NAPSR/CNPR Certification Exam study
guide exam questions with 100%
guaranteed answers 2023
True or False?
The FDA regulates the introduction of new drugs and enforces U.S. drug laws. -
Answer-True
True or False?
Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA demonstrating the safety
and effectiveness of new drugs before receiving approval for sale. - Answer-True
What is the average review time for a new drug? - Answer-18 months
Sales Team (pg 7) - Answer-Pg 7
What is considered the "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing
promising new product? - Answer-Research & Development (R&D)
What includes the supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the
business? - Answer-Manufacturing & Operations
True or False?
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. - Answer-True
True or False?
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - Answer-True
Define "Off-label" - Answer-Usage of a medication for purposes other than the specific
ones appearing on the label
Define "Toxicity" - Answer-The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is
poisonous or harmful to the body
What is the Institutional review Board (IRB)? - Answer-A committee of physicians,
staticians, community advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical
and that the rights of the study participants are protected. *All clinical trials must be
approved by an IRB before they begin*.
,Define "Placebo" - Answer-Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value
aka sugar pill
Define "Clinical Pharmacology" - Answer-The study of the effects and movement of
drugs in the human body
3 Main Concepts of *Basic Clinical Pharmacology* - Answer-- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Drug Distribution and Elimination
Define "Pharmacodynamics" - Answer-Study of the biochemical and physiological
effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does to the
body. It describes the therapeutic effects of drugs (pain relief, blood pressure reduction,
their side effects and their sites of action.
Define "Pharmacokinetics" - Answer-Study of how a drug is processed by the body, with
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution, and
method of excretion. The study of how the body affects drugs. *ADME*
Define "Drug Distribution & Elimination" - Answer-- Drug delivery systems
- Route of administration
- Modes of excretion
Define "Plasma" - Answer-The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins and other
substances
Define "Organs" - Answer-Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to perform
specific body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines, and skin)
Define "Nucleus" - Answer-Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
Define "Proteins" - Answer-A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
Define "Fats" - Answer-A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of
reserve energy
Define "Carbohydrates - Answer-A nutrient that is the body's immediate source of
energy. It's broken down to glucose and used for immediate metabolic reactions.
Define "Vitamins" - Answer-A nutrient substance necessary for growth, development,
and normal regulation of metabolic processes. Must be taken from outside the body.
Define "Minerals" - Answer-A nutrient necessary for bodily purposes such as the
balance of body fluid
True or False?
, Water is a nutrient - Answer-False
Water is *NOT* a nutrient
List the Body's Major Organ Systems - Answer-1. Cardiovascular
2. Respiratory
3. Gastrointestinal
4. Nervous
5. Musculoskeletal
6. Reproductive
7. Immune
Define "Absorption" in ADME - Answer-How the drug passes from its side of
administration into the bloodstream
Define "Distribution" in ADME - Answer-How the drug is dispersed among the organs
after absorption into the blood
Define "Metabolism" in ADME - Answer-How the active part of a drug is metabolized
into a more water-soluble compound that can be readily excreted by the kidneys
Define "Excretion" in ADME - Answer-How the drug is eliminated from the body. Usually
drugs are eliminated via urine. They can also be excreted through the lungs, skin, or
breast milk.
True or False?
It takes about 5 years for a drug to hit the market - Answer-False
It takes about *10* years for a drug to hit the market
Routes of drug administration (pg 36-38) - Answer-Pg 36-38
Rights of drug administration (pg 32) - Answer-pg 32
Define "Bioavailability" - Answer-how quickly and how much of a drug reaches its
intended target site of action
Define "Bioequivalent" - Answer-when two drugs contain the same active ingredients
and proceed virtually the same blood levels over time.
Define "Therapeutic Equivalence" - Answer-Production of the same medicinal effect
Drug "Elimination and Excretion" - Answer-pg 42
guide exam questions with 100%
guaranteed answers 2023
True or False?
The FDA regulates the introduction of new drugs and enforces U.S. drug laws. -
Answer-True
True or False?
Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA demonstrating the safety
and effectiveness of new drugs before receiving approval for sale. - Answer-True
What is the average review time for a new drug? - Answer-18 months
Sales Team (pg 7) - Answer-Pg 7
What is considered the "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing
promising new product? - Answer-Research & Development (R&D)
What includes the supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the
business? - Answer-Manufacturing & Operations
True or False?
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. - Answer-True
True or False?
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - Answer-True
Define "Off-label" - Answer-Usage of a medication for purposes other than the specific
ones appearing on the label
Define "Toxicity" - Answer-The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is
poisonous or harmful to the body
What is the Institutional review Board (IRB)? - Answer-A committee of physicians,
staticians, community advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical
and that the rights of the study participants are protected. *All clinical trials must be
approved by an IRB before they begin*.
,Define "Placebo" - Answer-Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value
aka sugar pill
Define "Clinical Pharmacology" - Answer-The study of the effects and movement of
drugs in the human body
3 Main Concepts of *Basic Clinical Pharmacology* - Answer-- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Drug Distribution and Elimination
Define "Pharmacodynamics" - Answer-Study of the biochemical and physiological
effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does to the
body. It describes the therapeutic effects of drugs (pain relief, blood pressure reduction,
their side effects and their sites of action.
Define "Pharmacokinetics" - Answer-Study of how a drug is processed by the body, with
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution, and
method of excretion. The study of how the body affects drugs. *ADME*
Define "Drug Distribution & Elimination" - Answer-- Drug delivery systems
- Route of administration
- Modes of excretion
Define "Plasma" - Answer-The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins and other
substances
Define "Organs" - Answer-Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to perform
specific body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines, and skin)
Define "Nucleus" - Answer-Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
Define "Proteins" - Answer-A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
Define "Fats" - Answer-A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of
reserve energy
Define "Carbohydrates - Answer-A nutrient that is the body's immediate source of
energy. It's broken down to glucose and used for immediate metabolic reactions.
Define "Vitamins" - Answer-A nutrient substance necessary for growth, development,
and normal regulation of metabolic processes. Must be taken from outside the body.
Define "Minerals" - Answer-A nutrient necessary for bodily purposes such as the
balance of body fluid
True or False?
, Water is a nutrient - Answer-False
Water is *NOT* a nutrient
List the Body's Major Organ Systems - Answer-1. Cardiovascular
2. Respiratory
3. Gastrointestinal
4. Nervous
5. Musculoskeletal
6. Reproductive
7. Immune
Define "Absorption" in ADME - Answer-How the drug passes from its side of
administration into the bloodstream
Define "Distribution" in ADME - Answer-How the drug is dispersed among the organs
after absorption into the blood
Define "Metabolism" in ADME - Answer-How the active part of a drug is metabolized
into a more water-soluble compound that can be readily excreted by the kidneys
Define "Excretion" in ADME - Answer-How the drug is eliminated from the body. Usually
drugs are eliminated via urine. They can also be excreted through the lungs, skin, or
breast milk.
True or False?
It takes about 5 years for a drug to hit the market - Answer-False
It takes about *10* years for a drug to hit the market
Routes of drug administration (pg 36-38) - Answer-Pg 36-38
Rights of drug administration (pg 32) - Answer-pg 32
Define "Bioavailability" - Answer-how quickly and how much of a drug reaches its
intended target site of action
Define "Bioequivalent" - Answer-when two drugs contain the same active ingredients
and proceed virtually the same blood levels over time.
Define "Therapeutic Equivalence" - Answer-Production of the same medicinal effect
Drug "Elimination and Excretion" - Answer-pg 42
