NAPSR test exam questions and answer
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T/F: Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. -
Answer-True
T/F: pharmaceuticals development is a high risk undertaking, in which many promising
leads prove disappointing - Answer-True
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? - Answer-The US,
Western Europe and Japan
The US accounts for about ___ of the worlds pharmaceutical revenues? - Answer-50%
Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry? -
Answer-Population growth and increased life expectancies
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted
relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities? -
Answer-Partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and genomic companies will
not prove immediately profitable.
T/F: Prescription drug therapy is not cost effective for insurance companies and
healthcare providers - Answer-FALSE
T/F: The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines. - Answer-
FALSE
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is the direct-
to-consumer advertising. - Answer-FALSE
What influences the number of districts in a region - Answer-The regions population
What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? - Answer-
California and Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies
The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Manager. - Answer-FALSE
Most DMs did not start as representatives - Answer-FALSE
How many territories are in a typical district - Answer-8 to 12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? - Answer-Comparative
selling
, T/F: Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies. - Answer-FALSE
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing
your product. - Answer-FALSE
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed -
Answer-TRUE
According to Chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as payers
- Answer-employers
What defines ethical pharmaceutical companies? - Answer-researching and developing
novel drugs
One of the most disappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued
investment in R & D is the few number of new drugs being approved and in
development. - Answer-FALSE
Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected
to live? - Answer-another 50 years
How much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 - Answer-30 years
What is a treatment group - Answer-A group of patients assigned to receive a specified
treatment
what is the main difference between a blinded and double blinded study - Answer-in a
double blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which
subjects are in the experimental group and which are in the other
what does asymptomatic mean - Answer-not exhibiting signs or symptoms
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions - Answer-physiology
In the broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body - Answer-True
How does the federal food drug and cosmetic act FFDCA define drug - Answer-any
substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of
disease or a substance other than food intended to alter the body
Which statement about vitamins is correct - Answer-Most of the body's required
vitamins must be taken in from outside the body. (pg21)
latest update 2023
T/F: Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. -
Answer-True
T/F: pharmaceuticals development is a high risk undertaking, in which many promising
leads prove disappointing - Answer-True
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? - Answer-The US,
Western Europe and Japan
The US accounts for about ___ of the worlds pharmaceutical revenues? - Answer-50%
Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry? -
Answer-Population growth and increased life expectancies
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted
relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities? -
Answer-Partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and genomic companies will
not prove immediately profitable.
T/F: Prescription drug therapy is not cost effective for insurance companies and
healthcare providers - Answer-FALSE
T/F: The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines. - Answer-
FALSE
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is the direct-
to-consumer advertising. - Answer-FALSE
What influences the number of districts in a region - Answer-The regions population
What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? - Answer-
California and Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies
The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Manager. - Answer-FALSE
Most DMs did not start as representatives - Answer-FALSE
How many territories are in a typical district - Answer-8 to 12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? - Answer-Comparative
selling
, T/F: Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies. - Answer-FALSE
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing
your product. - Answer-FALSE
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed -
Answer-TRUE
According to Chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as payers
- Answer-employers
What defines ethical pharmaceutical companies? - Answer-researching and developing
novel drugs
One of the most disappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued
investment in R & D is the few number of new drugs being approved and in
development. - Answer-FALSE
Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected
to live? - Answer-another 50 years
How much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 - Answer-30 years
What is a treatment group - Answer-A group of patients assigned to receive a specified
treatment
what is the main difference between a blinded and double blinded study - Answer-in a
double blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which
subjects are in the experimental group and which are in the other
what does asymptomatic mean - Answer-not exhibiting signs or symptoms
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions - Answer-physiology
In the broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body - Answer-True
How does the federal food drug and cosmetic act FFDCA define drug - Answer-any
substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of
disease or a substance other than food intended to alter the body
Which statement about vitamins is correct - Answer-Most of the body's required
vitamins must be taken in from outside the body. (pg21)
