NAPRX/CNPR Exam Questions & Answers b b b b
1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?
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first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms
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b of actionbb
2. Bone marrow transplants. b b
are a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's own cells are reinjected.
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3. What does AMA b b
b stand for? b
b American Medical bb
b Association
4. What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the
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b drug should not be usedbecause the risks outweigh the therapeutic
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b benefits?
contraindications
5 What is tertiary care?
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highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by a large medical center
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b for unusual or complexmedical problems
bb b b b
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the classic approach to
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b brand development strategycovered in your manual?
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brand quality b
7 What are vasodilators used to do?
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decrease vascular resistance and increase blood flow
b b b b b b
8. What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a
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,b drug is given at such regular intervals that absorption and elimination (and
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b therefore drug plasma concentration) have become fairlyconstant?
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Steady State b
9. Which statement is TRUE about ocular
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b administration? Ocular administration is b b b
b used primarily to treat the eye.
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10. Which entities invest's the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?
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U.S. pharmaceutical companies
b b
,11. How are most drugs
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b excreted? via the
b b
b kidneys
12. Over the last few decades, what has happened to legal limitations on sales'
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b reps discussions about oflabel uses?
b b b b
Limitations have decreased.
b b
, 14. What does it mean if two drugs
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b are at parity? Both drugs are
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b essentially in a neutral position. b bb b b
15 Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling
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b programs? Everyone would benefit equally from electronic b b b b b b b
b sampling programs b
16. When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation
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b means "one-half'SS b
17 What is an internist?
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a physician who practices internal medicine
b b b b b
18. Which of the following is a type of b b b b b b b
b white blood cell? Lymphocytes
b b b
19. Why are novice sales representatives often placed in charge of
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b negotiating MCO formularies? They are not. This job is usually reserved
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b for more experienced reps.
b bb b
20. What distinguishes pharmacodynamics b b
b from pharmacokinetics? Pharmacodynamics
b b
b studies the how the body afects drugs.
b bb b b b b
21 What proportion of the drugs tested on human subjects are eventually
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b approved by the FDA? about 70% b b b b b
22. According to a study discussed in your manual, how do most physicians b b b b b b b b b b b
b prefer to receive their drugsamples?
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directly from sales representatives b b b
23. Which of the following b b b b is an example of
b b b
b a central value? I buy Advil to show that
b b b b b b b b
b I'm a modern consumer.
b bb b
24. Which of the following specialties likely has the MOST
b b b b b b b b
1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?
b b b b b b b b
first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
b of actionbb
2. Bone marrow transplants. b b
are a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's own cells are reinjected.
b b b b b b b b b b b b
3. What does AMA b b
b stand for? b
b American Medical bb
b Association
4. What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the
b b b b b b b b b b b
b drug should not be usedbecause the risks outweigh the therapeutic
b b b b b b b b b
b benefits?
contraindications
5 What is tertiary care?
b b b b
highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by a large medical center
b b b b b b b b b b b
b for unusual or complexmedical problems
bb b b b
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the classic approach to
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
b brand development strategycovered in your manual?
b b b b b
brand quality b
7 What are vasodilators used to do?
b b b b b b
decrease vascular resistance and increase blood flow
b b b b b b
8. What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
,b drug is given at such regular intervals that absorption and elimination (and
b b b b b b b b b b b
b therefore drug plasma concentration) have become fairlyconstant?
b b b b b b
Steady State b
9. Which statement is TRUE about ocular
b b b b b
b administration? Ocular administration is b b b
b used primarily to treat the eye.
bb b b b b
10. Which entities invest's the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?
b b b b b b b b
U.S. pharmaceutical companies
b b
,11. How are most drugs
b b b
b excreted? via the
b b
b kidneys
12. Over the last few decades, what has happened to legal limitations on sales'
b b b b b b b b b b b b
b reps discussions about oflabel uses?
b b b b
Limitations have decreased.
b b
, 14. What does it mean if two drugs
b b b b b b b
b are at parity? Both drugs are
b b b b b
b essentially in a neutral position. b bb b b
15 Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling
b b b b b b b b b
b programs? Everyone would benefit equally from electronic b b b b b b b
b sampling programs b
16. When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation
b b b b b b b
b means "one-half'SS b
17 What is an internist?
b b b b
a physician who practices internal medicine
b b b b b
18. Which of the following is a type of b b b b b b b
b white blood cell? Lymphocytes
b b b
19. Why are novice sales representatives often placed in charge of
b b b b b b b b b
b negotiating MCO formularies? They are not. This job is usually reserved
b b b b b b b b b b
b for more experienced reps.
b bb b
20. What distinguishes pharmacodynamics b b
b from pharmacokinetics? Pharmacodynamics
b b
b studies the how the body afects drugs.
b bb b b b b
21 What proportion of the drugs tested on human subjects are eventually
b b b b b b b b b b b
b approved by the FDA? about 70% b b b b b
22. According to a study discussed in your manual, how do most physicians b b b b b b b b b b b
b prefer to receive their drugsamples?
b b b b
directly from sales representatives b b b
23. Which of the following b b b b is an example of
b b b
b a central value? I buy Advil to show that
b b b b b b b b
b I'm a modern consumer.
b bb b
24. Which of the following specialties likely has the MOST
b b b b b b b b
