NAPSRX final exam LATEST VERSION
297 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST
UPDATE 2025,2026 GRADED A
Pharmaceutical development is a high risk undertaking, in which many promising leads
prove disappointing. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Pharma sales are highest in which geographical regions? - CORRECT ANSWER
U.S, Western Europe, and Japan
The US accounts for what % of the worlds pharmaceutical revenues? - CORRECT
ANSWER 50%
What fueled recent growth in the pharm industry? - CORRECT ANSWER
Population growth and increased life expectancy
Describe the relationship between pharma companies and genomic research facilities -
CORRECT ANSWER these partnerships will not prove immediately profitable
Prescription drug therapy is NOT cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare
providers - CORRECT ANSWER False
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medications - CORRECT
ANSWER False
DTC (direct-to-consumer) advertiszing is one of the oldest and least effective methods
of pharma marketing. - CORRECT ANSWER False
what determines the number of districts in a region? - CORRECT ANSWER the
regions population
What is an example of regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER Different states have different prescription reimbursement systems
,The heart of the pharm sales team is the Reginal Manager - CORRECT ANSWER
false
Most district managers did NOT start as sales reps - CORRECT ANSWER false
How many territories are in a typical district? - CORRECT ANSWER 8 to 12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? - CORRECT
ANSWER comparative selling
Pharm reps mainly visit pharmacies - CORRECT ANSWER False Imprisonment
it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing
your product - CORRECT ANSWER false
the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed -
CORRECT ANSWER true
Who is technically considered as a "payer" - CORRECT ANSWER employers,
insurance, MCO's (managed care organizations), or U.S. government
(Medicare/Medicaid )
what is an "ethical pharmaceutical company"? - CORRECT ANSWER researching
and developing novel drugs
one of the most disappointing results of the pharm industry continued investment into
R&D is the few new drugs that are approved and developed. - CORRECT ANSWER
false
thanks to modern medication. how long are people with a new HIV diagnosis expected
to live? - CORRECT ANSWER another 50 years
How much has the American lifespan increased since the 1890's? - CORRECT
ANSWER almost 30 years
a drugs effects on the body (pain relief, reduces blood pressure, what tissue they act on
& how they act no those tissues) - CORRECT ANSWER Pharmacodynamics
how the body processes/ reacts to a drug (absorption, duration of action, distribution,
excretion) - CORRECT ANSWER Pharmacokinetics
, any chemical substance that affects the body and its processes - CORRECT
ANSWER simple definition of a drug
brach of medicine concerned with prevention of disease and treatment of suffering -
CORRECT ANSWER therapeutics
Range of drug doses that can treat disease effectively while staying within the safety
range. - CORRECT ANSWER therapeutic window
difference between the usual effective dose and the dose that induces severe or life
threatening side effects - CORRECT ANSWER Margin of Safety
any substance intended for 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. - CORRECT ANSWER How the FFDCA defines a drug
most of the body's required vitamins must be taken in from the outside of the body -
CORRECT ANSWER true
ADME testing measure 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 - CORRECT ANSWER true
ADME testing is primarily used in what field? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pharmacokinetics
placebos can lead to withdrawal symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER true
on average, how many drugs studies in the lab are eventually studied in people? -
CORRECT ANSWER 5 of 4,000
sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream -
CORRECT ANSWER true
What are the 5 rights of drug administration? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. right
patient
2. right medication
3. right dose
4. right route of administration
5. right
297 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST
UPDATE 2025,2026 GRADED A
Pharmaceutical development is a high risk undertaking, in which many promising leads
prove disappointing. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Pharma sales are highest in which geographical regions? - CORRECT ANSWER
U.S, Western Europe, and Japan
The US accounts for what % of the worlds pharmaceutical revenues? - CORRECT
ANSWER 50%
What fueled recent growth in the pharm industry? - CORRECT ANSWER
Population growth and increased life expectancy
Describe the relationship between pharma companies and genomic research facilities -
CORRECT ANSWER these partnerships will not prove immediately profitable
Prescription drug therapy is NOT cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare
providers - CORRECT ANSWER False
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medications - CORRECT
ANSWER False
DTC (direct-to-consumer) advertiszing is one of the oldest and least effective methods
of pharma marketing. - CORRECT ANSWER False
what determines the number of districts in a region? - CORRECT ANSWER the
regions population
What is an example of regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER Different states have different prescription reimbursement systems
,The heart of the pharm sales team is the Reginal Manager - CORRECT ANSWER
false
Most district managers did NOT start as sales reps - CORRECT ANSWER false
How many territories are in a typical district? - CORRECT ANSWER 8 to 12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? - CORRECT
ANSWER comparative selling
Pharm reps mainly visit pharmacies - CORRECT ANSWER False Imprisonment
it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing
your product - CORRECT ANSWER false
the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed -
CORRECT ANSWER true
Who is technically considered as a "payer" - CORRECT ANSWER employers,
insurance, MCO's (managed care organizations), or U.S. government
(Medicare/Medicaid )
what is an "ethical pharmaceutical company"? - CORRECT ANSWER researching
and developing novel drugs
one of the most disappointing results of the pharm industry continued investment into
R&D is the few new drugs that are approved and developed. - CORRECT ANSWER
false
thanks to modern medication. how long are people with a new HIV diagnosis expected
to live? - CORRECT ANSWER another 50 years
How much has the American lifespan increased since the 1890's? - CORRECT
ANSWER almost 30 years
a drugs effects on the body (pain relief, reduces blood pressure, what tissue they act on
& how they act no those tissues) - CORRECT ANSWER Pharmacodynamics
how the body processes/ reacts to a drug (absorption, duration of action, distribution,
excretion) - CORRECT ANSWER Pharmacokinetics
, any chemical substance that affects the body and its processes - CORRECT
ANSWER simple definition of a drug
brach of medicine concerned with prevention of disease and treatment of suffering -
CORRECT ANSWER therapeutics
Range of drug doses that can treat disease effectively while staying within the safety
range. - CORRECT ANSWER therapeutic window
difference between the usual effective dose and the dose that induces severe or life
threatening side effects - CORRECT ANSWER Margin of Safety
any substance intended for 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. - CORRECT ANSWER How the FFDCA defines a drug
most of the body's required vitamins must be taken in from the outside of the body -
CORRECT ANSWER true
ADME testing measure 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 - CORRECT ANSWER true
ADME testing is primarily used in what field? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pharmacokinetics
placebos can lead to withdrawal symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER true
on average, how many drugs studies in the lab are eventually studied in people? -
CORRECT ANSWER 5 of 4,000
sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream -
CORRECT ANSWER true
What are the 5 rights of drug administration? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. right
patient
2. right medication
3. right dose
4. right route of administration
5. right
