NAPSRX Test/ 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic
groups and classes? (GRADED 2025)
NAPSRX Test
21. Why are oral drugs often taken on empty stomach?
A. to be more wholly absorbed by stomach
B. to minimize absorption by intestine
C. to minimize nausea
D. to pass through the stomach more quickly
22. What is one factor that differentiates community health centers from hospitals?
A. Community health center formularies are more restrictive
B. Community health centers have higher reimbursement rates
C. Newer brand name drugs are easier to access at community health centers.
D. none of these
23. How does sampling provide a social benefit?
A. Doctors donate their unused drug samples to charities.
B. Doctors often use drugs samples to treat patients who otherwise could not afford it.
C. It allows patients to try out different prescription medications before consulting with physicians.
D. Drug sampling provides a social benefit in all of these ways.
24. Which medical term denotes the use of a stethoscope to listen to the heart?
,NAPSRX Test/ 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic
groups and classes? (GRADED 2025)
A. auscultation
B. cardioversion
C. catheterization
D. echocardiography
25. What do enteric coatings do?
A. facilitate vomiting
B. help drugs dissolve in stomach
C. help drugs enter the bloodstream more quickly
D. prevent dissolution in the stomach
26. What is the duration of exclusivity for orphan drugs?
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 7 years
D. 15 years
27. What do National Account Managers do?
A. act as the sales reps’ primary point of contact with the rest of the corporation
B. manage the FDA approval process
C. negotiate contracts with MCOs and PBMs
D. sell only to pharmacies
28. What does it usually mean if a drug recall is voluntary?
A. Pharmacies may choose whether to return the drug or dispense it.
B. The FDA has determined that the drug is perfectly safe, but ineffective.
C. The manufacturer has recalled the product on its own, but negotiated with the FDA
beforehand.
D. The manufacturer has recall the product without negotiating with the FDA.
29. Which phase of clinical trials is also known as the pivotal phase?
A. Phase I
B. Phase III
C. Phase IV
, NAPSRX Test/ 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic
groups and classes? (GRADED 2025)
D. Phase IX
30. During which phase of clinical trials is the new drug’s safety and effectiveness first tested in the target
group?
A. preclinical
B. Phase I
C. Phase II
D. Phase III
31. How do antacids work?
A. by increasing blood flow to the stomach
B. by lowering gastric pH
C. by raising gastric pH
D. by suppressing cholesterol formation by the liver
32. What is one of the biggest time wasters for a pharmaceutical sales rep?
A. caterers
B. pharmacists
C. receptionists
D. travel time
33. What happens when equilibrium is reached?
A. equal numbers of molecules cross the membrane in both directions
B. molecules stop moving
C. the concentration gradient decreases indefinitely
D. the concentration gradient increases indefinitely
90.What are the most common vectors used in gene therapy?
A. autologous antigens
B. liposomes
C. naked DNA
D. viruses
91. What is the percentage fee that the dispenser pays the wholesaler for distribution?
A. margin fee
groups and classes? (GRADED 2025)
NAPSRX Test
21. Why are oral drugs often taken on empty stomach?
A. to be more wholly absorbed by stomach
B. to minimize absorption by intestine
C. to minimize nausea
D. to pass through the stomach more quickly
22. What is one factor that differentiates community health centers from hospitals?
A. Community health center formularies are more restrictive
B. Community health centers have higher reimbursement rates
C. Newer brand name drugs are easier to access at community health centers.
D. none of these
23. How does sampling provide a social benefit?
A. Doctors donate their unused drug samples to charities.
B. Doctors often use drugs samples to treat patients who otherwise could not afford it.
C. It allows patients to try out different prescription medications before consulting with physicians.
D. Drug sampling provides a social benefit in all of these ways.
24. Which medical term denotes the use of a stethoscope to listen to the heart?
,NAPSRX Test/ 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic
groups and classes? (GRADED 2025)
A. auscultation
B. cardioversion
C. catheterization
D. echocardiography
25. What do enteric coatings do?
A. facilitate vomiting
B. help drugs dissolve in stomach
C. help drugs enter the bloodstream more quickly
D. prevent dissolution in the stomach
26. What is the duration of exclusivity for orphan drugs?
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 7 years
D. 15 years
27. What do National Account Managers do?
A. act as the sales reps’ primary point of contact with the rest of the corporation
B. manage the FDA approval process
C. negotiate contracts with MCOs and PBMs
D. sell only to pharmacies
28. What does it usually mean if a drug recall is voluntary?
A. Pharmacies may choose whether to return the drug or dispense it.
B. The FDA has determined that the drug is perfectly safe, but ineffective.
C. The manufacturer has recalled the product on its own, but negotiated with the FDA
beforehand.
D. The manufacturer has recall the product without negotiating with the FDA.
29. Which phase of clinical trials is also known as the pivotal phase?
A. Phase I
B. Phase III
C. Phase IV
, NAPSRX Test/ 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic
groups and classes? (GRADED 2025)
D. Phase IX
30. During which phase of clinical trials is the new drug’s safety and effectiveness first tested in the target
group?
A. preclinical
B. Phase I
C. Phase II
D. Phase III
31. How do antacids work?
A. by increasing blood flow to the stomach
B. by lowering gastric pH
C. by raising gastric pH
D. by suppressing cholesterol formation by the liver
32. What is one of the biggest time wasters for a pharmaceutical sales rep?
A. caterers
B. pharmacists
C. receptionists
D. travel time
33. What happens when equilibrium is reached?
A. equal numbers of molecules cross the membrane in both directions
B. molecules stop moving
C. the concentration gradient decreases indefinitely
D. the concentration gradient increases indefinitely
90.What are the most common vectors used in gene therapy?
A. autologous antigens
B. liposomes
C. naked DNA
D. viruses
91. What is the percentage fee that the dispenser pays the wholesaler for distribution?
A. margin fee
