NAPSRX CNPR EXAM (REVISED 18TH EDITION) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

NAPSRX EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Pharmaceuticalssaresarguablysthesmostssociallysimportantshealthcaresproducts-sans--true

Pharmaceuticalsdeveoplmentsissasbig-
risksundertaking,sinswhichsmanyspromisingsleadssprovesdisappointings-sans--true

Pharmaceuticalssalessareshighestsinswhichsgeographicalsregionss-sans--
ThesU.S.,sWesternsEurope,sandsJapan

ThesU.S.saccountssforsabouts____sofsthesworld'sspharmaceuticalsrevenuess-sans--50%

Whichsoffsthesfollowingshassfueledsrecentsgrowthsinsthespharmaceuticalsindustrys-sans--
populationsgrowthsandsincreasedslifesexpectancies

Accordingstosyoursmanual,swhichsstatementsaccuratelysdescribessthespredictedsrelationsh
ipsbetweenspharmaceuticalscompaniessandsgenomicsresearchsfacilitiess-sans--
partnershipssbetweenspharmaceuitcalscompaniessandsgenomicscompaniesswillsnotsproves
immediatelysprofitable

prescriptionsdrugstherapysissnotscost-
effectivesforsinsurancescompaniessandshealthcaresproviderss-sans--false

theshighspricesofshealthcaresissexplainedsbystheshighspricesofsmediciness-sans--false

onesofsthesoldestsandsleastsefffectivespharmaceuticalsmarjetingstechniquessissDTCs(direct-
to-consumer)sadvertisings-sans--false

whatsinfluencessthesnumbersofsdistrictssinsasregions-sans--thesregion'sspopulation

whatsissansexamplesofsthesregionalizationsoffshealthcaresdeliveryssystemss-sans--
CaliforniasandsFloridashavesdifffernetsperscriptionsreimbursmentspolicies

thesheartsofspharmaceuticalssalessissthesregionalsmanagers-sans--false

mostsDMssdidsnotsstartsassrepresentativess-sans--false

howsmanysterritoriessaresinsastypicalsdistricts-sans--8stos12

whatsissthesmostseffectivesmethodsforsgrabbingsmarketsshares-sans--comparativesselling

pharmaceuticalsrepssmainlysvisitspharmaciess-sans--false

,itsusuallysonlystakess1-
2scallsstosasphysiciansbeforeshesorsshescommitsstosprescribingsyoursproducts-sans--false

thespharmacistsmaysdispensesasproductsothersthanswhatsthesphysiciansprescribeds-sans--
true

accordingstoschapters12sofsyoursmanual,swhichsofsthesfollowingswouldsclassifysass"payers"
s-sans--employers



accordingstosyoursmanual,swhatsdefiness"ethicalspharmaceuticalscompaniess-sans--
researchingsandsdevelopingsnovelsdrugs

onesofsthesmostsdiappointingsresultssofsthespharmaceuticalsindustry'sscontinuedsinvestme
ntsinsRs&sDsissthesfewsnewsdrugssbeingsapprovedsandsinsdevelopments-sans--false

thanksstosmodernsmedicines,showslongsarespeoplesnewlysdiagnosedswithsHIVsexpectedsto
slives-sans--anothers50syears



howsmuchshassthesaveragesamericanslifespansincreasedssinces1890s-sans--
almosts30syears

whatsissastreatmentsgroups-sans--
Asgroupsofspatientssassignedstosreceivesasspecifiedstreatment

whatsissthesmainsdifferencesbetweensasblindedsandsdouble-blindedsstudys-sans--
insasdoublesblindedsstudy,sneithersthesstudysstaffsnorsthesstudysparticipantssknowswhichssu
bjectssaresinsthesexperimentalsgroupsandswhichsaresinsthescontrol

whatsdoess"asymptomatic"smeans-sans--notsexhibitingssignssorssymptoms

whatstermsdenotessthesstudysofsbodilysfunctionss(assopposedstosstructures)s-sans--
physiology

Insitssbroadestsdefinition,sasdrugsissanyssubstancesthatsproducessasphysicalsorspsychologi
calschangesinsthesbodys-sans--true

howsdoessthesfederalsfood,sdrugsandscosmeticsacts(FFDCA)sdefinesasdrugs-sans--
anyssubstancesintendedsforsusesinsthesdiagnosis,scure,smitigation,streatmentsorspreventio
nsoffsdisease,sorsassubstancesothersthansfoodsintendedstosaffectsthesstructuresorsfunctionso
fsthesbody

whichsstatementsaboutsvitaminssisscorrects-sans--
mostsofsthesbodyssrequiredsvitaminssmustsbestakensinsfromsoutsidesthesbody

, ADMEstestingsmeasuressthesratesatswhichsthesbodysabsorbssthesdrug,sdistributessitstosthes
organssnecessarystosproducesthesdesiredseffect,smetabolizessitsintoswastesmaterialsandsth
ensexcretessitsfromsthesbody.s-sans--true

ADMEstestingsissprimarilysusedsinswhatsfields-sans--Pharmacokinetics

whichsstatementsaboutsplacebossisscorrects-sans--
Placeboseffectsscansleadstoswithdrawalssymptoms.

onsaverage,sonlysabouts5soffs4,000sdrugssstudiedsinstheslabratorysareseventuallysstudiedsin
speoples-sans--true



whichsstatementsisstruesaboutsdrugsstakenssublinguallys-sans--
sublingualsdrugssaresabsorbedsdirectlysandsalmostsimmediatelysintosthesbloodstream

whatsares3soffsthes7srightssofsdrugsadministrations-sans--
thesrightspatient,srigtsdrug,sandsrightsdose

pro-drugssaresadministeredsinsansactivesform,swhichsissmetabolizedsintosansinactivesforms-
sans--false



theskidneysofsans85-year-
oldspersionsexcretessdrugssonlys____sassefficientlysassthatsofsas35-year-oldspersons-sans--
arounds50%

thesnormalsage-
relatedsdecreasesinskidneysfunctionscemshelpsdoctorssdeterminesansappropiatesdosagesb
asedssoleysonsasperson'ssages-sans--true

whatsdifferentiatessascapletsfromsastablets-sans--
capletssaresshapedslikescapsulessandshavesfilmscoatingsstosaidsinsscallowing

whatswillsyousfindstheslegends"Caution:sfederalslawsprohibitssdispensingswihtoutsasprescrip
tions-sans--onstheslabelsofsallsprescriptionsdrugs

whatshappensstosslowsacetylatorss-sans--DrugssthatsaresmetabolizedsbysN-
acetylstransferasestendstosreachshighersbloodslevelssandsremainsinsthesbodyslonger.

Abouts___sofsthespeoplesinsthesU.S.sares"slowsacetylators"s-sans--50%

whichsofsthesfollowingsstatementssaboutsdrug-drugsinteractionssissincorrects-sans--drug-
drugsinteractionssaresalwayssharmful

Smokingsdecreasesstheseffectivenesssofssomesdrugss-sans--true