NAPSRX EXAM 2026| ACTUAL VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1
How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?
A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action
B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects
C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects
D. first by their toxicity, and then by their effectiveness
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Drugs are grouped first by therapeutic use (condition treated), then by mechanism
of action.
Question 2
Bone marrow transplants…
A. … require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased stem
cells and promote white blood cell production.
B. … are a type of stem cell therapy, unless patient’s own cells are reinjected.
C. … are always a type of stem cell therapy.
D. … can help people with leukemia, a condition in which the body does not produce enough
white blood cells.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Patients undergo conditioning (chemo/radiation) to destroy diseased marrow
before transplant.
,Question 3
What does AMA stand for?
Correct Answer: American Medical Association
Question 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?
A. adverse reactions
B. contraindications
C. indications
D. warnings
Correct Answer: B - contraindications
Question 5
What is tertiary care?
A. basic primary care provided by a general practitioner
B. highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by a large medical center for unusual or
complex medical problems
C. rehabilitative care after hospitalization
D. urgent care for non-emergency conditions
Correct Answer: B
Question 6
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the classic approach to brand development
strategy covered in your manual?
,A. brand positioning
B. brand personality
C. brand quality
D. brand execution
Correct Answer: C - brand quality
Question 7
What are vasodilators used to do?
A. decrease vascular resistance and increase blood flow
B. mimic pathogens to stimulate the immune system
C. narrow the blood vessels
D. stimulate the CNS to make the heart beat faster
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Vasodilators relax blood vessels, lowering resistance and increasing blood flow.
Question 8
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 constant?
A. homeostasis
B. steady state
C. titration
D. tolerance
Correct Answer: B - steady state
, Question 9
Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration?
A. Ocular administration is primarily for drugs that must cross the blood-brain barrier.
B. Ocular administration is used primarily to treat the eye.
C. Ocular administration is used when a drug must enter the bloodstream immediately.
D. Ocular administration is used when a drug must produce immediate effects on the brain or
spinal cord.
Correct Answer: B
Question 10
Which entity/entities invest(s) the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?
A. Canadian pharmaceutical companies
B. the NIH
C. the U.S. Government
D. U.S. pharmaceutical companies
Correct Answer: D
Question 11
How are most drugs excreted?
A. via the bloodstream
B. via the heart
C. via the kidneys
D. via the skin
Correct Answer: C - via the kidneys
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1
How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?
A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action
B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects
C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects
D. first by their toxicity, and then by their effectiveness
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Drugs are grouped first by therapeutic use (condition treated), then by mechanism
of action.
Question 2
Bone marrow transplants…
A. … require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased stem
cells and promote white blood cell production.
B. … are a type of stem cell therapy, unless patient’s own cells are reinjected.
C. … are always a type of stem cell therapy.
D. … can help people with leukemia, a condition in which the body does not produce enough
white blood cells.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Patients undergo conditioning (chemo/radiation) to destroy diseased marrow
before transplant.
,Question 3
What does AMA stand for?
Correct Answer: American Medical Association
Question 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?
A. adverse reactions
B. contraindications
C. indications
D. warnings
Correct Answer: B - contraindications
Question 5
What is tertiary care?
A. basic primary care provided by a general practitioner
B. highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by a large medical center for unusual or
complex medical problems
C. rehabilitative care after hospitalization
D. urgent care for non-emergency conditions
Correct Answer: B
Question 6
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the classic approach to brand development
strategy covered in your manual?
,A. brand positioning
B. brand personality
C. brand quality
D. brand execution
Correct Answer: C - brand quality
Question 7
What are vasodilators used to do?
A. decrease vascular resistance and increase blood flow
B. mimic pathogens to stimulate the immune system
C. narrow the blood vessels
D. stimulate the CNS to make the heart beat faster
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Vasodilators relax blood vessels, lowering resistance and increasing blood flow.
Question 8
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 constant?
A. homeostasis
B. steady state
C. titration
D. tolerance
Correct Answer: B - steady state
, Question 9
Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration?
A. Ocular administration is primarily for drugs that must cross the blood-brain barrier.
B. Ocular administration is used primarily to treat the eye.
C. Ocular administration is used when a drug must enter the bloodstream immediately.
D. Ocular administration is used when a drug must produce immediate effects on the brain or
spinal cord.
Correct Answer: B
Question 10
Which entity/entities invest(s) the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?
A. Canadian pharmaceutical companies
B. the NIH
C. the U.S. Government
D. U.S. pharmaceutical companies
Correct Answer: D
Question 11
How are most drugs excreted?
A. via the bloodstream
B. via the heart
C. via the kidneys
D. via the skin
Correct Answer: C - via the kidneys
