NAPSR/CNPR Exam Questions And Answers

NAPSR/CNPR Exam Questions And
Answers

Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA demonstrating the safety and
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effectiveness of new drugs before receiving approval for sale. - (correct answer) -True
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Average review time for a new drug - (correct answer) -18 months
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Sales Team - (correct answer) -Pg 7
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The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing promising new product. -
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(correct answer) -Research & Development
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This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the business.
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- (correct answer) -Manufacturing & Operations
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In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. - (correct answer) -True
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3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - (correct answer) -True
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Define Off-label - (correct answer) -Usage of a medication for purposes other than the
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specific ones appearing on the label
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Toxicity - (correct answer) -The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is poisonous
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or harmful to the body
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Institutional review Board (IRB) - (correct answer) -A committee of physicians, staticians,
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community advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical and that the
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rights of the study participants are protected. All clinical trials must be approved by an IRB
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before they begin.
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Placebo - (correct answer) -Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value aka
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sugar pill
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Edema - (correct answer) -Swelling jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/




Asymptomatic - (correct answer) -Without signs or symptoms jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/




Clinical Pharmacology - (correct answer) -The study of the effects and movement of drugs
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in the human body
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Anatomy - (correct answer) -The study of basic structures of the body
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Physiology - (correct answer) -The study of how those body structures function
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, Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 main concepts - (correct answer) -
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Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution and elimination. jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/




Pharmacodynamics - (correct answer) -Study of the biochemical and physiological effects of jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/



drugs and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does to the body. It
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describes the therapeutic effects of drugs (pain relief, blood pressure reduction, their side
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effects and their sites of action.
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Pharmacokinetics - (correct answer) -Study of how a drug is processed by the body, with jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/



emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution, and method of
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excretion. The study of how the body affects drugs.
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Drug distribution & elimination - (correct answer) -Drug delivery systems, route of
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administration , modes of excretion.
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Plasma - (correct answer) -The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins and other
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substances
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Organs - (correct answer) -Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to perform
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specific body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines, and skin)
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Nucleus - (correct answer) -Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
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Proteins - (correct answer) -A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
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Fats - (correct answer) -A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of
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reserve energy
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Carbohydrates - (correct answer) -A nutrient that is the body's immediate source of energy. jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/ jkl/



It's broken down to glucose and used for immediate metabolic reactions.
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Vitamins - (correct answer) -A nutrient substance necessary for growth, development, and
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normal regulation of metabolic processes. Must be taken from outside the body.
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Minerals - (correct answer) -A nutrient necessary for bodily purposes such as the balance
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of body fluid
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Water is NOT a nutrient - (correct answer) -True
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Body's Major Systems - (correct answer) -Cardiovascular, Respiratory, nervous,
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musculoskeletal, reproductive, immune
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Absorption - (correct answer) -How the drug passes from its side of administration into the
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bloodstream
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Distribution - (correct answer) -How the drug is dispersed among the organs after
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absorption into the blood
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Metabolism - (correct answer) -How the active part of a drug is metabolized into a more
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water-soluble compound that can be readily excreted by the kidneys
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