NAPSRX EXAM Q AND A

NAPSRX EXAM Q AND A


Pharmaceuticalsvgarevgarguablyvgthevgmostvgsociallyvgimportantvghealthcarevgproductvg-
vganswer--true



Pharmaceuticalvgdeveoplmentvgisvgavgbig-
riskvgundertaking,vginvgwhichvgmanyvgpromisingvgleadsvgprovevgdisappointingvg-vganswer--
true

Pharmaceuticalvgsalesvgarevghighestvginvgwhichvggeographicalvgregionsvg-vganswer--
ThevgU.S.,vgWesternvgEurope,vgandvgJapan

ThevgU.S.vgaccountsvgforvgaboutvg____vgofvgthevgworld'svgpharmaceuticalvgrevenuesvg-
vganswer--50%



Whichvgoffvgthevgfollowingvghasvgfueledvgrecentvggrowthvginvgthevgpharmaceuticalvgindustry
vg-vganswer--population vggrowthvgandvgincreasedvglifevgexpectancies



Accordingvgtovgyourvgmanual,vgwhichvgstatementvgaccuratelyvgdescribesvgthevgpredictedvg
relationshipvgbetweenvgpharmaceuticalvgcompaniesvgandvggenomicvgresearchvgfacilitiesv
g-vganswer--

partnershipsvgbetweenvgpharmaceuitcalvgcompaniesvgandvggenomicvgcompaniesvgwillvgn
otvgprovevgimmediatelyvgprofitable

prescriptionvgdrugvgtherapyvgisvgnotvgcost-
effectivevgforvginsurancevgcompaniesvgandvghealthcarevgprovidersvg-vganswer--false

thevghighvgpricevgofvghealthcarevgisvgexplainedvgbyvgthevghighvgpricevgofvgmedicinesvg-
vganswer--false



onevgofvgthevgoldestvgandvgleastvgefffectivevgpharmaceuticalvgmarjetingvgtechniquesvgisvgD
TCvg(direct-to-consumer)vgadvertisingvg-vganswer--false

whatvginfluencesvgthevgnumbervgofvgdistrictsvginvgavgregionvg-vganswer--
thevgregion'svgpopulation

whatvgisvganvgexamplevgofvgthevgregionalizationvgoffvghealthcarevgdeliveryvgsystemsvg-
vganswer--

CaliforniavgandvgFloridavghavevgdifffernetvgperscriptionvgreimbursmentvgpolicies

thevgheartvgofvgpharmaceuticalvgsalesvgisvgthevgregionalvgmanagervg-vganswer--false

mostvgDMsvgdidvgnotvgstartvgasvgrepresentativesvg-vganswer--false

howvgmanyvgterritoriesvgarevginvgavgtypicalvgdistrictvg-vganswer--8vgtovg12

,whatvgisvgthevgmostvgeffectivevgmethodvgforvggrabbingvgmarketvgsharevg-vganswer--
comparativevgselling

pharmaceuticalvgrepsvgmainlyvgvisitvgpharmaciesvg-vganswer--false

itvgusuallyvgonlyvgtakesvg1-
2vgcallsvgtovgavgphysicianvgbeforevghevgorvgshevgcommitsvgtovgprescribingvgyourvgproductvg-
vganswer--false



thevgpharmacistvgmayvgdispensevgavgproductvgothervgthanvgwhatvgthevgphysicianvgprescrib
edvg-vganswer--true

accordingvgtovgchaptervg12vgofvgyourvgmanual,vgwhichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgwouldvgclassifyvg
asvg"payers"vg-vganswer--employers

accordingvgtovgyourvgmanual,vgwhatvgdefinesvg"ethicalvgpharmaceuticalvgcompaniesvg-
vganswer--researchingvgandvgdevelopingvgnovelvgdrugs



onevgofvgthevgmostvgdiappointingvgresultsvgofvgthevgpharmaceuticalvgindustry'svgcontinuedv
ginvestmentvginvgRvg&vgDvgisvgthevgfewvgnewvgdrugsvgbeingvgapprovedvgandvginvgdevelopme

ntvg-vganswer--false

thanksvgtovgmodernvgmedicines,vghowvglongvgarevgpeoplevgnewlyvgdiagnosedvgwithvgHIVvg
expectedvgtovglivevg-vganswer--anothervg50vgyears

howvgmuchvghasvgthevgaveragevgamericanvglifespanvgincreasedvgsincevg1890vg-vganswer--
almostvg30vgyears

whatvgisvgavgtreatmentvggroupvg-vganswer--
Avggroupvgofvgpatientsvgassignedvgtovgreceivevgavgspecifiedvgtreatment

whatvgisvgthevgmainvgdifferencevgbetweenvgavgblindedvgandvgdouble-blindedvgstudyvg-
vganswer--

invgavgdoublevgblindedvgstudy,vgneithervgthevgstudyvgstaffvgnorvgthevgstudyvgparticipantsvgkn
owvgwhichvgsubjectsvgarevginvgthevgexperimentalvggroupvgandvgwhichvgarevginvgthevgcontrol

whatvgdoesvg"asymptomatic"vgmeanvg-vganswer--notvgexhibitingvgsignsvgorvgsymptoms

whatvgtermvgdenotesvgthevgstudyvgofvgbodilyvgfunctionsvg(asvgopposedvgtovgstructures)vg-
vganswer--physiology



Invgitsvgbroadestvgdefinition,vgavgdrugvgisvganyvgsubstancevgthatvgproducesvgavgphysicalvgorv
gpsychologicalvgchangevginvgthevgbodyvg-vganswer--true



howvgdoesvgthevgfederalvgfood,vgdrugvgandvgcosmeticvgactvg(FFDCA)vgdefinevgavgdrugvg-
vganswer--

anyvgsubstancevgintendedvgforvgusevginvgthevgdiagnosis,vgcure,vgmitigation,vgtreatmentvgorv
gpreventionvgoffvgdisease,vgorvgavgsubstancevgothervgthanvgfoodvgintendedvgtovgaffectvgthevg

structurevgorvgfunctionvgofvgthevgbody

, whichvgstatementvgaboutvgvitaminsvgisvgcorrectvg-vganswer--
mostvgofvgthevgbodysvgrequiredvgvitaminsvgmustvgbevgtakenvginvgfromvgoutsidevgthevgbody

ADMEvgtestingvgmeasuresvgthevgratevgatvgwhichvgthevgbodyvgabsorbsvgthevgdrug,vgdistribut
esvgitvgtovgthevgorgansvgnecessaryvgtovgproducevgthevgdesiredvgeffect,vgmetabolizesvgitvginto
vgwastevgmaterialvgandvgthenvgexcretesvgitvgfromvgthevgbody.vg-vganswer--true



ADMEvgtestingvgisvgprimarilyvgusedvginvgwhatvgfieldvg-vganswer--Pharmacokinetics

whichvgstatementvgaboutvgplacebosvgisvgcorrectvg-vganswer--
Placebovgeffectsvgcanvgleadvgtovgwithdrawalvgsymptoms.

onvgaverage,vgonlyvgaboutvg5vgoffvg4,000vgdrugsvgstudiedvginvgthevglabratoryvgarevgeventual
lyvgstudiedvginvgpeoplevg-vganswer--true

whichvgstatementvgisvgtruevgaboutvgdrugsvgtakenvgsublinguallyvg-vganswer--
sublingualvgdrugsvgarevgabsorbedvgdirectlyvgandvgalmostvgimmediatelyvgintovgthevgbloodstr
eam

whatvgarevg3vgoffvgthevg7vgrightsvgofvgdrugvgadministrationvg-vganswer--
thevgrightvgpatient,vgrigtvgdrug,vgandvgrightvgdose

pro-
drugsvgarevgadministeredvginvganvgactivevgform,vgwhichvgisvgmetabolizedvgintovganvginactive
vgformvg-vganswer--false



thevgkidneyvgofvganvg85-year-
oldvgpersionvgexcretesvgdrugsvgonlyvg____vgasvgefficientlyvgasvgthatvgofvgavg35-year-
oldvgpersonvg-vganswer--aroundvg50%

thevgnormalvgage-
relatedvgdecreasevginvgkidneyvgfunctionvgcemvghelpvgdoctorsvgdeterminevganvgappropiatevg
dosagevgbasedvgsoleyvgonvgavgperson'svgagevg-vganswer--true

whatvgdifferentiatesvgavgcapletvgfromvgavgtabletvg-vganswer--
capletsvgarevgshapedvglikevgcapsulesvgandvghavevgfilmvgcoatingsvgtovgaidvginvgscallowing

whatvgwillvgyouvgfindvgthevglegendvg"Caution:vgfederalvglawvgprohibitsvgdispensingvgwihtoutv
gavgprescriptionvg-vganswer--onvgthevglabelvgofvgallvgprescriptionvgdrugs



whatvghappensvgtovgslowvgacetylatorsvg-vganswer--DrugsvgthatvgarevgmetabolizedvgbyvgN-
acetylvgtransferasevgtendvgtovgreachvghighervgbloodvglevelsvgandvgremainvginvgthevgbodyvglo
nger.

Aboutvg___vgofvgthevgpeoplevginvgthevgU.S.vgarevg"slowvgacetylators"vg-vganswer--50%

whichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgstatementsvgaboutvgdrug-drugvginteractionsvgisvgincorrectvg-
vganswer--drug-drugvginteractionsvgarevgalwaysvgharmful