CNPR, NAPSR MIDTERM Exam WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
100% CORRECT.
Pharmaceuticals - ANS medicines and vaccines for human and animal use. products
may have a brand name or be generic, and they may be prescription or OTC
Diagnostic - ANS equipment and supplies used in screening, detecting, and monitoring
disease. can range from simple home testing kits to sophisticated imaging technologies
Medical devices - ANS advanced instrumentation and appliances used for medical
therapy, such as joint replacements, implantable defibrillators, and pacemakers. Also
includes drug delivery devices such as syringes, infusion pumps, metered dose
inhalers, and trans-dermal patches
Medical supplies - ANS Commodity, high-volume supplies such as surgical gowns and
gloves
Durable medical equipment - ANS reusable products for health-related use in the home
such as walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen equipment, prosthetics, hospital beds
Home-Based Care - ANS Patients/consumers and their families and friends
home health nurses and aides
Primary Care (checkups and general health issues) - ANS OB/GYN
family/general practitioners
internists
Secondary Care (specialized outpatient consults) - ANS specialists
Tertiary Care (inpatient) - ANS community hospitals
academic medical centers
skilled nursing facilities
End-stage care - ANS skilled nursing facilities
hospitals
hospices
HMO - ANS Health Maintenance Organization
PBM - ANS Pharmacy Benefit Manager
act as intermediaries between pharmaceutical companies and large drug purchasers
GMP guidelines - ANS good manufacturing practices
,What is the average review time for a new drug? - ANS 18 months
DM - ANS district manager
RM - ANS regional manager
NAM - ANS national account manager
manufacturing & operations - ANS this includes the supply chain, manufacturing trade,
and distribution functions of the business
In 2012 the FDA approved _____ new drugs for use in the US (highest number since
1996) - ANS 39
______ new treatments have been approved for Hep C - ANS 2
_______ new treatments for Alzheimer's disease are in development - ANS 125
______ medicines are in development for cancer - ANS 3070
_____ new medicines are in development for diabetes - ANS 281
____ new medicines are developed for HIV/AIDS - ANS 185
approvable letter - ANS letters sent by the FDA to the applicant indicating whether the
new drug application meets necessary requirements
asymptomatic - ANS without signs or symptoms of disease
edema - ANS swelling
indication - ANS in terms of drug approval, the exact cause of purpose for which the
FDA has approved that a drug can be prescribed
IRB (institutional review board) - ANS a committee of physicians, statisticians,
community advocates, and others which ensures that a clinical trial is ethical and the
rights of study participants are protected
anatomy - ANS the study of the basic structures of the body
physiology - ANS the study of how those body structures function
clinical pharmacology - ANS the study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
human body
,pharmacodynamics - ANS the study of what a drug does to the body
pharmacokinetics - ANS study of how a drug is processed by the body
drug distribution and elimination - ANS drug delivery systems, routes of administration,
modes of excretion
MAR - ANS medication administration record
AEs - ANS adverse events
ADME - ANS testing that 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
drug kinetics - ANS what the body does to the drug
drug dynamics - ANS what the drug does to the body
1st right of drug administration - ANS right patient
2nd right of drug administration - ANS Right medication
3rd right of drug administration - ANS right dose
4th right of drug administration - ANS right route of administration
5th right of drug administration - ANS right time of delivery
ASAP order - ANS within 30 minutes of written order
granules - ANS small pill, usually accompanied by many others encased within a gelatin
capsule
tablet - ANS made by compressing the powdered form of a drug and bulk-filling material
under high pressure
capsule - ANS drug is contained in an external shell
enteric coating - ANS covering that keeps drugs from dissolving in the stomach and do
not dissolve until they reach the intestine
caplet - ANS shaped like a capsule but has the form of a tablet
elixir - ANS a drug vehicle that contains water, alcohol, and sugars
, fluid extracts - ANS concentrated solution of a drug removed from a plant source by
mixing ground parts of a plant with a suitable solvent, and then separating the plant
residue from the solvent
mixtures/suspensions - ANS an agent is mixed with a liquid but not dissolved
tinctures - ANS alcoholic preparations of a soluble drug
spirits/essences - ANS alcohol-containing liquids that may be used pharmaceutically as
solvents
liniments - ANS liquid suspensions for external application to the skin to relieve pain and
swelling
gels or jellies - ANS semisolid substances in non fatty bases that may be used for
topical application
emulsion - ANS preparation in which two agents cannot be ordinarily combined or
mixed
receptor - ANS a molecule with a specific three dimensional structure to which only very
specific substances can fit and attach
agonist - ANS drugs that activate receptors
antagonist - ANS drugs that block receptors
potency - ANS refers to the amount of drug needed to produce an effect
efficacy - ANS refers to the potential maximum therapeutic response a drug can
produce
pharmacogenetics - ANS the study of genetic differences in the response to drugs
N-acetyl transferase - ANS a liver enzyme that metabolizes certain drugs (for half of the
people in the US works slowly)
slow acetylators - ANS drugs that are metabolized by this enzyme (N-acetyl) tend to
reach higher levels and remain in the body longer than fast acetyls
duplication - ANS when two drugs with the same effect are taken (a drug-drug
interaction)
opposition (antagonism) - ANS two drugs with opposing actions (drug-drug interaction)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
100% CORRECT.
Pharmaceuticals - ANS medicines and vaccines for human and animal use. products
may have a brand name or be generic, and they may be prescription or OTC
Diagnostic - ANS equipment and supplies used in screening, detecting, and monitoring
disease. can range from simple home testing kits to sophisticated imaging technologies
Medical devices - ANS advanced instrumentation and appliances used for medical
therapy, such as joint replacements, implantable defibrillators, and pacemakers. Also
includes drug delivery devices such as syringes, infusion pumps, metered dose
inhalers, and trans-dermal patches
Medical supplies - ANS Commodity, high-volume supplies such as surgical gowns and
gloves
Durable medical equipment - ANS reusable products for health-related use in the home
such as walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen equipment, prosthetics, hospital beds
Home-Based Care - ANS Patients/consumers and their families and friends
home health nurses and aides
Primary Care (checkups and general health issues) - ANS OB/GYN
family/general practitioners
internists
Secondary Care (specialized outpatient consults) - ANS specialists
Tertiary Care (inpatient) - ANS community hospitals
academic medical centers
skilled nursing facilities
End-stage care - ANS skilled nursing facilities
hospitals
hospices
HMO - ANS Health Maintenance Organization
PBM - ANS Pharmacy Benefit Manager
act as intermediaries between pharmaceutical companies and large drug purchasers
GMP guidelines - ANS good manufacturing practices
,What is the average review time for a new drug? - ANS 18 months
DM - ANS district manager
RM - ANS regional manager
NAM - ANS national account manager
manufacturing & operations - ANS this includes the supply chain, manufacturing trade,
and distribution functions of the business
In 2012 the FDA approved _____ new drugs for use in the US (highest number since
1996) - ANS 39
______ new treatments have been approved for Hep C - ANS 2
_______ new treatments for Alzheimer's disease are in development - ANS 125
______ medicines are in development for cancer - ANS 3070
_____ new medicines are in development for diabetes - ANS 281
____ new medicines are developed for HIV/AIDS - ANS 185
approvable letter - ANS letters sent by the FDA to the applicant indicating whether the
new drug application meets necessary requirements
asymptomatic - ANS without signs or symptoms of disease
edema - ANS swelling
indication - ANS in terms of drug approval, the exact cause of purpose for which the
FDA has approved that a drug can be prescribed
IRB (institutional review board) - ANS a committee of physicians, statisticians,
community advocates, and others which ensures that a clinical trial is ethical and the
rights of study participants are protected
anatomy - ANS the study of the basic structures of the body
physiology - ANS the study of how those body structures function
clinical pharmacology - ANS the study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
human body
,pharmacodynamics - ANS the study of what a drug does to the body
pharmacokinetics - ANS study of how a drug is processed by the body
drug distribution and elimination - ANS drug delivery systems, routes of administration,
modes of excretion
MAR - ANS medication administration record
AEs - ANS adverse events
ADME - ANS testing that 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
drug kinetics - ANS what the body does to the drug
drug dynamics - ANS what the drug does to the body
1st right of drug administration - ANS right patient
2nd right of drug administration - ANS Right medication
3rd right of drug administration - ANS right dose
4th right of drug administration - ANS right route of administration
5th right of drug administration - ANS right time of delivery
ASAP order - ANS within 30 minutes of written order
granules - ANS small pill, usually accompanied by many others encased within a gelatin
capsule
tablet - ANS made by compressing the powdered form of a drug and bulk-filling material
under high pressure
capsule - ANS drug is contained in an external shell
enteric coating - ANS covering that keeps drugs from dissolving in the stomach and do
not dissolve until they reach the intestine
caplet - ANS shaped like a capsule but has the form of a tablet
elixir - ANS a drug vehicle that contains water, alcohol, and sugars
, fluid extracts - ANS concentrated solution of a drug removed from a plant source by
mixing ground parts of a plant with a suitable solvent, and then separating the plant
residue from the solvent
mixtures/suspensions - ANS an agent is mixed with a liquid but not dissolved
tinctures - ANS alcoholic preparations of a soluble drug
spirits/essences - ANS alcohol-containing liquids that may be used pharmaceutically as
solvents
liniments - ANS liquid suspensions for external application to the skin to relieve pain and
swelling
gels or jellies - ANS semisolid substances in non fatty bases that may be used for
topical application
emulsion - ANS preparation in which two agents cannot be ordinarily combined or
mixed
receptor - ANS a molecule with a specific three dimensional structure to which only very
specific substances can fit and attach
agonist - ANS drugs that activate receptors
antagonist - ANS drugs that block receptors
potency - ANS refers to the amount of drug needed to produce an effect
efficacy - ANS refers to the potential maximum therapeutic response a drug can
produce
pharmacogenetics - ANS the study of genetic differences in the response to drugs
N-acetyl transferase - ANS a liver enzyme that metabolizes certain drugs (for half of the
people in the US works slowly)
slow acetylators - ANS drugs that are metabolized by this enzyme (N-acetyl) tend to
reach higher levels and remain in the body longer than fast acetyls
duplication - ANS when two drugs with the same effect are taken (a drug-drug
interaction)
opposition (antagonism) - ANS two drugs with opposing actions (drug-drug interaction)
