NAPSRx exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers
|Verified, Exams of Advanced Education
1. Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare prod- uct ANS true
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2. Pharmaceutical developlment is a big- p p p p
risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove disappointing ANS true
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3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions ANS The U.S., Western Euro
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pe, and Japan
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4. The U.S. accounts for about
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50%
5. Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry ANS po
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pulation growth and increased life expectancies
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6. According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the pre-
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p dicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic re-
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p search facilities ANS partnerships between pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic compan
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ies will not prove immediately profitable
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7. prescription drug therapy is not cost- p p p p p
effective for insurance companies and healthcare providers ANS false
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8. the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines ANS false
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9. one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting techniques is DTC (direct-to-
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consumer) advertising ANS false p p pp
,10. what influences the number of districts in a region ANS the region's population
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11. what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems-
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p ANS California and Florida have difffernet perscription reimbursment policies
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12. the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager ANS false
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13. most DMs did not start as representatives ANS false
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14. how many territories are in a typical district ANS 8 to 12
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15. what is the most effective method for grabbing market share ANS comparative selling
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16. pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies ANS false p p p p p pp
17. it usually only takes 1-
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2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your product ANS false
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18. the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed ANS
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true
19. according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as "pay
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ers" ANS employers
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20. according to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical compa-
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p nies ANS researching and developing novel drugs
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21. one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued investme
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nt in R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development ANS false
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,22. thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to l
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ive ANS another 50 years
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23. how much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 ANS almost 30 years
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24. what is a treatment group ANS A group of patients assigned to receive a specified treatme
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nt
25. what is the main difference between a blinded and double-
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blinded study ANS in a double blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study participants kn
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ow which subjects are in the experimental group and which are in the control
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26. what does "asymptomatic" mean ANS not exhibiting signs or symptoms
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27. what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to struc-
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p tures) ANS physiology
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28. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological c
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hange in the body ANS true
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29. how does the federal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA) define a drug-
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p ANS any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention
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off disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body
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30. which statement about vitamins is correct ANS most of the bodys required vita-
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p mins must be taken in from outside the body
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31. ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, dis-
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p tributes it to the organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste mate
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rial and then excretes it from the body. ANS true
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32. ADME testing is primarily used in what field ANS Pharmacokinetics
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33. which statement about placebos is correct ANS Placebo effects can lead to withdraw
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al symptoms.
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34. on average, only about 5 off 4,000 drugs studied in the labratory are eventually stu
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died in people ANS true
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, 35. which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually ANS sublingual drugs are absorb
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ed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream
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36. what are 3 off the 7 rights of drug administration ANS the right patient, rigt drug, and right
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dose
37. pro-
drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive form ANS false
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38. the kidney of an 85-year-old persion excretes drugs only
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as efficiently as that of a 35-year-old person ANS around 50%
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39. the normal age- p p
related decrease in kidney function cem help doctors determine an appropiate dosage b
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ased soley on a person's age ANS true
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|Verified, Exams of Advanced Education
1. Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare prod- uct ANS true
p p p p p p p p p p pp
2. Pharmaceutical developlment is a big- p p p p
risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove disappointing ANS true
p p p p p p p p p pp
3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions ANS The U.S., Western Euro
p p p p p p p p pp p p p
pe, and Japan
p p
4. The U.S. accounts for about
p p p p p of the world's pharmaceutical revenues ANS -
p p p p p pp
50%
5. Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry ANS po
p p p p p p p p p p p p pp
pulation growth and increased life expectancies
p p p p p
6. According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the pre-
p p p p p p p p p
p dicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic re-
p p p p p p p
p search facilities ANS partnerships between pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic compan
p p pp p p p p p p
ies will not prove immediately profitable
p p p p p
7. prescription drug therapy is not cost- p p p p p
effective for insurance companies and healthcare providers ANS false
p p p p p p p pp
8. the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines ANS false
p p p p p p p p p p p p p pp
9. one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting techniques is DTC (direct-to-
p p p p p p p p p p p p
consumer) advertising ANS false p p pp
,10. what influences the number of districts in a region ANS the region's population
p p p p p p p p p pp p p
11. what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems-
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p ANS California and Florida have difffernet perscription reimbursment policies
pp p p p p p p p
12. the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager ANS false
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13. most DMs did not start as representatives ANS false
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14. how many territories are in a typical district ANS 8 to 12
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15. what is the most effective method for grabbing market share ANS comparative selling
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16. pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies ANS false p p p p p pp
17. it usually only takes 1-
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2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your product ANS false
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p pp
18. the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed ANS
p p p p p p p p p p p p pp
true
19. according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as "pay
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
ers" ANS employers
p pp
20. according to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical compa-
p p p p p p p p
p nies ANS researching and developing novel drugs
p pp p p p p
21. one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued investme
p p p p p p p p p p p
nt in R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development ANS false
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p pp
,22. thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to l
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
ive ANS another 50 years
p pp p p
23. how much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 ANS almost 30 years
p p p p p p p p p p pp p p
24. what is a treatment group ANS A group of patients assigned to receive a specified treatme
p p p p p pp p p p p p p p p p
nt
25. what is the main difference between a blinded and double-
p p p p p p p p p
blinded study ANS in a double blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study participants kn
p p pp p p p p p p p p p p p p p
ow which subjects are in the experimental group and which are in the control
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
26. what does "asymptomatic" mean ANS not exhibiting signs or symptoms
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27. what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to struc-
p p p p p p p p p p p
p tures) ANS physiology
p pp
28. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological c
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
hange in the body ANS true
p p p p pp
29. how does the federal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA) define a drug-
p p p p p p p p p p p p
p ANS any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention
pp p p p p p p p p p p p p p
off disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
30. which statement about vitamins is correct ANS most of the bodys required vita-
p p p p p p pp p p p p p
p mins must be taken in from outside the body
p p p p p p p p
31. ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, dis-
p p p p p p p p p p p p
p tributes it to the organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste mate
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
rial and then excretes it from the body. ANS true
p p p p p p p p pp
32. ADME testing is primarily used in what field ANS Pharmacokinetics
p p p p p p p p pp
33. which statement about placebos is correct ANS Placebo effects can lead to withdraw
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al symptoms.
p
34. on average, only about 5 off 4,000 drugs studied in the labratory are eventually stu
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
died in people ANS true
p p p pp
, 35. which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually ANS sublingual drugs are absorb
p p p p p p p p pp p p p
ed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream
p p p p p p p
36. what are 3 off the 7 rights of drug administration ANS the right patient, rigt drug, and right
p p p p p p p p p p pp p p p p p p
dose
37. pro-
drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive form ANS false
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p pp
38. the kidney of an 85-year-old persion excretes drugs only
p p p p p p p p p
as efficiently as that of a 35-year-old person ANS around 50%
p p p p p p p p pp p
39. the normal age- p p
related decrease in kidney function cem help doctors determine an appropiate dosage b
p p p p p p p p p p p p
ased soley on a person's age ANS true
p p p p p p pp
