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NAPSRx Final Exam
NAPSRX Test CNPR 2026 — Pharmaceutical
Sales Certification Practice Questions and
Study Guide
This Exam Contains:
➢ NAPSRx Final Exam Study Guide.
➢ 100% Correct Questions and Verified
Answers.
➢ 158 Questions and Answers.
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1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? - Correct answer -A.
first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of
action
2. Bone marrow transplants... - Correct answer -are a type of stem cell therapy.
unless patient's own cells are reinjected.
3. What does AMA stand for? - Correct answer -C. American Medical Association
4. 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? - Correct answer
-B. Contraindications
5. What is tertiary care? - Correct answer -highly specialized medical and surgical
care provided by a large medical center for unusual or complex medical problems
brand quality
6. What are vasodilators used to do? - Correct answer -decrease vascular resistance
and increase blood flow
7. 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 fairly constant? - Correct answer -steady state
8. Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration? - Correct answer -Ocular
administration is used primarily to treat the eye.
9. Which entities invests the most money in pharmaceutical R&D? - Correct answer -
U.S. pharmaceutical companies
10. How are most drugs excreted? - Correct answer -Via the kidneys
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11. Over the last few decades, what has happened to legal limitations on sales' reps
discussions about off label uses? - Correct answer -Limitations have decreased.
12. According to your manual, which of the following is an example of a branding
“fundamental"? - Correct answer -The brand name
13. What does it mean if two drugs are "at parity"? - Correct answer -Both drugs are
essentially in a neutral position
14. Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling programs? - Correct answer
-Everyone would benefit equally from electronic sampling programs
15. When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation means "one-half' - Correct
answer -SS
16. What is an internist? - Correct answer -a physician who practices internal
medicine
17. Which of the following is a type of white blood cell? - Correct answer -
Lymphocytes
18. Why are novice sales representatives often placed in charge of negotiating MCO
formularies? - Correct answer -They are not. This job is usually reserved for more
experienced reps.
19. What proportion of the drugs tested on human subjects are eventually approved by
the FDA? - Correct answer -about 70%
20. According to a study discussed in your manual, how do most physicians prefer to
receive their drug samples? - Correct answer -directly from sales representatives
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NAPSRx Final Exam
NAPSRX Test CNPR 2026 — Pharmaceutical
Sales Certification Practice Questions and
Study Guide
This Exam Contains:
➢ NAPSRx Final Exam Study Guide.
➢ 100% Correct Questions and Verified
Answers.
➢ 158 Questions and Answers.
1|Page
,2|Page
1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? - Correct answer -A.
first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of
action
2. Bone marrow transplants... - Correct answer -are a type of stem cell therapy.
unless patient's own cells are reinjected.
3. What does AMA stand for? - Correct answer -C. American Medical Association
4. 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? - Correct answer
-B. Contraindications
5. What is tertiary care? - Correct answer -highly specialized medical and surgical
care provided by a large medical center for unusual or complex medical problems
brand quality
6. What are vasodilators used to do? - Correct answer -decrease vascular resistance
and increase blood flow
7. 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 fairly constant? - Correct answer -steady state
8. Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration? - Correct answer -Ocular
administration is used primarily to treat the eye.
9. Which entities invests the most money in pharmaceutical R&D? - Correct answer -
U.S. pharmaceutical companies
10. How are most drugs excreted? - Correct answer -Via the kidneys
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11. Over the last few decades, what has happened to legal limitations on sales' reps
discussions about off label uses? - Correct answer -Limitations have decreased.
12. According to your manual, which of the following is an example of a branding
“fundamental"? - Correct answer -The brand name
13. What does it mean if two drugs are "at parity"? - Correct answer -Both drugs are
essentially in a neutral position
14. Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling programs? - Correct answer
-Everyone would benefit equally from electronic sampling programs
15. When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation means "one-half' - Correct
answer -SS
16. What is an internist? - Correct answer -a physician who practices internal
medicine
17. Which of the following is a type of white blood cell? - Correct answer -
Lymphocytes
18. Why are novice sales representatives often placed in charge of negotiating MCO
formularies? - Correct answer -They are not. This job is usually reserved for more
experienced reps.
19. What proportion of the drugs tested on human subjects are eventually approved by
the FDA? - Correct answer -about 70%
20. According to a study discussed in your manual, how do most physicians prefer to
receive their drug samples? - Correct answer -directly from sales representatives
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