NAPSR EXAM (PRACTICE QUIZZES)
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
PharmaceuticalsQareQarguablyQtheQmostQsociallyQimportantQhealthcareQproduct.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQtrue
PharmaceuticalQdevelopmentQisQaQhigh-
riskQundertaking,QinQwhichQmanyQpromisingQleadsQproveQdisappointing.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQtrue
PharmaceuticalQsalesQareQhighestQinQwhichQgeographicalQregions?Q-
QANSWERQTheQU.S.,QWesternQEurope,QandQJapan
TheQU.S.QaccountsQforQaboutQ____QofQtheQworld'sQpharmaceuticalQrevenues.Q-QANSWERQ50%
WhichQofQtheQfollowingQhasQfueledQrecentQgrowthQinQtheQpharmaceuticalQindustry?Q-
QANSWERQpopulationQgrowthQandQincreasedQlifeQexpectancies
AccordingQtoQtheQmanual,QwhichQstatementQaccuratelyQdescribesQtheQpredictedQrelationshipQbetweenQph
armaceuticalQcompaniesQandQgenomicQresearchQfacilities?Q-
QANSWERQPartnershipsQbetweenQpharmaceuticalQcompaniesQandQgenomicQcompaniesQwillQnotQproveQim
mediatelyQprofitable
PrescriptionQdrugQtherapyQisQnotQcost-
effectiveQforQinsuranceQcompaniesQandQhealthcareQproviders.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
TheQhighQpriceQofQhealthcareQisQexplainedQbyQtheQhighQpriceQofQmedicines.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
OneQofQtheQoldestQandQleastQeffectiveQpharmaceuticalQmarketingQtechniquesQisQDTCQ(direct-to-
consumer)Qadvertising.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
WhatQinfluencesQtheQnumberQofQdistrictsQinQaQregion?Q-QANSWERQtheQregion'sQpopulation
,WhatQisQanQexampleQofQtheQregionalizationQofQhealthcareQdeliveryQsystems?Q-
QANSWERQCaliforniaQandQFloridaQhaveQdifferentQprescriptionQreimbursementQpolicies
TheQheartQofQaQpharmaceuticalQsalesQteamQisQtheQregionalQmanager.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
MostQDMsQdidQnotQstartQasQrepresentatives.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
HowQmanyQterritoriesQareQinQaQtypicalQdistrict?Q-QANSWERQ8QtoQ12
WhatQisQtheQmostQeffectiveQmethodQforQgrabbingQmarketQshare?Q-QANSWERQcomparativeQselling
PharmaceuticalQrepsQmainlyQvisitQpharmacies.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
ItQusuallyQonlyQtakesQ1-
2QcallsQtoQaQphysicianQbeforeQheQorQsheQcommitsQtoQprescribingQyourQproduct.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
TheQpharmacistQmayQdispenseQaQproductQotherQthanQwhatQtheQphysicianQprescribed.Q(T/F)Q-
QANSWERQtrue
AccordingQtoQch.Q12QofQtheQmanual,QwhichQofQtheQfollowingQwouldQclassifyQasQ"payers"?Q-
QANSWERQemployers
AccordingQtoQtheQmanual,QwhatQdefinesQ"ethicalQpharmaceuticalQcompanies"?Q-
QANSWERQresearchingQandQdevelopingQnovelQdrugs
OneQofQtheQmostQdisappointingQresultsQofQtheQpharmaceuticalQindustry'sQcontinuedQinvestmentQinQRQ&QD
QisQtheQfewQnewQdrugsQbeingQapprovedQandQinQdevelopment.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
ThanksQtoQmodernQmedicines,QhowQlongQareQpeopleQnewlyQdiagnosedQwithQHIVQexpectedQtoQlive?Q-
QANSWERQanotherQ50Qyears
, HowQmuchQhasQtheQaverageQAmericanQlifespanQincreasedQsinceQ1890?Q-QANSWERQalmostQ30Qyears
WhatQisQaQtreatmentQgroup?Q-QANSWERQaQgroupQofQpatientsQassignedQtoQreceiveQaQspecificQtreatment
WhatQisQtheQmainQdifferenceQbetweenQaQblindedQandQdouble-blindedQstudy?Q-
QANSWERQinQaQdoubleQblindedQstudy,QneitherQtheQstudyQstaffQnorQtheQstudyQparticipantsQknowQwhichQsub
jectsQareQinQtheQexperimentalQgroupQandQwhichQareQinQtheQcontrol
WhatQdoesQ"asymptomatic"Qmean?Q-QANSWERQnotQexhibitingQsignsQorQsymptoms
WhichQtermQdenotesQtheQstudyQofQbodilyQfunctionsQ(asQopposedQtoQstructures)?Q-QANSWERQphysiology
InQitsQbroadestQdefinition,QaQdrugQisQanyQsubstanceQthatQproducesQaQphysicalQorQpsychologicalQchangeQinQt
heQbody.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQtrue
HowQdoesQtheQFederalQFood,QDrug,QandQCosmeticQActQ(FFDCA)QdefineQaQdrug?Q-
QANSWERQanyQsubstanceQintendedQforQuseQinQtheQdiagnosis,Qcure,Qmitigation,QtreatmentQorQpreventionQo
fQdisease,QorQaQsubstanceQotherQthanQfoodQintendedQtoQaffectQtheQstructureQorQfunctionQofQtheQbody
WhichQstatementQaboutQvitaminsQisQcorrect?Q-
QANSWERQmostQofQtheQbody'sQrequiredQvitaminsQmustQbeQtakenQfromQoutsideQtheQbody
ADMEQtestingQmeasuresQtheQrateQatQwhichQtheQbodyQabsorbsQtheQdrug,QdistributesQitQtoQtheQorgansQnece
ssaryQtoQproduceQtheQdesiredQeffect,QmetabolitesQitQintoQwasteQmaterialQandQthenQexcretesQitQfromQtheQb
ody.Q-QANSWERQtrue
ADMEQtestingQisQprimarilyQusedQinQwhatQfield?Q-QANSWERQpharmacokinetics
WhichQstatementQaboutQplacebosQisQcorrect?Q-
QANSWERQplaceboQeffectsQcanQleadQtoQwithdrawalQsymptoms
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
PharmaceuticalsQareQarguablyQtheQmostQsociallyQimportantQhealthcareQproduct.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQtrue
PharmaceuticalQdevelopmentQisQaQhigh-
riskQundertaking,QinQwhichQmanyQpromisingQleadsQproveQdisappointing.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQtrue
PharmaceuticalQsalesQareQhighestQinQwhichQgeographicalQregions?Q-
QANSWERQTheQU.S.,QWesternQEurope,QandQJapan
TheQU.S.QaccountsQforQaboutQ____QofQtheQworld'sQpharmaceuticalQrevenues.Q-QANSWERQ50%
WhichQofQtheQfollowingQhasQfueledQrecentQgrowthQinQtheQpharmaceuticalQindustry?Q-
QANSWERQpopulationQgrowthQandQincreasedQlifeQexpectancies
AccordingQtoQtheQmanual,QwhichQstatementQaccuratelyQdescribesQtheQpredictedQrelationshipQbetweenQph
armaceuticalQcompaniesQandQgenomicQresearchQfacilities?Q-
QANSWERQPartnershipsQbetweenQpharmaceuticalQcompaniesQandQgenomicQcompaniesQwillQnotQproveQim
mediatelyQprofitable
PrescriptionQdrugQtherapyQisQnotQcost-
effectiveQforQinsuranceQcompaniesQandQhealthcareQproviders.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
TheQhighQpriceQofQhealthcareQisQexplainedQbyQtheQhighQpriceQofQmedicines.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
OneQofQtheQoldestQandQleastQeffectiveQpharmaceuticalQmarketingQtechniquesQisQDTCQ(direct-to-
consumer)Qadvertising.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
WhatQinfluencesQtheQnumberQofQdistrictsQinQaQregion?Q-QANSWERQtheQregion'sQpopulation
,WhatQisQanQexampleQofQtheQregionalizationQofQhealthcareQdeliveryQsystems?Q-
QANSWERQCaliforniaQandQFloridaQhaveQdifferentQprescriptionQreimbursementQpolicies
TheQheartQofQaQpharmaceuticalQsalesQteamQisQtheQregionalQmanager.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
MostQDMsQdidQnotQstartQasQrepresentatives.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
HowQmanyQterritoriesQareQinQaQtypicalQdistrict?Q-QANSWERQ8QtoQ12
WhatQisQtheQmostQeffectiveQmethodQforQgrabbingQmarketQshare?Q-QANSWERQcomparativeQselling
PharmaceuticalQrepsQmainlyQvisitQpharmacies.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
ItQusuallyQonlyQtakesQ1-
2QcallsQtoQaQphysicianQbeforeQheQorQsheQcommitsQtoQprescribingQyourQproduct.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
TheQpharmacistQmayQdispenseQaQproductQotherQthanQwhatQtheQphysicianQprescribed.Q(T/F)Q-
QANSWERQtrue
AccordingQtoQch.Q12QofQtheQmanual,QwhichQofQtheQfollowingQwouldQclassifyQasQ"payers"?Q-
QANSWERQemployers
AccordingQtoQtheQmanual,QwhatQdefinesQ"ethicalQpharmaceuticalQcompanies"?Q-
QANSWERQresearchingQandQdevelopingQnovelQdrugs
OneQofQtheQmostQdisappointingQresultsQofQtheQpharmaceuticalQindustry'sQcontinuedQinvestmentQinQRQ&QD
QisQtheQfewQnewQdrugsQbeingQapprovedQandQinQdevelopment.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQfalse
ThanksQtoQmodernQmedicines,QhowQlongQareQpeopleQnewlyQdiagnosedQwithQHIVQexpectedQtoQlive?Q-
QANSWERQanotherQ50Qyears
, HowQmuchQhasQtheQaverageQAmericanQlifespanQincreasedQsinceQ1890?Q-QANSWERQalmostQ30Qyears
WhatQisQaQtreatmentQgroup?Q-QANSWERQaQgroupQofQpatientsQassignedQtoQreceiveQaQspecificQtreatment
WhatQisQtheQmainQdifferenceQbetweenQaQblindedQandQdouble-blindedQstudy?Q-
QANSWERQinQaQdoubleQblindedQstudy,QneitherQtheQstudyQstaffQnorQtheQstudyQparticipantsQknowQwhichQsub
jectsQareQinQtheQexperimentalQgroupQandQwhichQareQinQtheQcontrol
WhatQdoesQ"asymptomatic"Qmean?Q-QANSWERQnotQexhibitingQsignsQorQsymptoms
WhichQtermQdenotesQtheQstudyQofQbodilyQfunctionsQ(asQopposedQtoQstructures)?Q-QANSWERQphysiology
InQitsQbroadestQdefinition,QaQdrugQisQanyQsubstanceQthatQproducesQaQphysicalQorQpsychologicalQchangeQinQt
heQbody.Q(T/F)Q-QANSWERQtrue
HowQdoesQtheQFederalQFood,QDrug,QandQCosmeticQActQ(FFDCA)QdefineQaQdrug?Q-
QANSWERQanyQsubstanceQintendedQforQuseQinQtheQdiagnosis,Qcure,Qmitigation,QtreatmentQorQpreventionQo
fQdisease,QorQaQsubstanceQotherQthanQfoodQintendedQtoQaffectQtheQstructureQorQfunctionQofQtheQbody
WhichQstatementQaboutQvitaminsQisQcorrect?Q-
QANSWERQmostQofQtheQbody'sQrequiredQvitaminsQmustQbeQtakenQfromQoutsideQtheQbody
ADMEQtestingQmeasuresQtheQrateQatQwhichQtheQbodyQabsorbsQtheQdrug,QdistributesQitQtoQtheQorgansQnece
ssaryQtoQproduceQtheQdesiredQeffect,QmetabolitesQitQintoQwasteQmaterialQandQthenQexcretesQitQfromQtheQb
ody.Q-QANSWERQtrue
ADMEQtestingQisQprimarilyQusedQinQwhatQfield?Q-QANSWERQpharmacokinetics
WhichQstatementQaboutQplacebosQisQcorrect?Q-
QANSWERQplaceboQeffectsQcanQleadQtoQwithdrawalQsymptoms
