NAPSRx Final Exam, NAPSRx Final Exam, NAPSR
Final Exam 2020/2021
Patients diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes …
ANS: have an autoimmune disease.
Which DTC pharmaceutical marketing tactic is permitted in European countries?
ANS: disease state ads
What is one way in which psychologists DIFFER from psychiatrists?
ANS: Psychologists deal more with emotional than physical issues.
What are PBMs?
ANS: organizations that negotiate between pharmaceutical companies and large drug
purchasers.
How does the Hatch-Waxman Act protect research-based drug manufacturers?
ANS: by providing a 30-month cooling off period
What is the process of adjusting drug doses to achieve the maximum positive therapeutic effects while
minimizing adverse or side effects?
ANS: titration
Which of the following is studied more in pharmacodynamics than in pharmacokinetics?
ANS: the transportation of the drug to the specific site for drug-receptor interaction
How does the healthy human immune system use MHC markers?
ANS: Substances without MHC markers are discerned as foreign and targeted for destruction.
What is a behind-the-counter drug?
, ANS: Medication that must be closely monitored by the pharmacist.
When do MSLs meet with clinicians?
ANS: at nearly any stage of the product’s life cycle
What does AMA stand for?
ANS: American Medical Association
What section of a drug’s package insert describes situations in which the drug should not be used
because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits?
ANS: contraindications
What is tertiary care?
ANS: highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by a large medical center for
unusual or complex medical problems
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the classic approach to brand development strategy
covered in your manual?
ANS: brand quality
When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation means “one-half”:
ANS: SS
What is an internist?
ANS: a physician who practices internal medicine
Which of the following is a type of white blood cells?
ANS: lymphocytes
How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?
A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action
B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects
C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects
D. first by their toxically, and then by their effectiveness
Bone marrow transplants…
A… require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased stem cells and
promote white blood cell production
B… are a type of stem cell therapy, unless patient’s own cells are reinjected.
, C… are always a type of stem cell therapy.
D… can help people with leukemia, a condition in which the body does not produce enough white
blood cells.
What are vasodilators used to do?
A.decrease vascular resistance and increase blood flow
B.mimic pathogens to stimulate the immune system
C.narrow the blood vessels
D.stimulate the CNS to make the heart beat faster
What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a drug is given at such regular
intervals that absorption and elimination (and therefore drug plasma concentration) have become
constant?
E. homeostasis
F. steady state
G. titration
H. tolerance
Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration?
I. Ocular administration is primarily for drugs that must cross the blood-brain barrier.
J. Ocular administration is used primarily to treat the eye.’
K. Ocular administration is used when a drug must enter the bloodstream immediately.
L. Ocular administration is used when a drug must produce immediate effects on the brain or spinal
cord.
Which entity/entities invest(s) the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?
M. Canadian pharmaceutical companies
N. the NIH
O. the U.S. Government
P. U.S. pharmaceutical companies
How are most drugs excreted?
Final Exam 2020/2021
Patients diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes …
ANS: have an autoimmune disease.
Which DTC pharmaceutical marketing tactic is permitted in European countries?
ANS: disease state ads
What is one way in which psychologists DIFFER from psychiatrists?
ANS: Psychologists deal more with emotional than physical issues.
What are PBMs?
ANS: organizations that negotiate between pharmaceutical companies and large drug
purchasers.
How does the Hatch-Waxman Act protect research-based drug manufacturers?
ANS: by providing a 30-month cooling off period
What is the process of adjusting drug doses to achieve the maximum positive therapeutic effects while
minimizing adverse or side effects?
ANS: titration
Which of the following is studied more in pharmacodynamics than in pharmacokinetics?
ANS: the transportation of the drug to the specific site for drug-receptor interaction
How does the healthy human immune system use MHC markers?
ANS: Substances without MHC markers are discerned as foreign and targeted for destruction.
What is a behind-the-counter drug?
, ANS: Medication that must be closely monitored by the pharmacist.
When do MSLs meet with clinicians?
ANS: at nearly any stage of the product’s life cycle
What does AMA stand for?
ANS: American Medical Association
What section of a drug’s package insert describes situations in which the drug should not be used
because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits?
ANS: contraindications
What is tertiary care?
ANS: highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by a large medical center for
unusual or complex medical problems
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the classic approach to brand development strategy
covered in your manual?
ANS: brand quality
When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation means “one-half”:
ANS: SS
What is an internist?
ANS: a physician who practices internal medicine
Which of the following is a type of white blood cells?
ANS: lymphocytes
How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?
A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action
B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects
C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects
D. first by their toxically, and then by their effectiveness
Bone marrow transplants…
A… require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased stem cells and
promote white blood cell production
B… are a type of stem cell therapy, unless patient’s own cells are reinjected.
, C… are always a type of stem cell therapy.
D… can help people with leukemia, a condition in which the body does not produce enough white
blood cells.
What are vasodilators used to do?
A.decrease vascular resistance and increase blood flow
B.mimic pathogens to stimulate the immune system
C.narrow the blood vessels
D.stimulate the CNS to make the heart beat faster
What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a drug is given at such regular
intervals that absorption and elimination (and therefore drug plasma concentration) have become
constant?
E. homeostasis
F. steady state
G. titration
H. tolerance
Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration?
I. Ocular administration is primarily for drugs that must cross the blood-brain barrier.
J. Ocular administration is used primarily to treat the eye.’
K. Ocular administration is used when a drug must enter the bloodstream immediately.
L. Ocular administration is used when a drug must produce immediate effects on the brain or spinal
cord.
Which entity/entities invest(s) the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?
M. Canadian pharmaceutical companies
N. the NIH
O. the U.S. Government
P. U.S. pharmaceutical companies
How are most drugs excreted?
