CNPR Exam Questions and answers
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Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product -
correct answer ✅True
Pharmaceuticals is a high risk under-taking, in which many promising leads prove
dissappointing - correct answer ✅True
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? - correct answer
✅The US, Western Europe and Japan
What has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry? - correct answer
✅Population growth and increased life expectancy
The US accounts for about ___ % of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - correct
answer ✅50%
What statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between
pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities? - correct answer
✅Partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research
facilities will not prove immediately profitable.
Prescription drug therapy is not cost effective for insurance companies and
healthcare providers - correct answer ✅False
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medications - correct
answer ✅False
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One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC
(direct-to-consumer) advertising - correct answer ✅False
What influences the number of districts in a region - correct answer ✅The
regions population
What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? -
correct answer ✅California and Florida have different prescription
reimbursement policies
The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the regional manager - correct
answer ✅False (its the Sales Reps)
Most district managers did not start as reps - correct answer ✅False
How many territories are in a typical district - correct answer ✅8-12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share - correct answer
✅Competitive selling
Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - correct answer ✅False (they visit
primary care, hospitals, pharmacies, specialists, etc.)
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he/she commits to prescribing
your product - correct answer ✅False
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The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed
- correct answer ✅True
According to chapter two of the manual, who would be described as payers -
correct answer ✅Employers
According to your manual, what describes ethical pharmaceutical companies? -
correct answer ✅Researching and developing novel drugs
One of the most disappointing results of a pharmaceutical industry's continued
investment in R&D is the few new drugs being approved and in development -
correct answer ✅False (its problems and negative results in clinical trials)
Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV
expected to live? - correct answer ✅Another 50 years
How much has the average American lifespan increased since 1890? - correct
answer ✅Almost 30 years
What is a treatment group? - correct answer ✅A group of patients assigned to
receive a specific treatment
What is the main difference between a blind and double-blinded study? - correct
answer ✅Double blind - neither staff nor participants know who is in the
experimental or control groups
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Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product -
correct answer ✅True
Pharmaceuticals is a high risk under-taking, in which many promising leads prove
dissappointing - correct answer ✅True
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? - correct answer
✅The US, Western Europe and Japan
What has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry? - correct answer
✅Population growth and increased life expectancy
The US accounts for about ___ % of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - correct
answer ✅50%
What statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between
pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities? - correct answer
✅Partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research
facilities will not prove immediately profitable.
Prescription drug therapy is not cost effective for insurance companies and
healthcare providers - correct answer ✅False
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medications - correct
answer ✅False
,CNPR Exam Questions and answers
rated
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC
(direct-to-consumer) advertising - correct answer ✅False
What influences the number of districts in a region - correct answer ✅The
regions population
What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? -
correct answer ✅California and Florida have different prescription
reimbursement policies
The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the regional manager - correct
answer ✅False (its the Sales Reps)
Most district managers did not start as reps - correct answer ✅False
How many territories are in a typical district - correct answer ✅8-12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share - correct answer
✅Competitive selling
Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - correct answer ✅False (they visit
primary care, hospitals, pharmacies, specialists, etc.)
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he/she commits to prescribing
your product - correct answer ✅False
, CNPR Exam Questions and answers
rated
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed
- correct answer ✅True
According to chapter two of the manual, who would be described as payers -
correct answer ✅Employers
According to your manual, what describes ethical pharmaceutical companies? -
correct answer ✅Researching and developing novel drugs
One of the most disappointing results of a pharmaceutical industry's continued
investment in R&D is the few new drugs being approved and in development -
correct answer ✅False (its problems and negative results in clinical trials)
Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV
expected to live? - correct answer ✅Another 50 years
How much has the average American lifespan increased since 1890? - correct
answer ✅Almost 30 years
What is a treatment group? - correct answer ✅A group of patients assigned to
receive a specific treatment
What is the main difference between a blind and double-blinded study? - correct
answer ✅Double blind - neither staff nor participants know who is in the
experimental or control groups
