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NAPSRx CNPR Exam (Revised 18th Edition) (NEW UPDATED VERSION)
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CNPR PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
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(NAPSRx CNPR – Revised 18th Edition Style)
SECTION 1: PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
BASICS (1–40)
1. What does FDA stand for?
Answer: Food and Drug Administration
2. What is the primary role of the FDA?
Answer: Ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs
3. What is a blockbuster drug?
Answer: A drug generating over $1 billion in annual sales
4. What is a formulary?
Answer: An approved list of medications
5. What is a P&T Committee?
Answer: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
6. What is off-label use?
Answer: Use of a drug for a non–FDA-approved indication
7. Who regulates pharmaceutical advertising?
Answer: The FDA (Office of Prescription Drug Promotion)
8. What is a branded drug?
Answer: A drug sold under a trademarked name
9. What is a generic drug?
Answer: A bioequivalent version of a brand-name drug
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10. What is market share?
Answer: Percentage of total sales within a drug category
11. What is detailing?
Answer: Educating healthcare providers about a drug
12. What is DTC advertising?
Answer: Direct-to-consumer advertising
13. What is pharmacoeconomics?
Answer: Study of cost versus benefit of drug therapies
14. What is a sales territory?
Answer: A geographic area assigned to a sales representative
15. What is a pipeline drug?
Answer: A drug currently under development
16. What is patent protection?
Answer: Exclusive rights to market a drug
17. How long is a typical drug patent?
Answer: 20 years from filing date
18. What is exclusivity?
Answer: Market protection beyond patent rights
19. Who approves generic drugs?
Answer: The FDA
20. What does ANDA stand for?
Answer: Abbreviated New Drug Application
21. What is bioequivalence?
Answer: Same rate and extent of drug absorption
22. What is a therapeutic class?
Answer: Group of drugs with similar effects
23. What does KOL stand for?
Answer: Key Opinion Leader
24. What is managed care?
Answer: A healthcare system focused on cost control
2026 2027 GRADED A+
NAPSRx CNPR Exam (Revised 18th Edition) (NEW UPDATED VERSION)
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED THIS YEAR
CNPR PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
(NAPSRx CNPR – Revised 18th Edition Style)
SECTION 1: PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
BASICS (1–40)
1. What does FDA stand for?
Answer: Food and Drug Administration
2. What is the primary role of the FDA?
Answer: Ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs
3. What is a blockbuster drug?
Answer: A drug generating over $1 billion in annual sales
4. What is a formulary?
Answer: An approved list of medications
5. What is a P&T Committee?
Answer: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
6. What is off-label use?
Answer: Use of a drug for a non–FDA-approved indication
7. Who regulates pharmaceutical advertising?
Answer: The FDA (Office of Prescription Drug Promotion)
8. What is a branded drug?
Answer: A drug sold under a trademarked name
9. What is a generic drug?
Answer: A bioequivalent version of a brand-name drug
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10. What is market share?
Answer: Percentage of total sales within a drug category
11. What is detailing?
Answer: Educating healthcare providers about a drug
12. What is DTC advertising?
Answer: Direct-to-consumer advertising
13. What is pharmacoeconomics?
Answer: Study of cost versus benefit of drug therapies
14. What is a sales territory?
Answer: A geographic area assigned to a sales representative
15. What is a pipeline drug?
Answer: A drug currently under development
16. What is patent protection?
Answer: Exclusive rights to market a drug
17. How long is a typical drug patent?
Answer: 20 years from filing date
18. What is exclusivity?
Answer: Market protection beyond patent rights
19. Who approves generic drugs?
Answer: The FDA
20. What does ANDA stand for?
Answer: Abbreviated New Drug Application
21. What is bioequivalence?
Answer: Same rate and extent of drug absorption
22. What is a therapeutic class?
Answer: Group of drugs with similar effects
23. What does KOL stand for?
Answer: Key Opinion Leader
24. What is managed care?
Answer: A healthcare system focused on cost control
2026 2027 GRADED A+
