BPS 2110 - Midterm 1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers

BPS 2110 - Midterm 1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers

What |are |drugs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chemical |substances |that |are |used |in |the |treatment,
|prevention |or |diagnosis |of |disease.




What |are |the |2 |main |types |of |drugs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Biologic

-Small |molecule



What |is |a |biologic |drug? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |drug |with |a |high |molecular |weight, |that |is |
manufactured |using |living |things.



What |are |examples |of |biologic |drugs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Vaccine

-Protein

-Antibody

-Nucleic |acid



What |is |a |small |molecule? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |drug |with |a |low |molecular |weight, |that |
is |manufactured |using |living |things |or |chemical |synthesis.



Why |are |drugs |so |expensive? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Because |they |are |high |risk.



What |are |the |two |main |types |of |pharmaceutical |companies? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Ethical |

-Generic

,What |is |an |ethical |pharmaceutical |company? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |company |that |invests |
heavily |in |research. |They |discover |and |develop |new |molecular |entities.



Which |pharmaceutical |company |has |more |employees? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ethical |
companies



What |is |a |generic |pharmaceutical |company? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |company |that |
manufacture |products |that |are |not |protected |by |patent.



What |is |the |main |goal |of |a |generic |pharmaceutical |company? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
break |and |adapt |patents.



Why |are |generic |pharmaceutical |companies |cheaper |than |ethical |pharmaceutical |companies? |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Due |to |the |fact |that |the |molecular |entity |(active |ingredient) |has |


already |been |made. |Therefore, |not |as |much |money |is |spent |on |research.



What |is |a |biotech |company? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |company |created |to |exploit |academic |
discoveries. |They |transform |an |academic |research |product |into |a |product |to |sell.



What |is |a |contract |research |organization |(CRO)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |company |that |
provides |specialty |services |for |the |pharmaceutical |industry.



What |is |the |Compendium |of |Pharmaceuticals |and |Specialties? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |list |
of |interactions |between |active |molecules |in |different |types |of |drugs.



What |is |a |molecular |entity? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |active |ingredient |in |the |drug.



What |is |a |pharmaceutical |product? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |drug |is |one |of |many |types.

, What |is |the |majority |of |the |money |spent |on |making |a |new |drug |really |spent |on? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |cost |of |bureaucracy |(paperwork).



What |is |the |first |stage |of |producing |a |new |drug? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |discovery |
phase.



How |long |is |the |discovery |phase? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1 |to |3 |years.



What |is |the |result |of |the |discovery |phase? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |Drug |Candidate.



What |is |a |drug |candidate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |picture |of |the |active |molecule |on |a |
sheet |of |paper.



What |is |the |second |stage |of |producing |a |new |drug? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
Development |phase.



How |long |is |the |development |phase? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1 |to |2 |years.



What |is |the |result |of |the |development |phase? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |Investigational |New
|Drug |(IND).




What |is |an |investigational |new |drug |(IND)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |application |to |the |FDA
|to |get |a |clinical |trial.




What |is |the |third |stage |of |producing |a |new |drug? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Clinical |Trials.



How |long |is |the |clinical |trial |phase? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1 |to |5 |years.