NAPSRx exam Questions and Answers
(Rated A+)
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product -
correct answer ✅true
Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big-risk undertaking, in which many promising
leads prove disappointing - correct answer ✅true
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions - correct answer
✅The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - correct
answer ✅50%
Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry -
correct answer ✅population growth and increased life expectancies
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted
relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities -
correct answer ✅partnerships between pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic
companies will not prove immediately profitable
prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and
healthcare providers - correct answer ✅false
the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines - correct
answer ✅false
,NAPSRx exam Questions and Answers
(Rated A+)
one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting techniques is DTC
(direct-to-consumer) advertising - correct answer ✅false
what influences the number of districts in a region - correct answer ✅the
region's population
what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems - correct
answer ✅California and Florida have difffernet perscription reimbursment
policies
the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager - correct answer
✅false
most DMs did not start as representatives - correct answer ✅false
how many territories are in a typical district - correct answer ✅8 to 12
what is the most effective method for grabbing market share - correct answer
✅comparative selling
pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - correct answer ✅false
it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to
prescribing your product - correct answer ✅false
,NAPSRx exam Questions and Answers
(Rated A+)
the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed
- correct answer ✅true
according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as
"payers" - correct answer ✅employers
according to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies -
correct answer ✅researching and developing novel drugs
one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued
investment in R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development -
correct answer ✅false
thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV
expected to live - correct answer ✅another 50 years
how much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 - correct
answer ✅almost 30 years
what is a treatment group - correct answer ✅A group of patients assigned to
receive a specified treatment
what is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study - correct
answer ✅in a double blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study
participants know which subjects are in the experimental group and which are in
the control
, NAPSRx exam Questions and Answers
(Rated A+)
what does "asymptomatic" mean - correct answer ✅not exhibiting signs or
symptoms
what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures) -
correct answer ✅physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body - correct answer ✅true
how does the federal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA) define a drug - correct
answer ✅any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment or prevention off disease, or a substance other than food intended to
affect the structure or function of the body
which statement about vitamins is correct - correct answer ✅most of the bodys
required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body
ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it
to the organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste
material and then excretes it from the body. - correct answer ✅true
ADME testing is primarily used in what field - correct answer ✅Pharmacokinetics
which statement about placebos is correct - correct answer ✅Placebo effects can
lead to withdrawal symptoms.
(Rated A+)
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product -
correct answer ✅true
Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big-risk undertaking, in which many promising
leads prove disappointing - correct answer ✅true
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions - correct answer
✅The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - correct
answer ✅50%
Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry -
correct answer ✅population growth and increased life expectancies
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted
relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities -
correct answer ✅partnerships between pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic
companies will not prove immediately profitable
prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and
healthcare providers - correct answer ✅false
the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines - correct
answer ✅false
,NAPSRx exam Questions and Answers
(Rated A+)
one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting techniques is DTC
(direct-to-consumer) advertising - correct answer ✅false
what influences the number of districts in a region - correct answer ✅the
region's population
what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems - correct
answer ✅California and Florida have difffernet perscription reimbursment
policies
the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager - correct answer
✅false
most DMs did not start as representatives - correct answer ✅false
how many territories are in a typical district - correct answer ✅8 to 12
what is the most effective method for grabbing market share - correct answer
✅comparative selling
pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - correct answer ✅false
it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to
prescribing your product - correct answer ✅false
,NAPSRx exam Questions and Answers
(Rated A+)
the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed
- correct answer ✅true
according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as
"payers" - correct answer ✅employers
according to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies -
correct answer ✅researching and developing novel drugs
one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued
investment in R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development -
correct answer ✅false
thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV
expected to live - correct answer ✅another 50 years
how much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 - correct
answer ✅almost 30 years
what is a treatment group - correct answer ✅A group of patients assigned to
receive a specified treatment
what is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study - correct
answer ✅in a double blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study
participants know which subjects are in the experimental group and which are in
the control
, NAPSRx exam Questions and Answers
(Rated A+)
what does "asymptomatic" mean - correct answer ✅not exhibiting signs or
symptoms
what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures) -
correct answer ✅physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body - correct answer ✅true
how does the federal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA) define a drug - correct
answer ✅any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment or prevention off disease, or a substance other than food intended to
affect the structure or function of the body
which statement about vitamins is correct - correct answer ✅most of the bodys
required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body
ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it
to the organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste
material and then excretes it from the body. - correct answer ✅true
ADME testing is primarily used in what field - correct answer ✅Pharmacokinetics
which statement about placebos is correct - correct answer ✅Placebo effects can
lead to withdrawal symptoms.
