment policies
12. the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager -
answers>false
13. most DMs did not start as representatives - answers>false
14. how many territories are in a typical district - answers>8 to
12
15. what is the most effective method for grabbing market share
- answers>comparative selling
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16. pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - answers>false
17. it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she
commits to prescribing your product - answers>false
18. the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the
physician prescribed - answers>true
19. according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the
following would classify as "payers" - answers>employers
20. according to your manual, what defines "ethical
pharmaceutical companies - answers>researching and developing
novel drugs
21. one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical
industry's continued investment in R & D is the few new drugs
being approved and in development - answers>false
22. thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly
diagnosed with HIV expected to live - answers>another 50 years
23. how much has the average american lifespan increased since
1890 - answers>almost 30 years
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24. what is a treatment group - answers>A group of patients
assigned to receive a specified treatment
25. what is the main difference between a blinded and double-
blinded study - answers>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
26. what does "asymptomatic" mean - answers>not exhibiting
signs or symptoms
27. what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed
to structures) - answers>physiology
28. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that
produces a physical or psychological change in the body -
answers>true
29. how does the federal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA)
define a drug - answers>any substance intended for use in the
diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention off disease, or
a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or
function of the body
Solutions NAPSRX exam (Spring 2023 Revised
Attempt)
1. Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important
healthcare product - answers>true
2. Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big-risk undertaking, in which
many promising leads prove disappointing - answers>true
3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions -
answers>The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
4. The U.S. accounts for about of the world's pharmaceutical
revenues - answers>50%
5. Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the
pharmaceutical industry - answers>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 - answers>partnerships between
pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic companies will not prove
immediately profitable
7. prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance
companies and healthcare providers - answers>false
, lOMoAR cPSD| 30878495
8. the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of
medicines - answers>false
9. one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting
techniques is DTC (direct-to-consumer) advertising -
answers>false
10. what influences the number of districts in a region -
answers>the region's population
11. what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare
delivery systems - answers>California and Florida have difffernet
perscription reimbursment policies
12. the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager -
answers>false
13. most DMs did not start as representatives - answers>false
14. how many territories are in a typical district - answers>8 to
12
15. what is the most effective method for grabbing market share
- answers>comparative selling
, lOMoAR cPSD| 30878495
16. pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - answers>false
17. it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she
commits to prescribing your product - answers>false
18. the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the
physician prescribed - answers>true
19. according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the
following would classify as "payers" - answers>employers
20. according to your manual, what defines "ethical
pharmaceutical companies - answers>researching and developing
novel drugs
21. one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical
industry's continued investment in R & D is the few new drugs
being approved and in development - answers>false
22. thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly
diagnosed with HIV expected to live - answers>another 50 years
23. how much has the average american lifespan increased since
1890 - answers>almost 30 years
, lOMoAR cPSD| 30878495
24. what is a treatment group - answers>A group of patients
assigned to receive a specified treatment
25. what is the main difference between a blinded and double-
blinded study - answers>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
26. what does "asymptomatic" mean - answers>not exhibiting
signs or symptoms
27. what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed
to structures) - answers>physiology
28. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that
produces a physical or psychological change in the body -
answers>true
29. how does the federal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA)
define a drug - answers>any substance intended for use in the
diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention off disease, or
a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or
function of the body
