NAPSRx CNPR TEST EXAM NEW VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED RATIONALISED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST RELEASED

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NAPSRx CNPR TEST EXAM NEW VERSION WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
RATIONALISED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION
JUST RELEASED


Question: Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Study of the biochemical and

physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does

to the body. It describes the therapeutic effects of drugs (pain relief, blood pressure reduction,

their side effects and their sites of action.




Question: Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Study of how a drug is processed by the

body, with emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution, and

method of excretion. The study of how the body affects drugs.




Question: Drug distribution & elimination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Drug delivery systems, route

of administration , modes of excretion.




Question: Plasma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins

and other substances

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Question: Organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to

perform specific body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines, and skin)




Question: Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.




Q:Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA demonstrating the safety and

effectiveness of new drugs before receiving approval for sale. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True




Question: Average review time for a new drug - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔18 months




Question: Sales Team - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Pg 7




Question: The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing promising new

product. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Research & Development

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Question: This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the

business. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Manufacturing & Operations




Question: In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔True




Question: 3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True




Question: Define Off-label - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Usage of a medication for purposes other

than the specific ones appearing on the label




Question: Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance

is poisonous or harmful to the body




Question: Institutional review Board (IRB) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A committee of physicians,

staticians, community advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical and that

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the rights of the study participants are protected. All clinical trials must be approved by an IRB

before they begin.




Question: Placebo - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment

value aka sugar pill




Question: Edema - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Swelling




Question: Asymptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Without signs or symptoms




Question: Clinical Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The study of the effects and

movement of drugs in the human body




Question: Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The study of basic structures of the body




Question: Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The study of how those body structures function