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NAPSRx CNPR Certification Exam – Complete Test
Bank with Questions and Answers ||VERIFIED EXAM|
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Study
Guide||NEWEST UPDATE!!!
What should you do if you receive a shipment from your
employer and you notice that there are twice as many
samples as what is posted on the packing slip? -
ANSWER--Call you Sales Manager to inform him/her of
the mistake and ask for instructions on proper procedure
Which area of drug R&D has seen the largest cost
increases? - ANSWER--clinical trials
On average, how long does it take for a new drug to be
developed - ANSWER--10-15 years
Which of the following regulatory agencies is industry
based - ANSWER--Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufactures of America (PhRMA)
The landmark FDA modernization Act of 1997 was a major
step forward in enabling safe and effective new drugs and
biologics to be made available sooner to patients -
ANSWER--true
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According to your manual which type of system is the best
way to deliver healthcare? - ANSWER--market-based
system
How would increased pharmaceutical price controls affect
the U.S. healthcare system - ANSWER--increased price
controls would stifle innovation
What was the intent of the Bayh-Dole Act and the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act? -
ANSWER--to hasten the commercialization of
technologies that otherwise might not be used
What did the G10 Medicines Group recently report about
the pharmaceutical industry in the European Union (EU) -
ANSWER--there is poor collaboration between publicly-
and privately- funded research centers
The aim of preclinical pharmacological studies is to obtain
data on the safety and effectiveness of the lead compound
- ANSWER--true
Toxicity information in preclinical studies helps provide
confidence about a drug's safety - ANSWER--true
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Pharmacological studies using animals are regulated
under Good Laboratory Practice - ANSWER--true
Which of the following does NOT affect a drug's ability to
permeate membranes? - ANSWER--the drug's vesicles
Through which barriers can lipid-soluble drugs usually
pass? - ANSWER--cell membranes
How are weak acid drugs generally absorbed by the
stomach? - ANSWER--more quickly than weak basic
drugs
Which of the following routes of administration do NOT
completely bypass the liver - ANSWER--rectal
administration
Why are intravenous drug dosages easier to control than
drugs administered transdermally? - ANSWER--the entire
dose is available in the bloodstream to be distributed to
the target site
Which of these medical terms means "to apply the drug on
the skin surface"? - ANSWER--trandermal
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Carcinogenicity studies are carried out to identify the
tumor-causing potential of a drug? - ANSWER--true
According to NIH ethical guidelines, which of the following
is the most important criteria in selecting subjects for
clinical trials? - ANSWER--scientific objectives
Which statement about the IRB is INCORRECT? -
ANSWER--THe members of the IRB/IEC must be experts
in the topic of the study
Which phases of clinical studies are "open label" and
which are blinded - ANSWER--Phase I and IV are often
open label, but phase II and III are double-blinded or at
least blinded
If it is not possible to measure the direct effects of a drug,
what is used instead? - ANSWER--surrogate markers
such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels
Which of the following is an observational study that first
identifies a group of subjects with a certain disease and a
control group without the disease, and then looks to back
NAPSRx CNPR Certification Exam – Complete Test
Bank with Questions and Answers ||VERIFIED EXAM|
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Study
Guide||NEWEST UPDATE!!!
What should you do if you receive a shipment from your
employer and you notice that there are twice as many
samples as what is posted on the packing slip? -
ANSWER--Call you Sales Manager to inform him/her of
the mistake and ask for instructions on proper procedure
Which area of drug R&D has seen the largest cost
increases? - ANSWER--clinical trials
On average, how long does it take for a new drug to be
developed - ANSWER--10-15 years
Which of the following regulatory agencies is industry
based - ANSWER--Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufactures of America (PhRMA)
The landmark FDA modernization Act of 1997 was a major
step forward in enabling safe and effective new drugs and
biologics to be made available sooner to patients -
ANSWER--true
,2|Page
According to your manual which type of system is the best
way to deliver healthcare? - ANSWER--market-based
system
How would increased pharmaceutical price controls affect
the U.S. healthcare system - ANSWER--increased price
controls would stifle innovation
What was the intent of the Bayh-Dole Act and the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act? -
ANSWER--to hasten the commercialization of
technologies that otherwise might not be used
What did the G10 Medicines Group recently report about
the pharmaceutical industry in the European Union (EU) -
ANSWER--there is poor collaboration between publicly-
and privately- funded research centers
The aim of preclinical pharmacological studies is to obtain
data on the safety and effectiveness of the lead compound
- ANSWER--true
Toxicity information in preclinical studies helps provide
confidence about a drug's safety - ANSWER--true
,3|Page
Pharmacological studies using animals are regulated
under Good Laboratory Practice - ANSWER--true
Which of the following does NOT affect a drug's ability to
permeate membranes? - ANSWER--the drug's vesicles
Through which barriers can lipid-soluble drugs usually
pass? - ANSWER--cell membranes
How are weak acid drugs generally absorbed by the
stomach? - ANSWER--more quickly than weak basic
drugs
Which of the following routes of administration do NOT
completely bypass the liver - ANSWER--rectal
administration
Why are intravenous drug dosages easier to control than
drugs administered transdermally? - ANSWER--the entire
dose is available in the bloodstream to be distributed to
the target site
Which of these medical terms means "to apply the drug on
the skin surface"? - ANSWER--trandermal
, 4|Page
Carcinogenicity studies are carried out to identify the
tumor-causing potential of a drug? - ANSWER--true
According to NIH ethical guidelines, which of the following
is the most important criteria in selecting subjects for
clinical trials? - ANSWER--scientific objectives
Which statement about the IRB is INCORRECT? -
ANSWER--THe members of the IRB/IEC must be experts
in the topic of the study
Which phases of clinical studies are "open label" and
which are blinded - ANSWER--Phase I and IV are often
open label, but phase II and III are double-blinded or at
least blinded
If it is not possible to measure the direct effects of a drug,
what is used instead? - ANSWER--surrogate markers
such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels
Which of the following is an observational study that first
identifies a group of subjects with a certain disease and a
control group without the disease, and then looks to back
