NAPSR / CNPR Exam Prep 2026: Practice Questions & Pharmaceutical Sales Review

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CNPR, NAPSR Exam2026 (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) |
GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED THIS YEAR




Margin of safety - CORRECT ANSWER the difference between the usual effective dose
and the dose that induces severe or life threatening side effects



QUESTION : Rights of drug administration - CORRECT ANSWER right patient, right
medication, right does, right route of administration, and right time of delivery



QUESTION : Injection routes - CORRECT ANSWER intramuscular, intrathecal,
intravenous, subcutaneous



QUESTION : intramuscular - CORRECT ANSWER drugs given by direct injection into
muscle tissue



QUESTION : intrathecal - CORRECT ANSWER needle is inserted between to vertebrea in
the lower spine an into space around the spinal cord



QUESTION : intravenous - CORRECT ANSWER injected directly into the veins



QUESTION : subcutaneous - CORRECT ANSWER needle inserted into the fatty tissue
just beneath the skin



QUESTION : Bioavailablility - CORRECT ANSWER how quickly and how much of a drug
reaches its intended target site of action



QUESTION : Bioequivalent - CORRECT ANSWER when drugs contain not only the same
active ingredients but also produce virtually the same blood levels over time




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QUESTION : Therapeutic equivalence - CORRECT ANSWER production of the same
medicinal effects



QUESTION : Areas of drug elimination and excretion - CORRECT ANSWER Lungs,
breast milk, sweat tears urine feces, bile, saliva, and exhaled air



QUESTION : medication error - CORRECT ANSWER failure to administer drug in the
correct form



QUESTION : Powders - CORRECT ANSWER a drug that is dried and ground into fine
particles



QUESTION : pills - CORRECT ANSWER a single dose unit of medicine made by mixing
the powdered drug with liquid such as syrup and rolling it into a round or oval shape



QUESTION : granules - CORRECT ANSWER a small pill usually accompanied usually
accompanied by many others encased within a gelatin capsule; quite often releasing medication
over time



QUESTION : tablet - CORRECT ANSWER pharmaceutical preparation made by
compressing the powdered for of a drug and bulk filling material under high pressure; commonly
used for anti acids and antiflatulents



QUESTION : Capsules - CORRECT ANSWER medication dosage form in which the drug
is contained in an external shell; can be pulled apart for access to contents



QUESTION : sustained release - CORRECT ANSWER several doses of a drug in special
coatings that dissolve at different rates



QUESTION : Enteric Coating - CORRECT ANSWER dosage in special coating that
doesn't digest in the stomach; only starts to digest in the intestines




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QUESTION : caplets - CORRECT ANSWER shaped like a capsule but has the form of a
tablet the shape and file make swallowing easier



QUESTION : gel caps - CORRECT ANSWER an oil based medication that is enclosed in
soft gelatin capsule



QUESTION : Emulsion - CORRECT ANSWER two agents that cannot ordinarily be
combined or mixed



QUESTION : otic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER control localized infections or inflammation
and require very low dosages to be effective



QUESTION : Types of drug despensing - CORRECT ANSWER OTC and prescription



QUESTION : Type A (Augmented) drug reaction - CORRECT ANSWER exaggeration of
the drug's therapeutic effects



QUESTION : Type B (idiosyncratic) - CORRECT ANSWER results from mechanisms that
are not currently understood; largely unpredictable



QUESTION : Type C (continuing or chronic) - CORRECT ANSWER These persist for a
long time



QUESTION : Type D delayed - CORRECT ANSWER these take some time to develop



QUESTION : Type E end of use - CORRECT ANSWER These occur during drug
withdrawal



QUESTION : Risk Factors - CORRECT ANSWER Use of several drugs, age, Pregnancy
and breast feeding




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QUESTION : Excipients - CORRECT ANSWER inactive ingredients



QUESTION : Parenteral - CORRECT ANSWER intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous



QUESTION : Rectal - CORRECT ANSWER suppository



QUESTION : Oral - CORRECT ANSWER tablet, capsule, liquid



QUESTION : Transdermal - CORRECT ANSWER through the skin via creams or patches



QUESTION : Binders - CORRECT ANSWER cement the active and inert components of
tablets



QUESTION : Fillers - CORRECT ANSWER used to make the drug sufficiently large for
easy manufacture and consumption



QUESTION : Glidants(flow enhancers) - CORRECT ANSWER added to powdered
materials used in pill production to aid movement through tabletting machinery



QUESTION : suspending/dispersing agents - CORRECT ANSWER maintain consistent
concentration of the active ingredients throughout the drug product



QUESTION : disintegrants - CORRECT ANSWER help break up the tablets int the GI tract



QUESTION : Lubricants - CORRECT ANSWER ease the release of the tablets from the
dies that stamp them during the manufacturing process



QUESTION : AUC - CORRECT ANSWER represents the extent of the drug absorption or
the quantity of the drug that appears in the bloodstream following oral administration




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