NAPSR/CNPR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
PharmagcompaniesgmustgsubmitgextensivegdatagtogthegFDAgdemonstratinggthegsafetygandgeffectivenessgofg
newgdrugsgbeforegreceivinggapprovalgforgsale.g-gcorrectganswer-True
Averagegreviewgtimegforgagnewgdrugg-gcorrectganswer-18gmonths
SalesgTeamg-gcorrectganswer-Pgg7
Theg"enginegofginnovation,"gfocusedgongdiscoveringgorginventinggpromisinggnewgproduct.g-gcorrectganswer-
Researchg&gDevelopment
Thisgincludesgsupplygchain,gmanufacturing,gtrade,gandgdistributiongfunctionsgofgthegbusiness.g-
gcorrectganswer-Manufacturingg&gOperations
Ing2012,gFDAgregulatorsgapprovedg39gnewgdrugsgforgusegingthegU.S.g-gcorrectganswer-True
3,070gnewgmedsgaregingdevelopmentgforgcancer.g-gcorrectganswer-True
DefinegOff-labelg-gcorrectganswer-
Usagegofgagmedicationgforgpurposesgothergthangthegspecificgonesgappearinggongtheglabel
Toxicityg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegextent,gquality,gorgdegreegtogwhichgagsubstancegisgpoisonousgorgharmfulgtogthegbody
InstitutionalgreviewgBoardg(IRB)g-gcorrectganswer-
Agcommitteegofgphysicians,gstaticians,gcommunitygadvocated,gandgothersgwhichgensuregthatgagclinicalgtrialg
isgethicalgandgthatgthegrightsgofgthegstudygparticipantsgaregprotected.gAllgclinicalgtrialsgmustgbegapprovedgby
gangIRBgbeforegtheygbegin.
Placebog-gcorrectganswer-Inactivegpill,gliquid,gorgpowdergthatghasgnogtreatmentgvaluegakagsugargpill
,Edemag-gcorrectganswer-Swelling
Asymptomaticg-gcorrectganswer-Withoutgsignsgorgsymptoms
ClinicalgPharmacologyg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegstudygofgthegeffectsgandgmovementgofgdrugsgingtheghumangbody
Anatomyg-gcorrectganswer-Thegstudygofgbasicgstructuresgofgthegbody
Physiologyg-gcorrectganswer-Thegstudygofghowgthosegbodygstructuresgfunction
Basicgclinicalgpharmacologyginvolvesg3gmaingconceptsg-gcorrectganswer-
Pharmacodynamics,gPharmacokinetics,gdruggdistributiongandgelimination.
Pharmacodynamicsg-gcorrectganswer-
Studygofgthegbiochemicalgandgphysiologicalgeffectsgofgdrugsgandgtheirgmechanismsgofgactiongi.e.gthegstudyg
ofgwhatgagdruggdoesgtogthegbody.gItgdescribesgthegtherapeuticgeffectsgofgdrugsg(paingrelief,gbloodgpressuregr
eduction,gtheirgsidegeffectsgandgtheirgsitesgofgaction.
Pharmacokineticsg-gcorrectganswer-
Studygofghowgagdruggisgprocessedgbygthegbody,gwithgemphasisgongthegtimegrequiredgforgabsorption,gduratio
ngofgaction,gdistribution,gandgmethodgofgexcretion.gThegstudygofghowgthegbodygaffectsgdrugs.
Druggdistributiong&geliminationg-gcorrectganswer-
Druggdeliverygsystems,groutegofgadministrationg,gmodesgofgexcretion.
Plasmag-gcorrectganswer-Thegliquidgportiongofgthegbloodgthatgcarriesgproteinsgandgothergsubstances
Organsg-gcorrectganswer-
Specializedgcellsgandgtissuesggroupedgtogethergtogperformgspecificgbodygfunctiongforgagcommongpurpose.g(
Kidney,gheart,gintestines,gandgskin)
, Nucleusg-gcorrectganswer-Braingofgthegcellgthatgregulatesgallgactivities.
Proteinsg-gcorrectganswer-Agnutrientgmadegupgofgofgchainsgofgaminogacids
Fatsg-gcorrectganswer-Agnutrientgstoredgingspecialgbodygtissuesgasgaggreatgsourcegofgreservegenergy
Carbohydratesg-gcorrectganswer-
Agnutrientgthatgisgthegbody'sgimmediategsourcegofgenergy.gIt'sgbrokengdowngtogglucosegandgusedgforgimme
diategmetabolicgreactions.
Vitaminsg-gcorrectganswer-
Agnutrientgsubstancegnecessarygforggrowth,gdevelopment,gandgnormalgregulationgofgmetabolicgprocesses.g
Mustgbegtakengfromgoutsidegthegbody.
Mineralsg-gcorrectganswer-Agnutrientgnecessarygforgbodilygpurposesgsuchgasgthegbalancegofgbodygfluid
WatergisgNOTgagnutrientg-gcorrectganswer-True
Body'sgMajorgSystemsg-gcorrectganswer-
Cardiovascular,gRespiratory,gnervous,gmusculoskeletal,greproductive,gimmune
Absorptiong-gcorrectganswer-Howgthegdruggpassesgfromgitsgsidegofgadministrationgintogthegbloodstream
Distributiong-gcorrectganswer-Howgthegdruggisgdispersedgamonggthegorgansgaftergabsorptiongintogthegblood
Metabolismg-gcorrectganswer-Howgthegactivegpartgofgagdruggisgmetabolizedgintogagmoregwater-
solublegcompoundgthatgcangbegreadilygexcretedgbygthegkidneys
Excretiong-gcorrectganswer-
Howgthegdruggisgeliminatedgfromgthegbody.gUsuallygdrugsgaregeliminatedgviagurine.gTheygcangalsogbegexcret
edgthroughgtheglungs,gskin,gorgbreastgmilk.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
PharmagcompaniesgmustgsubmitgextensivegdatagtogthegFDAgdemonstratinggthegsafetygandgeffectivenessgofg
newgdrugsgbeforegreceivinggapprovalgforgsale.g-gcorrectganswer-True
Averagegreviewgtimegforgagnewgdrugg-gcorrectganswer-18gmonths
SalesgTeamg-gcorrectganswer-Pgg7
Theg"enginegofginnovation,"gfocusedgongdiscoveringgorginventinggpromisinggnewgproduct.g-gcorrectganswer-
Researchg&gDevelopment
Thisgincludesgsupplygchain,gmanufacturing,gtrade,gandgdistributiongfunctionsgofgthegbusiness.g-
gcorrectganswer-Manufacturingg&gOperations
Ing2012,gFDAgregulatorsgapprovedg39gnewgdrugsgforgusegingthegU.S.g-gcorrectganswer-True
3,070gnewgmedsgaregingdevelopmentgforgcancer.g-gcorrectganswer-True
DefinegOff-labelg-gcorrectganswer-
Usagegofgagmedicationgforgpurposesgothergthangthegspecificgonesgappearinggongtheglabel
Toxicityg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegextent,gquality,gorgdegreegtogwhichgagsubstancegisgpoisonousgorgharmfulgtogthegbody
InstitutionalgreviewgBoardg(IRB)g-gcorrectganswer-
Agcommitteegofgphysicians,gstaticians,gcommunitygadvocated,gandgothersgwhichgensuregthatgagclinicalgtrialg
isgethicalgandgthatgthegrightsgofgthegstudygparticipantsgaregprotected.gAllgclinicalgtrialsgmustgbegapprovedgby
gangIRBgbeforegtheygbegin.
Placebog-gcorrectganswer-Inactivegpill,gliquid,gorgpowdergthatghasgnogtreatmentgvaluegakagsugargpill
,Edemag-gcorrectganswer-Swelling
Asymptomaticg-gcorrectganswer-Withoutgsignsgorgsymptoms
ClinicalgPharmacologyg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegstudygofgthegeffectsgandgmovementgofgdrugsgingtheghumangbody
Anatomyg-gcorrectganswer-Thegstudygofgbasicgstructuresgofgthegbody
Physiologyg-gcorrectganswer-Thegstudygofghowgthosegbodygstructuresgfunction
Basicgclinicalgpharmacologyginvolvesg3gmaingconceptsg-gcorrectganswer-
Pharmacodynamics,gPharmacokinetics,gdruggdistributiongandgelimination.
Pharmacodynamicsg-gcorrectganswer-
Studygofgthegbiochemicalgandgphysiologicalgeffectsgofgdrugsgandgtheirgmechanismsgofgactiongi.e.gthegstudyg
ofgwhatgagdruggdoesgtogthegbody.gItgdescribesgthegtherapeuticgeffectsgofgdrugsg(paingrelief,gbloodgpressuregr
eduction,gtheirgsidegeffectsgandgtheirgsitesgofgaction.
Pharmacokineticsg-gcorrectganswer-
Studygofghowgagdruggisgprocessedgbygthegbody,gwithgemphasisgongthegtimegrequiredgforgabsorption,gduratio
ngofgaction,gdistribution,gandgmethodgofgexcretion.gThegstudygofghowgthegbodygaffectsgdrugs.
Druggdistributiong&geliminationg-gcorrectganswer-
Druggdeliverygsystems,groutegofgadministrationg,gmodesgofgexcretion.
Plasmag-gcorrectganswer-Thegliquidgportiongofgthegbloodgthatgcarriesgproteinsgandgothergsubstances
Organsg-gcorrectganswer-
Specializedgcellsgandgtissuesggroupedgtogethergtogperformgspecificgbodygfunctiongforgagcommongpurpose.g(
Kidney,gheart,gintestines,gandgskin)
, Nucleusg-gcorrectganswer-Braingofgthegcellgthatgregulatesgallgactivities.
Proteinsg-gcorrectganswer-Agnutrientgmadegupgofgofgchainsgofgaminogacids
Fatsg-gcorrectganswer-Agnutrientgstoredgingspecialgbodygtissuesgasgaggreatgsourcegofgreservegenergy
Carbohydratesg-gcorrectganswer-
Agnutrientgthatgisgthegbody'sgimmediategsourcegofgenergy.gIt'sgbrokengdowngtogglucosegandgusedgforgimme
diategmetabolicgreactions.
Vitaminsg-gcorrectganswer-
Agnutrientgsubstancegnecessarygforggrowth,gdevelopment,gandgnormalgregulationgofgmetabolicgprocesses.g
Mustgbegtakengfromgoutsidegthegbody.
Mineralsg-gcorrectganswer-Agnutrientgnecessarygforgbodilygpurposesgsuchgasgthegbalancegofgbodygfluid
WatergisgNOTgagnutrientg-gcorrectganswer-True
Body'sgMajorgSystemsg-gcorrectganswer-
Cardiovascular,gRespiratory,gnervous,gmusculoskeletal,greproductive,gimmune
Absorptiong-gcorrectganswer-Howgthegdruggpassesgfromgitsgsidegofgadministrationgintogthegbloodstream
Distributiong-gcorrectganswer-Howgthegdruggisgdispersedgamonggthegorgansgaftergabsorptiongintogthegblood
Metabolismg-gcorrectganswer-Howgthegactivegpartgofgagdruggisgmetabolizedgintogagmoregwater-
solublegcompoundgthatgcangbegreadilygexcretedgbygthegkidneys
Excretiong-gcorrectganswer-
Howgthegdruggisgeliminatedgfromgthegbody.gUsuallygdrugsgaregeliminatedgviagurine.gTheygcangalsogbegexcret
edgthroughgtheglungs,gskin,gorgbreastgmilk.
