NAPSR Quiz Exam Questions with
complete answers
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
a. Anatomy
b. Cytology
c. Oncology
d. Physiology - Answer-d. Physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body.
a. True
b. False - Answer-a. True
How does the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug?
a. Any substance intended for the 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
b. Any substance that causes legitimate side effects
c. Any substance that outperforms a placebo
d. Any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the body -
Answer-a. Any substance intended for the 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 bod
Which statements about vitamins are correct?
a. Most of the bodies required vitamins are manufactured in the bone marrow.
b. Most of the bodies required vitamins are products of the bodies metabolic processes.
c. Most of the bodies required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body
d. The body manufactures most of the vitamins it requires - Answer-c. Most of the
bodies required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body
ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to the
organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and
then excretes it from the body.
a. True
b. false - Answer-a. True
ADME testing is primarily used in what field?
, a. Epidemiology
b. Epigenetics
c. Pharmacodynamics
d. Pharmacokinetics - Answer-d. Pharmacokinetics
Which statement about placebos is correct?
a. By definition, placebos must be designed to affect everyone equally.
b. Placebo effects can be distinguished from drugs because they are always desirable
c. Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms
d. Placebos can be distinguished from drugs because they do not lead to withdrawal
symptoms - Answer-c. Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms
On average, only about 5 out of 4,000 drugs studied in the laboratory are eventually
studied in people.
a. True
b. False - Answer-a. True
Which statement is true about drugs taken Sublingually?
a. Sublingual administration is the most common type of administration
b. Sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream
c. Sublingual drugs are used primarily to treat the mouth
d. Sublingual drugs must first pass through the intestinal wall and liver, just like oral
drugs, but can be used in patients with swallowing problems - Answer-b. Sublingual
drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream
What are 3 out of 7 rights of drug administration?
a. The right patient, the right drug, and the right dose
b. The right supervision, the right patient, and the right dose.
c. The right technique, the right documentation, and the right supervision
d. The right to information about someones medication, the right to question ones
treatment, and the right to a second opinion. - Answer-a. The right patient, the right
drug, and the right dose
Pro-drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive
form.
a. True
b. False - Answer-b. False
The kidney of an 85-year-old person excretes drugs only _____ as efficiently as that of
a 35-year-old person.
complete answers
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
a. Anatomy
b. Cytology
c. Oncology
d. Physiology - Answer-d. Physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body.
a. True
b. False - Answer-a. True
How does the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug?
a. Any substance intended for the 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
b. Any substance that causes legitimate side effects
c. Any substance that outperforms a placebo
d. Any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the body -
Answer-a. Any substance intended for the 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 bod
Which statements about vitamins are correct?
a. Most of the bodies required vitamins are manufactured in the bone marrow.
b. Most of the bodies required vitamins are products of the bodies metabolic processes.
c. Most of the bodies required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body
d. The body manufactures most of the vitamins it requires - Answer-c. Most of the
bodies required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body
ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to the
organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and
then excretes it from the body.
a. True
b. false - Answer-a. True
ADME testing is primarily used in what field?
, a. Epidemiology
b. Epigenetics
c. Pharmacodynamics
d. Pharmacokinetics - Answer-d. Pharmacokinetics
Which statement about placebos is correct?
a. By definition, placebos must be designed to affect everyone equally.
b. Placebo effects can be distinguished from drugs because they are always desirable
c. Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms
d. Placebos can be distinguished from drugs because they do not lead to withdrawal
symptoms - Answer-c. Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms
On average, only about 5 out of 4,000 drugs studied in the laboratory are eventually
studied in people.
a. True
b. False - Answer-a. True
Which statement is true about drugs taken Sublingually?
a. Sublingual administration is the most common type of administration
b. Sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream
c. Sublingual drugs are used primarily to treat the mouth
d. Sublingual drugs must first pass through the intestinal wall and liver, just like oral
drugs, but can be used in patients with swallowing problems - Answer-b. Sublingual
drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream
What are 3 out of 7 rights of drug administration?
a. The right patient, the right drug, and the right dose
b. The right supervision, the right patient, and the right dose.
c. The right technique, the right documentation, and the right supervision
d. The right to information about someones medication, the right to question ones
treatment, and the right to a second opinion. - Answer-a. The right patient, the right
drug, and the right dose
Pro-drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive
form.
a. True
b. False - Answer-b. False
The kidney of an 85-year-old person excretes drugs only _____ as efficiently as that of
a 35-year-old person.
