CNPR EXAM COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ asymptomatic. Answer: without sings or symptoms of disease.
⩥ blinded or masked study. Answer: a study in which participants do not
know whether they are in the experimental or control group in a research
study.
⩥ control or control group. Answer: the standard by which experimental
observations are evaluated.
⩥ double-blind or double masked study. Answer: one in which neither
the participants nor the study staff know which participants are receiving
the experimental treatment and which ones are getting either a standard
treatment or a placebo.
⩥ edema. Answer: swelling.
⩥ fast-track drugs. Answer: fast-track approval is provided for drugs that
meet medical needs for patients with serious or life-threatening
conditions.
,⩥ indication. Answer: in terms of drugs approval, the exact cause or
purpose for which the FDA has approved that a drug can be prescribed
⩥ institutional review board (IRB). Answer: committee of physicians,
statisticians, community advocated, and others which ensure that a
clinical trial is ethical and that the rights of the study participants are
protected. All clinical trials must be approved by an IRB before they
begin.
⩥ off label. Answer: usage of a medication for purposes other than the
specific ones appearing in the labeling.
⩥ placebo. Answer: inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment
value.
⩥ placebo effect. Answer: the effect produced by a placebo due to the
expectations of the patient.
⩥ study protocol. Answer: the general design and operating features of a
trial. it is distinguished from the study manual of operations by its
generality and absence of specific details needed for day-to-day
execution of the trial.
⩥ toxicity. Answer: the extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is
a poisonous or harmful to the body.
,⩥ treatment group. Answer: a group of patients assigned to receive a
specified treatment.
⩥ anatomy. Answer: study of the basic structures of the body.
⩥ physiology. Answer: study of how those body structures function.
⩥ clinical pharmacology. Answer: study of the effects and movement of
drugs in the human body.
⩥ how many prescriptions are dispensed in the united states each year?.
Answer: 3 billion.
⩥ pharmacodynamics. Answer: study of the biochemical and
physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action.
⩥ pharmacokinetics. 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.
⩥ drug distribution and elimination. Answer: drug delivery systems,
route of administration, modes of excretion.
, ⩥ drug. Answer: a substance other than food that changes the structure
or function of the body or mind.
⩥ what are the three names of drugs?. Answer: chemical name, generic
name, and one or more trade names.
⩥ chemical name. Answer: describes the atomic or molecular structure
of the drug.
⩥ generic name. Answer: legal noncommercial name for a drug.
⩥ trade name. Answer: chosen by the pharmaceutical company that
manufactures or distributes the drug.
⩥ pharmakon. Answer: medicine
⩥ logos. Answer: study
⩥ pharmacology. Answer: study of medicine
⩥ aminoglycosides. Answer: class of antibiotics that are useful in the
treatment of many infectious diseases.
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ asymptomatic. Answer: without sings or symptoms of disease.
⩥ blinded or masked study. Answer: a study in which participants do not
know whether they are in the experimental or control group in a research
study.
⩥ control or control group. Answer: the standard by which experimental
observations are evaluated.
⩥ double-blind or double masked study. Answer: one in which neither
the participants nor the study staff know which participants are receiving
the experimental treatment and which ones are getting either a standard
treatment or a placebo.
⩥ edema. Answer: swelling.
⩥ fast-track drugs. Answer: fast-track approval is provided for drugs that
meet medical needs for patients with serious or life-threatening
conditions.
,⩥ indication. Answer: in terms of drugs approval, the exact cause or
purpose for which the FDA has approved that a drug can be prescribed
⩥ institutional review board (IRB). Answer: committee of physicians,
statisticians, community advocated, and others which ensure that a
clinical trial is ethical and that the rights of the study participants are
protected. All clinical trials must be approved by an IRB before they
begin.
⩥ off label. Answer: usage of a medication for purposes other than the
specific ones appearing in the labeling.
⩥ placebo. Answer: inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment
value.
⩥ placebo effect. Answer: the effect produced by a placebo due to the
expectations of the patient.
⩥ study protocol. Answer: the general design and operating features of a
trial. it is distinguished from the study manual of operations by its
generality and absence of specific details needed for day-to-day
execution of the trial.
⩥ toxicity. Answer: the extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is
a poisonous or harmful to the body.
,⩥ treatment group. Answer: a group of patients assigned to receive a
specified treatment.
⩥ anatomy. Answer: study of the basic structures of the body.
⩥ physiology. Answer: study of how those body structures function.
⩥ clinical pharmacology. Answer: study of the effects and movement of
drugs in the human body.
⩥ how many prescriptions are dispensed in the united states each year?.
Answer: 3 billion.
⩥ pharmacodynamics. Answer: study of the biochemical and
physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action.
⩥ pharmacokinetics. 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.
⩥ drug distribution and elimination. Answer: drug delivery systems,
route of administration, modes of excretion.
, ⩥ drug. Answer: a substance other than food that changes the structure
or function of the body or mind.
⩥ what are the three names of drugs?. Answer: chemical name, generic
name, and one or more trade names.
⩥ chemical name. Answer: describes the atomic or molecular structure
of the drug.
⩥ generic name. Answer: legal noncommercial name for a drug.
⩥ trade name. Answer: chosen by the pharmaceutical company that
manufactures or distributes the drug.
⩥ pharmakon. Answer: medicine
⩥ logos. Answer: study
⩥ pharmacology. Answer: study of medicine
⩥ aminoglycosides. Answer: class of antibiotics that are useful in the
treatment of many infectious diseases.
