NAPSR/CNPR Exam
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1. Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA
demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of new drugs before
receiving approval for sale.
- ANS - True
2. Average review time for a new drug
- ANS - 18 months
3. Sales Team
- ANS - Pg 7
4. The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing
promising new product.
- ANS - Research & Development
,5. This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution
functions of the business.
- ANS - Manufacturing & Operations
6. In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S.
- ANS - True
7. 3,070 new meds are in development for cancer.
- ANS - True
8. Define Off-label
- ANS - Usage of a medication for purposes other than the specific
ones appearing on the label
9. Toxicity
- ANS - The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is
poisonous or harmful to the body
10. Institutional review Board (IRB)
- ANS - A committee of physicians, staticians, community
advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical
and that the rights of the study participants are protected. All
clinical trials must be approved by an IRB before they begin.
11. Placebo
- ANS - Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value
aka sugar pill
,12. Edema
- ANS - Swelling
13. Asymptomatic
- ANS - Without signs or symptoms
14. Clinical Pharmacology
- ANS - The study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
human body
15. Anatomy
- ANS - The study of basic structures of the body
16. Physiology
- ANS - The study of how those body structures function
17. Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 main concepts
- ANS - Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution
and elimination.
18. Pharmacodynamics
- ANS - Study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs
and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does
to the body. It describes the therapeutic effects of drugs (pain
relief, blood pressure reduction, their side effects and their sites of
action.
, 19. Pharmacokinetics
- ANS - Study of how a drug is processed by the body, with
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action,
distribution, and method of excretion. The study of how the body
affects drugs.
20. Drug distribution & elimination
- ANS - Drug delivery systems, route of administration , modes of
excretion.
21. Plasma
- ANS - The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins and
other substances
22. Organs
- ANS - Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to perform
specific body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart,
intestines, and skin)
23. Nucleus
- ANS - Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
24. Proteins
- ANS - A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
25. Fats
- ANS - A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of
reserve energy
Complete Latest 2025/2026
Questions with Correct
Answers Solved
1. Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA
demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of new drugs before
receiving approval for sale.
- ANS - True
2. Average review time for a new drug
- ANS - 18 months
3. Sales Team
- ANS - Pg 7
4. The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing
promising new product.
- ANS - Research & Development
,5. This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution
functions of the business.
- ANS - Manufacturing & Operations
6. In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S.
- ANS - True
7. 3,070 new meds are in development for cancer.
- ANS - True
8. Define Off-label
- ANS - Usage of a medication for purposes other than the specific
ones appearing on the label
9. Toxicity
- ANS - The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is
poisonous or harmful to the body
10. Institutional review Board (IRB)
- ANS - A committee of physicians, staticians, community
advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical
and that the rights of the study participants are protected. All
clinical trials must be approved by an IRB before they begin.
11. Placebo
- ANS - Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value
aka sugar pill
,12. Edema
- ANS - Swelling
13. Asymptomatic
- ANS - Without signs or symptoms
14. Clinical Pharmacology
- ANS - The study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
human body
15. Anatomy
- ANS - The study of basic structures of the body
16. Physiology
- ANS - The study of how those body structures function
17. Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 main concepts
- ANS - Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution
and elimination.
18. Pharmacodynamics
- ANS - Study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs
and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does
to the body. It describes the therapeutic effects of drugs (pain
relief, blood pressure reduction, their side effects and their sites of
action.
, 19. Pharmacokinetics
- ANS - Study of how a drug is processed by the body, with
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action,
distribution, and method of excretion. The study of how the body
affects drugs.
20. Drug distribution & elimination
- ANS - Drug delivery systems, route of administration , modes of
excretion.
21. Plasma
- ANS - The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins and
other substances
22. Organs
- ANS - Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to perform
specific body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart,
intestines, and skin)
23. Nucleus
- ANS - Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
24. Proteins
- ANS - A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
25. Fats
- ANS - A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of
reserve energy
