NAPSRX EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NAPSR/CNPR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
PharmascompaniessmustssubmitsextensivesdatastosthesFDAsdemonstratingsthessafetysand
seffectivenesssofsnewsdrugssbeforesreceivingsapprovalsforssale.s-sans--True



Averagesreviewstimesforsasnewsdrugs-sans--18smonths

SalessTeams-sans--Pgs7

Thes"enginesofsinnovation,"sfocusedsonsdiscoveringsorsinventingspromisingsnewsproduct.s-
sans--Researchs&sDevelopment



Thissincludesssupplyschain,smanufacturing,strade,sandsdistributionsfunctionssofsthesbusine
ss.s-sans--Manufacturings&sOperations

Ins2012,sFDAsregulatorssapproveds39snewsdrugssforsusesinsthesU.S.s-sans--True

3,070snewsmedssaresinsdevelopmentsforscancer.s-sans--True

DefinesOff-labels-sans--
Usagesofsasmedicationsforspurposessothersthansthesspecificsonessappearingsonstheslabel

Toxicitys-sans--
Thesextent,squality,sorsdegreestoswhichsassubstancesisspoisonoussorsharmfulstosthesbody

InstitutionalsreviewsBoards(IRB)s-sans--
Ascommitteesofsphysicians,sstaticians,scommunitysadvocated,sandsothersswhichsensuresth
atsasclinicalstrialsissethicalsandsthatsthesrightssofsthesstudysparticipantssaresprotected.sAllscli
nicalstrialssmustsbesapprovedsbysansIRBsbeforestheysbegin.

Placebos-sans--Inactivespill,sliquid,sorspowdersthatshassnostreatmentsvaluesakassugarspill

Edemas-sans--Swelling

Asymptomatics-sans--Withoutssignssorssymptoms

ClinicalsPharmacologys-sans--
Thesstudysofstheseffectssandsmovementsofsdrugssinstheshumansbody

Anatomys-sans--Thesstudysofsbasicsstructuressofsthesbody

Physiologys-sans--Thesstudysofshowsthosesbodysstructuressfunction

,Basicsclinicalspharmacologysinvolvess3smainsconceptss-sans--
Pharmacodynamics,sPharmacokinetics,sdrugsdistributionsandselimination.

Pharmacodynamicss-sans--
Studysofsthesbiochemicalsandsphysiologicalseffectssofsdrugssandstheirsmechanismssofsacti
onsi.e.sthesstudysofswhatsasdrugsdoesstosthesbody.sItsdescribessthestherapeuticseffectssofsdr
ugss(painsrelief,sbloodspressuresreduction,stheirssideseffectssandstheirssitessofsaction.

Pharmacokineticss-sans--
Studysofshowsasdrugsissprocessedsbysthesbody,swithsemphasissonsthestimesrequiredsforsab
sorption,sdurationsofsaction,sdistribution,sandsmethodsofsexcretion.sThesstudysofshowsthesb
odysaffectssdrugs.

Drugsdistributions&seliminations-sans--
Drugsdeliveryssystems,sroutesofsadministrations,smodessofsexcretion.

Plasmas-sans--Thesliquidsportionsofsthesbloodsthatscarriessproteinssandsotherssubstances

Organss-sans--
Specializedscellssandstissuessgroupedstogetherstosperformsspecificsbodysfunctionsforsasco
mmonspurpose.s(Kidney,sheart,sintestines,sandsskin)

Nucleuss-sans--Brainsofsthescellsthatsregulatessallsactivities.

Proteinss-sans--Asnutrientsmadesupsofsofschainssofsaminosacids

Fatss-sans--Asnutrientsstoredsinsspecialsbodystissuessassasgreatssourcesofsreservesenergy

Carbohydratess-sans--
Asnutrientsthatsissthesbody'ssimmediatessourcesofsenergy.sIt'ssbrokensdownstosglucosesand
susedsforsimmediatesmetabolicsreactions.



Vitaminss-sans--
Asnutrientssubstancesnecessarysforsgrowth,sdevelopment,sandsnormalsregulationsofsmeta
bolicsprocesses.sMustsbestakensfromsoutsidesthesbody.

Mineralss-sans--
Asnutrientsnecessarysforsbodilyspurposesssuchsassthesbalancesofsbodysfluid

WatersissNOTsasnutrients-sans--True

Body'ssMajorsSystemss-sans--
Cardiovascular,sRespiratory,snervous,smusculoskeletal,sreproductive,simmune

, Absorptions-sans--
Howsthesdrugspassessfromsitsssidesofsadministrationsintosthesbloodstream

Distributions-sans--
Howsthesdrugsissdispersedsamongsthesorganssaftersabsorptionsintosthesblood

Metabolisms-sans--Howsthesactivespartsofsasdrugsissmetabolizedsintosasmoreswater-
solublescompoundsthatscansbesreadilysexcretedsbystheskidneys

Excretions-sans--
Howsthesdrugsisseliminatedsfromsthesbody.sUsuallysdrugssareseliminatedsviasurine.sTheysc
ansalsosbesexcretedsthroughstheslungs,sskin,sorsbreastsmilk.

Itstakessabouts10syearssforsasdrugstoshitsthesmarkets-sans--True

Routessofsdrugsadministrations-sans--Pgs26-29

Sevensrightssofsdrugsadministrations-sans--pgs30

Bioavailabilitys-sans--
howsquicklysandshowsmuchsofsasdrugsreachessitssintendedstargetssitesofsaction

Bioequivalents-sans--
whenstheyscontainsthessamesactivesingredientssandsproceedsvirtuallysthessamesbloodsleve
lssoverstime.

Therapeuticsequivalences-sans--Productionsofsthessamesmedicinalseffect

DrugseliminationsandsExcretions-sans--pgs34

DrugsFormss-sans--Pgs35-38

Patentslasts20syearss-sans--True

Inactivesingredientss-sans--
Addedstosprovidesbulk,sstrength,saidsdissolving,scolor,staste,setc.sIAssdosnotsaffectsthesbod
y

PharmaceuticalsIngredientss-sans--Pgs54

BIDs-sans--twicesasday

Cmaxs-sans--Peaksplasmasconcentrationsonsasmeasuringscurve