NAPSR EXAM (PRACTICE QUIZZES)
Pharmaceuticalsvgarevgarguablyvgthevgmostvgsociallyvgimportantvghealthcarevgproduct.vg(
T/F)vg-vganswer--true
Pharmaceuticalvgdevelopmentvgisvgavghigh-
riskvgundertaking,vginvgwhichvgmanyvgpromisingvgleadsvgprovevgdisappointing.vg(T/F)vg-
vganswer--true
Pharmaceuticalvgsalesvgarevghighestvginvgwhichvggeographicalvgregions?vg-vganswer--
ThevgU.S.,vgWesternvgEurope,vgandvgJapan
ThevgU.S.vgaccountsvgforvgaboutvg____vgofvgthevgworld'svgpharmaceuticalvgrevenues.vg-
vganswer--50%
Whichvgofvgthevgfollowingvghasvgfueledvgrecentvggrowthvginvgthevgpharmaceuticalvgindustry
?vg-vganswer--populationvggrowthvgandvgincreasedvglifevgexpectancies
Accordingvgtovgthevgmanual,vgwhichvgstatementvgaccuratelyvgdescribesvgthevgpredictedvgr
elationshipvgbetweenvgpharmaceuticalvgcompaniesvgandvggenomicvgresearchvgfacilities?
vg-vganswer--
Partnershipsvgbetweenvgpharmaceuticalvgcompaniesvgandvggenomicvgcompaniesvgwillvgn
otvgprovevgimmediatelyvgprofitable
Prescriptionvgdrugvgtherapyvgisvgnotvgcost-
effectivevgforvginsurancevgcompaniesvgandvghealthcarevgproviders.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--
false
Thevghighvgpricevgofvghealthcarevgisvgexplainedvgbyvgthevghighvgpricevgofvgmedicines.vg(T/
F)vg-vganswer--false
OnevgofvgthevgoldestvgandvgleastvgeffectivevgpharmaceuticalvgmarketingvgtechniquesvgisvgD
TCvg(direct-to-consumer)vgadvertising.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Whatvginfluencesvgthevgnumbervgofvgdistrictsvginvgavgregion?vg-vganswer--
thevgregion'svgpopulation
Whatvgisvganvgexamplevgofvgthevgregionalizationvgofvghealthcarevgdeliveryvgsystems?vg-
vganswer--
CaliforniavgandvgFloridavghavevgdifferentvgprescriptionvgreimbursementvgpolicies
Thevgheartvgofvgavgpharmaceuticalvgsalesvgteamvgisvgthevgregionalvgmanager.vg(T/F)vg-
vganswer--false
MostvgDMsvgdidvgnotvgstartvgasvgrepresentatives.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
,Howvgmanyvgterritoriesvgarevginvgavgtypicalvgdistrict?vg-vganswer--8vgtovg12
Whatvgisvgthevgmostvgeffectivevgmethodvgforvggrabbingvgmarketvgshare?vg-vganswer--
comparativevgselling
Pharmaceuticalvgrepsvgmainlyvgvisitvgpharmacies.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Itvgusuallyvgonlyvgtakesvg1-
2vgcallsvgtovgavgphysicianvgbeforevghevgorvgshevgcommitsvgtovgprescribingvgyourvgproduct.vg(
T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Thevgpharmacistvgmayvgdispensevgavgproductvgothervgthanvgwhatvgthevgphysicianvgprescri
bed.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true
Accordingvgtovgch.vg12vgofvgthevgmanual,vgwhichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgwouldvgclassifyvgasvg"p
ayers"?vg-vganswer--employers
Accordingvgtovgthevgmanual,vgwhatvgdefinesvg"ethicalvgpharmaceuticalvgcompanies"?vg-
vganswer--researchingvgandvgdevelopingvgnovelvgdrugs
Onevgofvgthevgmostvgdisappointingvgresultsvgofvgthevgpharmaceuticalvgindustry'svgcontinue
dvginvestmentvginvgRvg&vgDvgisvgthevgfewvgnewvgdrugsvgbeingvgapprovedvgandvginvgdevelop
ment.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Thanksvgtovgmodernvgmedicines,vghowvglongvgarevgpeoplevgnewlyvgdiagnosedvgwithvgHIVvg
expectedvgtovglive?vg-vganswer--anothervg50vgyears
HowvgmuchvghasvgthevgaveragevgAmericanvglifespanvgincreasedvgsincevg1890?vg-
vganswer--almostvg30vgyears
Whatvgisvgavgtreatmentvggroup?vg-vganswer--
avggroupvgofvgpatientsvgassignedvgtovgreceivevgavgspecificvgtreatment
Whatvgisvgthevgmainvgdifferencevgbetweenvgavgblindedvgandvgdouble-blindedvgstudy?vg-
vganswer--
invgavgdoublevgblindedvgstudy,vgneithervgthevgstudyvgstaffvgnorvgthevgstudyvgparticipantsvgkn
owvgwhichvgsubjectsvgarevginvgthevgexperimentalvggroupvgandvgwhichvgarevginvgthevgcontrol
Whatvgdoesvg"asymptomatic"vgmean?vg-vganswer--notvgexhibitingvgsignsvgorvgsymptoms
Whichvgtermvgdenotesvgthevgstudyvgofvgbodilyvgfunctionsvg(asvgopposedvgtovgstructures)?vg-
vganswer--physiology
Invgitsvgbroadestvgdefinition,vgavgdrugvgisvganyvgsubstancevgthatvgproducesvgavgphysicalvgorv
gpsychologicalvgchangevginvgthevgbody.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true
HowvgdoesvgthevgFederalvgFood,vgDrug,vgandvgCosmeticvgActvg(FFDCA)vgdefinevgavgdrug?
vg-vganswer--
anyvgsubstancevgintendedvgforvgusevginvgthevgdiagnosis,vgcure,vgmitigation,vgtreatmentvgorv
, gpreventionvgofvgdisease,vgorvgavgsubstancevgothervgthanvgfoodvgintendedvgtovgaffectvgthevgs
tructurevgorvgfunctionvgofvgthevgbody
Whichvgstatementvgaboutvgvitaminsvgisvgcorrect?vg-vganswer--
mostvgofvgthevgbody'svgrequiredvgvitaminsvgmustvgbevgtakenvgfromvgoutsidevgthevgbody
ADMEvgtestingvgmeasuresvgthevgratevgatvgwhichvgthevgbodyvgabsorbsvgthevgdrug,vgdistribut
esvgitvgtovgthevgorgansvgnecessaryvgtovgproducevgthevgdesiredvgeffect,vgmetabolitesvgitvgintov
gwastevgmaterialvgandvgthenvgexcretesvgitvgfromvgthevgbody.vg-vganswer--true
ADMEvgtestingvgisvgprimarilyvgusedvginvgwhatvgfield?vg-vganswer--pharmacokinetics
Whichvgstatementvgaboutvgplacebosvgisvgcorrect?vg-vganswer--
placebovgeffectsvgcanvgleadvgtovgwithdrawalvgsymptoms
Onvgaverage,vgonlyvgaboutvg5vgofvg4,000vgdrugsvgstudiedvginvgthevglabvgarevgeventuallyvgstu
diedvginvgpeople.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true
Whichvgstatementvgisvgtruevgaboutvgdrugsvgtakenvgsublingually?vg-vganswer--
sublingualvgdrugsvgarevgabsorbedvgdirectlyvgandvgalmostvgimmediatelyvgintovgthevgbloodstr
eam
Whatvgarevg3vgofvgthevg7vgrightsvgofvgdrugvgadministration?vg-vganswer--
thevgrightvgpatient,vgthevgrightvgdrug,vgandvgthevgrightvgdose
Pro-
drugsvgarevgadministeredvginvganvgactivevgform,vgwhichvgisvgmetabolizedvgintovganvginactive
vgform.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Thevgkidneyvgofvganvg85-year-
oldvgpersonvgexcretesvgdrugsvgonlyvg____vgasvgefficientlyvgasvgthatvgofvgavg35-year-
oldvgperson.vg-vganswer--aroundvg50%
Thevgnormalvgage-
relatedvgdecreasevginvgkidneyvgfunctionvgcanvghelpvgdoctorsvgdeterminevganvgappropriatevg
dosagevgbasedvgsolelyvgonvgavgperson'svgage.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true
Whatvgdifferentiatesvgavgcapletvgfromvgavgtablet?vg-vganswer--
capletsvgarevgshapedvglikevgcapsulesvgandvghavevgfilmvgcoatingsvgtovgaidvginvgswallowing
Wherevgwillvgyouvgfindvgthevglegendvg"Caution:vgFederalvgLawvgprohibitsvgdispensingvgwith
outvgavgprescription"?vg-vganswer--onvgthevglabelvgofvgallvgprescriptionvgdrugs
Whatvghappensvginvgslowvgacetylators?vg-vganswer--
DrugsvgthatvgarevgmetabolizedvgbyvgN-
acetylvgtransferasevgtendvgtovgreachvghighervgbloodvglevelsvgandvgremainvginvgthevgbodyvglo
nger
Aboutvg____vgofvgthevgpeoplevginvgthevgU.S.vgarevg"slowvgacetylators"vg-vganswer--50%
Pharmaceuticalsvgarevgarguablyvgthevgmostvgsociallyvgimportantvghealthcarevgproduct.vg(
T/F)vg-vganswer--true
Pharmaceuticalvgdevelopmentvgisvgavghigh-
riskvgundertaking,vginvgwhichvgmanyvgpromisingvgleadsvgprovevgdisappointing.vg(T/F)vg-
vganswer--true
Pharmaceuticalvgsalesvgarevghighestvginvgwhichvggeographicalvgregions?vg-vganswer--
ThevgU.S.,vgWesternvgEurope,vgandvgJapan
ThevgU.S.vgaccountsvgforvgaboutvg____vgofvgthevgworld'svgpharmaceuticalvgrevenues.vg-
vganswer--50%
Whichvgofvgthevgfollowingvghasvgfueledvgrecentvggrowthvginvgthevgpharmaceuticalvgindustry
?vg-vganswer--populationvggrowthvgandvgincreasedvglifevgexpectancies
Accordingvgtovgthevgmanual,vgwhichvgstatementvgaccuratelyvgdescribesvgthevgpredictedvgr
elationshipvgbetweenvgpharmaceuticalvgcompaniesvgandvggenomicvgresearchvgfacilities?
vg-vganswer--
Partnershipsvgbetweenvgpharmaceuticalvgcompaniesvgandvggenomicvgcompaniesvgwillvgn
otvgprovevgimmediatelyvgprofitable
Prescriptionvgdrugvgtherapyvgisvgnotvgcost-
effectivevgforvginsurancevgcompaniesvgandvghealthcarevgproviders.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--
false
Thevghighvgpricevgofvghealthcarevgisvgexplainedvgbyvgthevghighvgpricevgofvgmedicines.vg(T/
F)vg-vganswer--false
OnevgofvgthevgoldestvgandvgleastvgeffectivevgpharmaceuticalvgmarketingvgtechniquesvgisvgD
TCvg(direct-to-consumer)vgadvertising.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Whatvginfluencesvgthevgnumbervgofvgdistrictsvginvgavgregion?vg-vganswer--
thevgregion'svgpopulation
Whatvgisvganvgexamplevgofvgthevgregionalizationvgofvghealthcarevgdeliveryvgsystems?vg-
vganswer--
CaliforniavgandvgFloridavghavevgdifferentvgprescriptionvgreimbursementvgpolicies
Thevgheartvgofvgavgpharmaceuticalvgsalesvgteamvgisvgthevgregionalvgmanager.vg(T/F)vg-
vganswer--false
MostvgDMsvgdidvgnotvgstartvgasvgrepresentatives.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
,Howvgmanyvgterritoriesvgarevginvgavgtypicalvgdistrict?vg-vganswer--8vgtovg12
Whatvgisvgthevgmostvgeffectivevgmethodvgforvggrabbingvgmarketvgshare?vg-vganswer--
comparativevgselling
Pharmaceuticalvgrepsvgmainlyvgvisitvgpharmacies.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Itvgusuallyvgonlyvgtakesvg1-
2vgcallsvgtovgavgphysicianvgbeforevghevgorvgshevgcommitsvgtovgprescribingvgyourvgproduct.vg(
T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Thevgpharmacistvgmayvgdispensevgavgproductvgothervgthanvgwhatvgthevgphysicianvgprescri
bed.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true
Accordingvgtovgch.vg12vgofvgthevgmanual,vgwhichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgwouldvgclassifyvgasvg"p
ayers"?vg-vganswer--employers
Accordingvgtovgthevgmanual,vgwhatvgdefinesvg"ethicalvgpharmaceuticalvgcompanies"?vg-
vganswer--researchingvgandvgdevelopingvgnovelvgdrugs
Onevgofvgthevgmostvgdisappointingvgresultsvgofvgthevgpharmaceuticalvgindustry'svgcontinue
dvginvestmentvginvgRvg&vgDvgisvgthevgfewvgnewvgdrugsvgbeingvgapprovedvgandvginvgdevelop
ment.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Thanksvgtovgmodernvgmedicines,vghowvglongvgarevgpeoplevgnewlyvgdiagnosedvgwithvgHIVvg
expectedvgtovglive?vg-vganswer--anothervg50vgyears
HowvgmuchvghasvgthevgaveragevgAmericanvglifespanvgincreasedvgsincevg1890?vg-
vganswer--almostvg30vgyears
Whatvgisvgavgtreatmentvggroup?vg-vganswer--
avggroupvgofvgpatientsvgassignedvgtovgreceivevgavgspecificvgtreatment
Whatvgisvgthevgmainvgdifferencevgbetweenvgavgblindedvgandvgdouble-blindedvgstudy?vg-
vganswer--
invgavgdoublevgblindedvgstudy,vgneithervgthevgstudyvgstaffvgnorvgthevgstudyvgparticipantsvgkn
owvgwhichvgsubjectsvgarevginvgthevgexperimentalvggroupvgandvgwhichvgarevginvgthevgcontrol
Whatvgdoesvg"asymptomatic"vgmean?vg-vganswer--notvgexhibitingvgsignsvgorvgsymptoms
Whichvgtermvgdenotesvgthevgstudyvgofvgbodilyvgfunctionsvg(asvgopposedvgtovgstructures)?vg-
vganswer--physiology
Invgitsvgbroadestvgdefinition,vgavgdrugvgisvganyvgsubstancevgthatvgproducesvgavgphysicalvgorv
gpsychologicalvgchangevginvgthevgbody.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true
HowvgdoesvgthevgFederalvgFood,vgDrug,vgandvgCosmeticvgActvg(FFDCA)vgdefinevgavgdrug?
vg-vganswer--
anyvgsubstancevgintendedvgforvgusevginvgthevgdiagnosis,vgcure,vgmitigation,vgtreatmentvgorv
, gpreventionvgofvgdisease,vgorvgavgsubstancevgothervgthanvgfoodvgintendedvgtovgaffectvgthevgs
tructurevgorvgfunctionvgofvgthevgbody
Whichvgstatementvgaboutvgvitaminsvgisvgcorrect?vg-vganswer--
mostvgofvgthevgbody'svgrequiredvgvitaminsvgmustvgbevgtakenvgfromvgoutsidevgthevgbody
ADMEvgtestingvgmeasuresvgthevgratevgatvgwhichvgthevgbodyvgabsorbsvgthevgdrug,vgdistribut
esvgitvgtovgthevgorgansvgnecessaryvgtovgproducevgthevgdesiredvgeffect,vgmetabolitesvgitvgintov
gwastevgmaterialvgandvgthenvgexcretesvgitvgfromvgthevgbody.vg-vganswer--true
ADMEvgtestingvgisvgprimarilyvgusedvginvgwhatvgfield?vg-vganswer--pharmacokinetics
Whichvgstatementvgaboutvgplacebosvgisvgcorrect?vg-vganswer--
placebovgeffectsvgcanvgleadvgtovgwithdrawalvgsymptoms
Onvgaverage,vgonlyvgaboutvg5vgofvg4,000vgdrugsvgstudiedvginvgthevglabvgarevgeventuallyvgstu
diedvginvgpeople.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true
Whichvgstatementvgisvgtruevgaboutvgdrugsvgtakenvgsublingually?vg-vganswer--
sublingualvgdrugsvgarevgabsorbedvgdirectlyvgandvgalmostvgimmediatelyvgintovgthevgbloodstr
eam
Whatvgarevg3vgofvgthevg7vgrightsvgofvgdrugvgadministration?vg-vganswer--
thevgrightvgpatient,vgthevgrightvgdrug,vgandvgthevgrightvgdose
Pro-
drugsvgarevgadministeredvginvganvgactivevgform,vgwhichvgisvgmetabolizedvgintovganvginactive
vgform.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--false
Thevgkidneyvgofvganvg85-year-
oldvgpersonvgexcretesvgdrugsvgonlyvg____vgasvgefficientlyvgasvgthatvgofvgavg35-year-
oldvgperson.vg-vganswer--aroundvg50%
Thevgnormalvgage-
relatedvgdecreasevginvgkidneyvgfunctionvgcanvghelpvgdoctorsvgdeterminevganvgappropriatevg
dosagevgbasedvgsolelyvgonvgavgperson'svgage.vg(T/F)vg-vganswer--true
Whatvgdifferentiatesvgavgcapletvgfromvgavgtablet?vg-vganswer--
capletsvgarevgshapedvglikevgcapsulesvgandvghavevgfilmvgcoatingsvgtovgaidvginvgswallowing
Wherevgwillvgyouvgfindvgthevglegendvg"Caution:vgFederalvgLawvgprohibitsvgdispensingvgwith
outvgavgprescription"?vg-vganswer--onvgthevglabelvgofvgallvgprescriptionvgdrugs
Whatvghappensvginvgslowvgacetylators?vg-vganswer--
DrugsvgthatvgarevgmetabolizedvgbyvgN-
acetylvgtransferasevgtendvgtovgreachvghighervgbloodvglevelsvgandvgremainvginvgthevgbodyvglo
nger
Aboutvg____vgofvgthevgpeoplevginvgthevgU.S.vgarevg"slowvgacetylators"vg-vganswer--50%
