CNPR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED TO PASS
1. The U.S. accounts for about ______ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues.
Answer – 50%
2. What term denotes the dispensing of an unbranded generic product for the product
prescribed?
Answer – Generic substitution
3. The kidney of an 85-year-old person excretes drugs only ______ as efficiently as that of
a 35-year-old person.
Answer – Around 50%
4. Which components might cause patients’ different reactions to brand name and generic
drugs?
Answer – Differences in inactive ingredients
5. Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and insurance
providers.
Answer – False
6. What are the drugs that attract or bind cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance
activities by endogenous chemical messengers?
Answer – Agonists
7. What is CMAX?
Answer – The peak plasma concentration on a measuring curve
8. What event has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry?
Answer – Population growth and increased life expectancies
,9. Which of the following is NOT a type of non-stock sale –
a) brokerage sales
b) dock-to-dock sales
c) drop shipments
d) all of these are types of non-stock sales
Answer – d) All of these are types of non-stock sales
10. What influences the number of districts in a region?
Answer – The region’s population
11. All cells have a nucleus.
Answer – False
12. What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration?
Answer – The right patient, the right drug, the right dose
13. What differentiates a caplet from a tablet?
Answer – Caplets are shaped like capsules and have film coatings to aid in swallowing
14. What is required of an invention for it to be worthy of patent protection?
Answer – It must be novel, useful, and not obvious
15. The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Manager.
Answer – False
16. There is no universal scale for quantifying the severity of an adverse drug reaction.
Answer – True
17. Pharmacoprocesses are a main concept of clinical pharmacology.
Answer – False
,18. Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies.
Answer – False
19. By FDA law, large chain pharmacies are not allowed to buy directly from drug
manufacturers.
Answer – False
20. What is another term for rebates?
Answer – After market arrangements
21. What differentiates exclusivity from a patent?
Answer – Exclusivity is only granted upon the drug's FDA approval
22. What term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
Answer – Physiology
23. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographic regions?
Answer – The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
24. What does asymptomatic mean?
Answer – Not exhibiting signs or symptoms
25. What does the abbreviation BID denote?
Answer – Twice a day
26. Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs.
Answer – True
27. Most of the body's required vitamins must be taken from outside the body.
Answer – True
28. What field is ADME testing used in primarily?
, Answer – Pharmacokinetics
29. ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes,
and excretes a drug.
Answer – True
30. What is the duration of a patent challenge?
Answer – 180 days (6 months)
31. The normal age-related decrease in kidney function can help doctors determine an
appropriate dosage based solely on a person's age.
Answer – True
32. Drugs' trade names are often unrelated to their intended use.
Answer – False
33. What cements the active and inert components together to maintain cohesive portions?
Answer – Binders
34. The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines.
Answer – False
35. What list is generally considered the most reliable source of information on
therapeutically equivalent drug products?
Answer – Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence (Orange Book)
36. Ehrlich stated that an ideal drug (magic bullet) does not exist, would be aimed
precisely at a disease site, and would not harm healthy tissues.
Answer – True
37. What is a group purchasing organization (GPO)?
Answer – An entity of healthcare facilities that negotiates contracts on behalf of its
members
GRADED TO PASS
1. The U.S. accounts for about ______ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues.
Answer – 50%
2. What term denotes the dispensing of an unbranded generic product for the product
prescribed?
Answer – Generic substitution
3. The kidney of an 85-year-old person excretes drugs only ______ as efficiently as that of
a 35-year-old person.
Answer – Around 50%
4. Which components might cause patients’ different reactions to brand name and generic
drugs?
Answer – Differences in inactive ingredients
5. Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and insurance
providers.
Answer – False
6. What are the drugs that attract or bind cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance
activities by endogenous chemical messengers?
Answer – Agonists
7. What is CMAX?
Answer – The peak plasma concentration on a measuring curve
8. What event has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry?
Answer – Population growth and increased life expectancies
,9. Which of the following is NOT a type of non-stock sale –
a) brokerage sales
b) dock-to-dock sales
c) drop shipments
d) all of these are types of non-stock sales
Answer – d) All of these are types of non-stock sales
10. What influences the number of districts in a region?
Answer – The region’s population
11. All cells have a nucleus.
Answer – False
12. What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration?
Answer – The right patient, the right drug, the right dose
13. What differentiates a caplet from a tablet?
Answer – Caplets are shaped like capsules and have film coatings to aid in swallowing
14. What is required of an invention for it to be worthy of patent protection?
Answer – It must be novel, useful, and not obvious
15. The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Manager.
Answer – False
16. There is no universal scale for quantifying the severity of an adverse drug reaction.
Answer – True
17. Pharmacoprocesses are a main concept of clinical pharmacology.
Answer – False
,18. Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies.
Answer – False
19. By FDA law, large chain pharmacies are not allowed to buy directly from drug
manufacturers.
Answer – False
20. What is another term for rebates?
Answer – After market arrangements
21. What differentiates exclusivity from a patent?
Answer – Exclusivity is only granted upon the drug's FDA approval
22. What term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
Answer – Physiology
23. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographic regions?
Answer – The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
24. What does asymptomatic mean?
Answer – Not exhibiting signs or symptoms
25. What does the abbreviation BID denote?
Answer – Twice a day
26. Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs.
Answer – True
27. Most of the body's required vitamins must be taken from outside the body.
Answer – True
28. What field is ADME testing used in primarily?
, Answer – Pharmacokinetics
29. ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes,
and excretes a drug.
Answer – True
30. What is the duration of a patent challenge?
Answer – 180 days (6 months)
31. The normal age-related decrease in kidney function can help doctors determine an
appropriate dosage based solely on a person's age.
Answer – True
32. Drugs' trade names are often unrelated to their intended use.
Answer – False
33. What cements the active and inert components together to maintain cohesive portions?
Answer – Binders
34. The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines.
Answer – False
35. What list is generally considered the most reliable source of information on
therapeutically equivalent drug products?
Answer – Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence (Orange Book)
36. Ehrlich stated that an ideal drug (magic bullet) does not exist, would be aimed
precisely at a disease site, and would not harm healthy tissues.
Answer – True
37. What is a group purchasing organization (GPO)?
Answer – An entity of healthcare facilities that negotiates contracts on behalf of its
members
