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PHARMACEUT CNPR NAPSR QUIZ & ANSWERS Approved and Verified Rated A+. Quiz 1 Chapter 1 1. Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. True 2. Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove disappointing. True 3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan 4. The U.S. accounts for about 50% of the world’s pharmaceutical revenues. 5. Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry? Population growth and increased life expectancies 6. According to your manual which statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities? Partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and genomic companies will not prove immediately profitable. 7. Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare providers. False 8. The high price of healthcare is explained by the high prices of medicines. False 9. One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC advertising. False 10. What influences the number of districts in a region? The region’s population 11. What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery system? California and Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies. 12. The heart of the pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Managers. False 13. Most DMs did not start as representatives. False 14. How many territories are in a typical district? 8 to 12 15. What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? Comparative selling Quiz 2 Chapter 2 and 3 1. Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies. False 2. It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physicians before he or she commits to prescribing your product. False 3. The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed. True 4. According to Chapter 2 of your manual, which of the following would classify as payers? Employers 5. According to your manual, what defines ethical pharmaceutical companies? Researching and developing novel drugs 6. One of the most disappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry’s continued investment in the R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development. True 7. Thanks to the modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to live? Another 50 years 8. How much has the average American lifespan increased since 1890? Almost 30 years 9. What is a treatment group? A group of patients assigned to receive a specified treatment 10. What is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study? In a double blind study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which subjects are in the experimental group and which in the control. 11. What does asymptomatic mean? Not exhibiting signs or symptoms Quiz 3 Chapter 4 1. Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)? 2. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the body. True 3. How does the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug? Ant substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body. 4. Which statement about vitamins is correct? Most of the body’s required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body. 5. ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to the organ necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and then excretes it from the body. True 6. ADME testing is primarily used in what field? Pharmacokinetics 7. Which statement about placebos is correct? Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal systems. 8. ON average, only about 5 of 4,000 drugs studied in the laboratory are eventually studied in people. True 9. Which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually? Sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream. 10. What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration? The right patient, the right drug, and the right dose 11. Pro-drugs are administered in active form. Which is metabolized into an inactive form, False 12. The kidney of an 85-year-old person excretes drugs only around 50% as efficiently as that of a 35-year-old person. 13. The normal age-related decrease in kidney function can help doctors determine an appropriate dosage based solely on a person’s age. True 14. What differentiates a caplet from a tablet? Caplets are shaped like capsules and have film coatings to aid in swallowing. 15. Where will you find the legend “Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a prescription”? on the label of all prescription drugs 16. What happen in slow acetylators? Drugs that are metabolized by N-acetyl transferase rend to reach higher blood levels and remain in the body longer. Quiz 4 Chapter 4 1. About 50% of the people in the U.S. are slow acetylators. 2. Which of the following statements about drug-drug interactions is incorrect? Drug-drug interactions are always harmful 3. Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs. True 4. Which of the following statements about dietary supplements is incorrect? Because of dietary supplements are not drugs, interactions with drugs are not a concern. 5. Which statement/s is/are incorrect about an ideal drug, or magic bullet as Ehrlich phrased it? All of these statements are correct. 6. Which statement accurately differentiates resistance from tolerance? Tolerance refers to a person’s diminished response to a drug after repeated use, while resistance applies to microorganisms’ or cancel cells’ abilities to withstand drug effects. 7. Between 3% and 7% of hospital admissions in the United states are estimated to be for treatment of adverse drug reactions. True 8. Which statement is true about the universal scale for quantifying the severity of an adverse drug reaction? None of these statements are true because there is no such scale. 9. Why is noncompliance a serious public health concern? It increases the cost of medical care. 10. Which of the following is not eligible for patent protection under U.S. regulations? Companies can be granted patents for all of these things. 11. Drugs’ trade names are often unrelated to their intended use. False 12. Like foods and household products, generic drugs are usually lower quality than the brand name drugs for which they are marketed as equivalents. False 13. Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to 10%. 14. Which of the following statements about biologics is incorrect? They do not cause immune responses. 15. “Large molecule” products are developed and manufactured by a chemical process. False 16. what are drugs that attract or bind to cell receptiors in order to mimic or enhance activities by endogenous chemical messengers? Agonists