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BCMAS EXAM Question NEWEST VERSION ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: How long does it take our brain to form a judgement about someone we are
interacting with?
A. 60 seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. 90 seconds
D. 7 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. 7 seconds
Question: What type of study best provides "real-life" feedback and experience from
practitioners who have exposed a drug to a large number of patients?
A. Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Blind Endpoint (PROBE) Trials
B. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
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C. Pharmacoeconomics Studies
D. Practice-Based Clinical Experience Studies (PESs) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Practice-Based
Clinical Experience Studies (PESs)
Question: What best describes cost-minimization analysis (CMA)?
A. Outcomes are measured in dollars
B. Outcomes are measured in natural units (e.g. units of cholesterol reduction)
C. Outcomes are assumed to be equivalent
D. Outcomes consider patient preferences e.g. quality-adjusted life year (QALY) or utilities -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Outcomes are assumed to be equivalent
Question: Which statements are true about FDA clearance for medical devices? Select all that
apply.
A. May be issued if the device existed in the market prior to 1976
B. Based on a complete application and full review of technical and clinical details
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C. May be given for devices with substantial equivalence to a known predicate device
D. Allows the device to be marketed and sold one a Pre-Market Notification has been submitted
E. Requires the manufacturer to submit clinical proof of safety - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. May
be issued if the device existed in the market prior to 1976
C. May be given for devices with substantial equivalence to a known predicate device
D. Allows the device to be marketed and sold one a Pre-Market Notification has been submitted
Question: TRUE/FALSE: Medical writers should avoid addressing the public's questions to
prevent the spread of health misinformation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: TRUE/FALSE: The core responsibilities of the Medical Information team is to include
scientific accuracy and providing a response to medical information. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔True
Question: Where is the most significant source of bias in the clinical design stage?
A. racial bias
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B. gender bias
C. selection bias
D. personal bias - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. selection bias
Q:Which study design assigns participants to two or more different treatment groups without
randomization?
A. Cross-sectional
B Case series
C. Quasi-experimental
D. Case report - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Quasi-experimental
Question: What are the primary goals of the pharmaceutical industry?
A. Manufacture drugs and devices that have a high profit margin
B. Disseminate data to influence HCPs
BCMAS EXAM Question NEWEST VERSION ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: How long does it take our brain to form a judgement about someone we are
interacting with?
A. 60 seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. 90 seconds
D. 7 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. 7 seconds
Question: What type of study best provides "real-life" feedback and experience from
practitioners who have exposed a drug to a large number of patients?
A. Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Blind Endpoint (PROBE) Trials
B. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
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C. Pharmacoeconomics Studies
D. Practice-Based Clinical Experience Studies (PESs) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Practice-Based
Clinical Experience Studies (PESs)
Question: What best describes cost-minimization analysis (CMA)?
A. Outcomes are measured in dollars
B. Outcomes are measured in natural units (e.g. units of cholesterol reduction)
C. Outcomes are assumed to be equivalent
D. Outcomes consider patient preferences e.g. quality-adjusted life year (QALY) or utilities -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Outcomes are assumed to be equivalent
Question: Which statements are true about FDA clearance for medical devices? Select all that
apply.
A. May be issued if the device existed in the market prior to 1976
B. Based on a complete application and full review of technical and clinical details
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C. May be given for devices with substantial equivalence to a known predicate device
D. Allows the device to be marketed and sold one a Pre-Market Notification has been submitted
E. Requires the manufacturer to submit clinical proof of safety - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. May
be issued if the device existed in the market prior to 1976
C. May be given for devices with substantial equivalence to a known predicate device
D. Allows the device to be marketed and sold one a Pre-Market Notification has been submitted
Question: TRUE/FALSE: Medical writers should avoid addressing the public's questions to
prevent the spread of health misinformation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: TRUE/FALSE: The core responsibilities of the Medical Information team is to include
scientific accuracy and providing a response to medical information. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔True
Question: Where is the most significant source of bias in the clinical design stage?
A. racial bias
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B. gender bias
C. selection bias
D. personal bias - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. selection bias
Q:Which study design assigns participants to two or more different treatment groups without
randomization?
A. Cross-sectional
B Case series
C. Quasi-experimental
D. Case report - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Quasi-experimental
Question: What are the primary goals of the pharmaceutical industry?
A. Manufacture drugs and devices that have a high profit margin
B. Disseminate data to influence HCPs
