NAPSR EXAM (PRACTICE QUIZZES)

NAPSR EXAM (PRACTICE QUIZZES)

Pharmaceuticalsvgarevgarguablyvgthevgmostvgsociallyvgimportantvghealthcarevgproduct.vg(
T/F)vg-vganswer--true

Pharmaceuticalvgdevelopmentvgisvgavghigh-
riskvgundertaking,vginvgwhichvgmanyvgpromisingvgleadsvgprovevgdisappointing.vg(T/F)vg-
vganswer--true



Pharmaceuticalvgsalesvgarevghighestvginvgwhichvggeographicalvgregions?vg-vganswer--
ThevgU.S.,vgWesternvgEurope,vgandvgJapan

ThevgU.S.vgaccountsvgforvgaboutvg____vgofvgthevgworld'svgpharmaceuticalvgrevenues.vg-
vganswer--50%



Whichvgofvgthevgfollowingvghasvgfueledvgrecentvggrowthvginvgthevgpharmaceuticalvgindustry
?vg-vganswer--populationvggrowthvgandvgincreasedvglifevgexpectancies

Accordingvgtovgthevgmanual,vgwhichvgstatementvgaccuratelyvgdescribesvgthevgpredictedvgr
elationshipvgbetweenvgpharmaceuticalvgcompaniesvgandvggenomicvgresearchvgfacilities?
vg-vganswer--

Partnershipsvgbetweenvgpharmaceuticalvgcompaniesvgandvggenomicvgcompaniesvgwillvgn
otvgprovevgimmediatelyvgprofitable

Prescriptionvgdrugvgtherapyvgisvgnotvgcost-
effectivevgforvginsurancevgcompaniesvgandvghealthcarevgproviders.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--
false

Thevghighvgpricevgofvghealthcarevgisvgexplainedvgbyvgthevghighvgpricevgofvgmedicines.vg(T/
F)vg-vganswer--false

OnevgofvgthevgoldestvgandvgleastvgeffectivevgpharmaceuticalvgmarketingvgtechniquesvgisvgD
TCvg(direct-to-consumer)vgadvertising.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false

Whatvginfluencesvgthevgnumbervgofvgdistrictsvginvgavgregion?vg-vganswer--
thevgregion'svgpopulation

Whatvgisvganvgexamplevgofvgthevgregionalizationvgofvghealthcarevgdeliveryvgsystems?vg-
vganswer--

CaliforniavgandvgFloridavghavevgdifferentvgprescriptionvgreimbursementvgpolicies

Thevgheartvgofvgavgpharmaceuticalvgsalesvgteamvgisvgthevgregionalvgmanager.vg(T/F)vg-
vganswer--false



MostvgDMsvgdidvgnotvgstartvgasvgrepresentatives.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false

,Howvgmanyvgterritoriesvgarevginvgavgtypicalvgdistrict?vg-vganswer--8vgtovg12

Whatvgisvgthevgmostvgeffectivevgmethodvgforvggrabbingvgmarketvgshare?vg-vganswer--
comparativevgselling

Pharmaceuticalvgrepsvgmainlyvgvisitvgpharmacies.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false

Itvgusuallyvgonlyvgtakesvg1-
2vgcallsvgtovgavgphysicianvgbeforevghevgorvgshevgcommitsvgtovgprescribingvgyourvgproduct.vg(
T/F)vg-vganswer--false

Thevgpharmacistvgmayvgdispensevgavgproductvgothervgthanvgwhatvgthevgphysicianvgprescri
bed.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true

Accordingvgtovgch.vg12vgofvgthevgmanual,vgwhichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgwouldvgclassifyvgasvg"p
ayers"?vg-vganswer--employers

Accordingvgtovgthevgmanual,vgwhatvgdefinesvg"ethicalvgpharmaceuticalvgcompanies"?vg-
vganswer--researchingvgandvgdevelopingvgnovelvgdrugs



Onevgofvgthevgmostvgdisappointingvgresultsvgofvgthevgpharmaceuticalvgindustry'svgcontinue
dvginvestmentvginvgRvg&vgDvgisvgthevgfewvgnewvgdrugsvgbeingvgapprovedvgandvginvgdevelop
ment.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false

Thanksvgtovgmodernvgmedicines,vghowvglongvgarevgpeoplevgnewlyvgdiagnosedvgwithvgHIVvg
expectedvgtovglive?vg-vganswer--anothervg50vgyears

HowvgmuchvghasvgthevgaveragevgAmericanvglifespanvgincreasedvgsincevg1890?vg-
vganswer--almostvg30vgyears



Whatvgisvgavgtreatmentvggroup?vg-vganswer--
avggroupvgofvgpatientsvgassignedvgtovgreceivevgavgspecificvgtreatment

Whatvgisvgthevgmainvgdifferencevgbetweenvgavgblindedvgandvgdouble-blindedvgstudy?vg-
vganswer--

invgavgdoublevgblindedvgstudy,vgneithervgthevgstudyvgstaffvgnorvgthevgstudyvgparticipantsvgkn
owvgwhichvgsubjectsvgarevginvgthevgexperimentalvggroupvgandvgwhichvgarevginvgthevgcontrol

Whatvgdoesvg"asymptomatic"vgmean?vg-vganswer--notvgexhibitingvgsignsvgorvgsymptoms

Whichvgtermvgdenotesvgthevgstudyvgofvgbodilyvgfunctionsvg(asvgopposedvgtovgstructures)?vg-
vganswer--physiology



Invgitsvgbroadestvgdefinition,vgavgdrugvgisvganyvgsubstancevgthatvgproducesvgavgphysicalvgorv
gpsychologicalvgchangevginvgthevgbody.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true



HowvgdoesvgthevgFederalvgFood,vgDrug,vgandvgCosmeticvgActvg(FFDCA)vgdefinevgavgdrug?
vg-vganswer--

anyvgsubstancevgintendedvgforvgusevginvgthevgdiagnosis,vgcure,vgmitigation,vgtreatmentvgorv

, gpreventionvgofvgdisease,vgorvgavgsubstancevgothervgthanvgfoodvgintendedvgtovgaffectvgthevgs
tructurevgorvgfunctionvgofvgthevgbody

Whichvgstatementvgaboutvgvitaminsvgisvgcorrect?vg-vganswer--
mostvgofvgthevgbody'svgrequiredvgvitaminsvgmustvgbevgtakenvgfromvgoutsidevgthevgbody

ADMEvgtestingvgmeasuresvgthevgratevgatvgwhichvgthevgbodyvgabsorbsvgthevgdrug,vgdistribut
esvgitvgtovgthevgorgansvgnecessaryvgtovgproducevgthevgdesiredvgeffect,vgmetabolitesvgitvgintov
gwastevgmaterialvgandvgthenvgexcretesvgitvgfromvgthevgbody.vg-vganswer--true



ADMEvgtestingvgisvgprimarilyvgusedvginvgwhatvgfield?vg-vganswer--pharmacokinetics

Whichvgstatementvgaboutvgplacebosvgisvgcorrect?vg-vganswer--
placebovgeffectsvgcanvgleadvgtovgwithdrawalvgsymptoms

Onvgaverage,vgonlyvgaboutvg5vgofvg4,000vgdrugsvgstudiedvginvgthevglabvgarevgeventuallyvgstu
diedvginvgpeople.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true

Whichvgstatementvgisvgtruevgaboutvgdrugsvgtakenvgsublingually?vg-vganswer--
sublingualvgdrugsvgarevgabsorbedvgdirectlyvgandvgalmostvgimmediatelyvgintovgthevgbloodstr
eam

Whatvgarevg3vgofvgthevg7vgrightsvgofvgdrugvgadministration?vg-vganswer--
thevgrightvgpatient,vgthevgrightvgdrug,vgandvgthevgrightvgdose

Pro-
drugsvgarevgadministeredvginvganvgactivevgform,vgwhichvgisvgmetabolizedvgintovganvginactive
vgform.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false



Thevgkidneyvgofvganvg85-year-
oldvgpersonvgexcretesvgdrugsvgonlyvg____vgasvgefficientlyvgasvgthatvgofvgavg35-year-
oldvgperson.vg-vganswer--aroundvg50%

Thevgnormalvgage-
relatedvgdecreasevginvgkidneyvgfunctionvgcanvghelpvgdoctorsvgdeterminevganvgappropriatevg
dosagevgbasedvgsolelyvgonvgavgperson'svgage.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true

Whatvgdifferentiatesvgavgcapletvgfromvgavgtablet?vg-vganswer--
capletsvgarevgshapedvglikevgcapsulesvgandvghavevgfilmvgcoatingsvgtovgaidvginvgswallowing

Wherevgwillvgyouvgfindvgthevglegendvg"Caution:vgFederalvgLawvgprohibitsvgdispensingvgwith
outvgavgprescription"?vg-vganswer--onvgthevglabelvgofvgallvgprescriptionvgdrugs

Whatvghappensvginvgslowvgacetylators?vg-vganswer--
DrugsvgthatvgarevgmetabolizedvgbyvgN-
acetylvgtransferasevgtendvgtovgreachvghighervgbloodvglevelsvgandvgremainvginvgthevgbodyvglo
nger

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