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100. Which entity assigns a new drug its generic names? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -the
United States Adopted Name Council
101. Drugs can be used_____ days beyond their expiration date. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
D. none of these
102. What is necessary for a drug to be excreted extensively via the kidneys? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -A. The drug must be water-soluble. and not bind too tightly to proteins in the
bloodstream.
103. Which organization or individual initiates the clinical trial and finances the study? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -D. sponsor
104. The_________ name describes the atomic or molecular structure of a drug. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -A. chemical
105. Under PhRMA Code, is it acceptable or unacceptable for a pharmaceutical sales rep to take
a physician and the physician's spouse to a fundraising dinner - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -D.
unacceptable
,106. The Hatch-Waxman Act is considered the most significant drug-related affecting the
pharmaceutical industry since 1962. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -legislation
107. What term denotes the the extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is poisonous or
harmful to the body? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -toxicity
108. What issue has MOST encouraged consumers' desire to see more OTC medications? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -B. lack of insurance coverage
109. What is the degree to which a medication produces a therapeutic effect - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -B. efficacy
110. What is the most important benefit of electronic prescribing? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
D. safety
111. When does the FDA regulate generic drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -C. always
112. Which phase of trials largely determines the clinical dose? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -B.
Phase II trials
113. What is an advantage of inactivated vaccines over attenuated vaccines - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -C. Inactivated vaccines have a more stable shelf life.
114. Which medical term denotes a low supply of oxygen due to low blood flow - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -B. ischemia
115. What are the two main types of prescription drug marketing?\ - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
-C. (1) professional physician promotions. and (2) direct-to-consumer advertising
, 116. What is the site of delivery for subcutaneous injections? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A.
fatty tissue beneath the surface of the skin
117. What must be contained in the Description section of a pharmaceutical package insert? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -D. the proprietary name and the established name
118. What is the study of a medication's effects as it travels through the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -D. pharmacokinetics
119. Customers purchase products from people they like, trust, and respect. This is called the
_______ - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -C. likeability factor
120. What is penicillin's primary mechanism of action? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A. It
disturbs bacterial cell wall synthesis.
121. According to your manual, how has the U.S. healthcare marketplace changed in the last few
decades? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -B. Managed care has been increasingly replaced by more
patient-centered approaches.
122. How does pharmaceutical marketing help narrow the treatment gap? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -A. It encourages patients to take more active roles in their healthcare.
123. What do immunosuppressive agents do? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -C. reduce the risk of
rejection of foreign bodies
124. What types of drugs are EGFR inhibitors? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A. antineoplastics