NAPSR/CNPR Exam 2026/2027 – Verified
Questions & Correct Answers
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
Average review time for a new drug - correct answer-18 months
Sales Team - correct answer-Pg 7
The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing promising new
product. - correct answer-Research & Development
This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the
business. - correct answer-Manufacturing & Operations
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. - correct
answer-True
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - correct answer-True
,Define Off-label - correct answer-Usage of a medication for purposes other than
the specific ones appearing on the label
Toxicity - correct answer-The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is
poisonous or harmful to the body
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 the rights of the study participants are protected. All clinical trials
must be approved by an IRB before they begin.
Placebo - correct answer-Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment
value aka sugar pill
Edema - correct answer-Swelling
Asymptomatic - correct answer-Without signs or symptoms
Clinical Pharmacology - correct answer-The study of the effects and movement of
drugs in the human body
Anatomy - correct answer-The study of basic structures of the body
Physiology - correct answer-The study of how those body structures function
Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 main concepts - correct answer-
Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution and elimination.
, 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.
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.
Drug distribution & elimination - correct answer-Drug delivery systems, route of
administration , modes of excretion.
Plasma - correct answer-The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins and
other substances
Organs - correct answer-Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to
perform specific body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines,
and skin)
Nucleus - correct answer-Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
Proteins - correct answer-A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
Fats - correct answer-A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of
reserve energy
Questions & Correct Answers
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
Average review time for a new drug - correct answer-18 months
Sales Team - correct answer-Pg 7
The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing promising new
product. - correct answer-Research & Development
This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the
business. - correct answer-Manufacturing & Operations
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. - correct
answer-True
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - correct answer-True
,Define Off-label - correct answer-Usage of a medication for purposes other than
the specific ones appearing on the label
Toxicity - correct answer-The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is
poisonous or harmful to the body
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 the rights of the study participants are protected. All clinical trials
must be approved by an IRB before they begin.
Placebo - correct answer-Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment
value aka sugar pill
Edema - correct answer-Swelling
Asymptomatic - correct answer-Without signs or symptoms
Clinical Pharmacology - correct answer-The study of the effects and movement of
drugs in the human body
Anatomy - correct answer-The study of basic structures of the body
Physiology - correct answer-The study of how those body structures function
Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 main concepts - correct answer-
Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution and elimination.
, 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.
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.
Drug distribution & elimination - correct answer-Drug delivery systems, route of
administration , modes of excretion.
Plasma - correct answer-The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins and
other substances
Organs - correct answer-Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to
perform specific body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines,
and skin)
Nucleus - correct answer-Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
Proteins - correct answer-A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
Fats - correct answer-A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of
reserve energy
