ASSESSMENT FULLY SOLVED
◉ Only 3 companies account for nearly 90% of all drug wholesale
sales. Answer: true
◉ what type of sale bypasses the need for intermediary distributors.
Answer: manufacturer- direct sales
◉ what is a group purchasing organization (GPO). Answer: an entity
consisting of two or more hospitals or other health care entities that
negotiates contracts on behalf of its members
◉ Prescriptions dispensed by mail-order pharmacies are, on
average, around ____________ than those dispensed by retail
pharmacies.. Answer: 3 times larger
◉ which of the following is not a type of non-stock sale. Answer:
brokerage sales, dock-to-dock sales, drop shipments
◉ what is another term for rebates. Answer: after-market
arrangements
,◉ the PDMA is the presciption drug manufacturers association.
Answer: false
◉ a company that owns and operates three or fewer pharmacies is
an. Answer: independent drug store
◉ which section of a drug's package insert infformation covers the
usual dosage range. Answer: indications and usage
◉ Drug labels must include indications and usage information, as
well as contraindications.. Answer: true
◉ what should be included in the "description" section off a drug's
package insert information. Answer: the drug's proprietary name
and the established name
◉ Exclusivity gives exclusive _____, is granted by the FDA, and can run
concurrently with a patent or not.. Answer: marketing rights
◉ what differentiates exclusivity from a patent. Answer: Exclusivity
is only granted upon the drug's FDA approval.
◉ what is required of an invention for it to be worthy of patent
protection. Answer: it must be novel, useful, and not obvious
, ◉ a generic drug is ___ to the originator brand-name drug in dosage,
strength, safety, and quality. Answer: bioequivalent
◉ which of the following is not required by the FDA's Criteria for
Equivalency. Answer: the drugs contain identical amounts off the
same inactive ingredients
◉ A generic drug is ____ to the originatory brand-name drug in
dosage, strength, safety, and quality. Answer: bioequivalent
◉ what list is generally considered the most reliable source of
information on therapeutically equivalent drug products. Answer:
"approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence"
◉ which of the following is an Orange Book rating. Answer: AA
◉ what is the term for chemical equivalents which, when
administered in the same amounts, will provide the same biological
or physiological availability as measured by blood and urine levels.
Answer: biological equivalents
◉ what term denotes a drug that is identical or bioequivalent to the
originator brand-name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route,