final 2.0 questions and answers
How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?✔✔A. first by the
conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action
Bone marrow transplants...✔✔are a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's
own cells are reinjected.
What does AMA stand for?✔✔C. American Medical Association
What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the drug
should not be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits?✔✔B.
Contraindications
What is tertiary care?✔✔highly specialized medical and surgical care provided
by a large medical center for unusual or complex medical problems brand
quality
What are vasodilators used to do?✔✔decrease vascular resistance and
increase blood flow
What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a drug is
given at such regular intervals that absorption and elimination (and therefore
drug plasma concentration) have become fairly constant?✔✔steady state
Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration?✔✔Ocular
administration is used primarily to treat the eye.
Which entities invest's the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?✔✔U.S.
pharmaceutical companies
,How are most drugs excreted?✔✔Via the kidneys
Over the last few decades, what has happened to legal limitations on sales'
reps discussions about off label uses?✔✔Limitations have decreased.
According to your manual, which of the following is an example of a
branding"fundamental"?✔✔The brand name
What does it mean if two drugs are "at parity"?✔✔Both drugs are essentially
in a neutral position
Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling programs?✔✔Everyone
would benefit equally from electronic sampling programs
When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation means "one-
half'✔✔SS
What is an internist?✔✔a physician who practices internal medicine
Which of the following is a type of white blood cell?✔✔Lymphocytes
Why are novice sales representatives often placed in charge of negotiating
MCO formularies?✔✔They are not. This job is usually reserved for more
experienced reps.
What proportion of the drugs tested on human subjects are eventually
approved by the FDA?✔✔about 70%
, According to a study discussed in your manual, how do most physicians prefer
to receive their drug samples?✔✔directly from sales representatives
Which of the following is an example of a central value?✔✔I buy Advil to show
that I'm a modern consumer.
Which of the following specialties likely has the MOST emergency
calls?✔✔cardiology
What affects the rate of active transport?✔✔the availability of carriers and
energy
Over the last few decades, what has happened to the FDA approval time for
new drugs?✔✔It has been shortened to reduce the cost of new drug
development.
Which of the following would NOT help improve compliance?✔✔pharmacists
understanding how generics differ from brand name drugs
Which entity chooses a drug's trade name?✔✔the FDA
What type of stem cells are obtained from embryos and can develop into any
cell type?✔✔totipotent.
As the price a patient pays for a prescription increases, what happens to the
likelihood that the patient will fill it?✔✔It remains unaffected because the
prescription is needed.
How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?✔✔A. first by the
conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action
Bone marrow transplants...✔✔are a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's
own cells are reinjected.
What does AMA stand for?✔✔C. American Medical Association
What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the drug
should not be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits?✔✔B.
Contraindications
What is tertiary care?✔✔highly specialized medical and surgical care provided
by a large medical center for unusual or complex medical problems brand
quality
What are vasodilators used to do?✔✔decrease vascular resistance and
increase blood flow
What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a drug is
given at such regular intervals that absorption and elimination (and therefore
drug plasma concentration) have become fairly constant?✔✔steady state
Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration?✔✔Ocular
administration is used primarily to treat the eye.
Which entities invest's the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?✔✔U.S.
pharmaceutical companies
,How are most drugs excreted?✔✔Via the kidneys
Over the last few decades, what has happened to legal limitations on sales'
reps discussions about off label uses?✔✔Limitations have decreased.
According to your manual, which of the following is an example of a
branding"fundamental"?✔✔The brand name
What does it mean if two drugs are "at parity"?✔✔Both drugs are essentially
in a neutral position
Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling programs?✔✔Everyone
would benefit equally from electronic sampling programs
When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation means "one-
half'✔✔SS
What is an internist?✔✔a physician who practices internal medicine
Which of the following is a type of white blood cell?✔✔Lymphocytes
Why are novice sales representatives often placed in charge of negotiating
MCO formularies?✔✔They are not. This job is usually reserved for more
experienced reps.
What proportion of the drugs tested on human subjects are eventually
approved by the FDA?✔✔about 70%
, According to a study discussed in your manual, how do most physicians prefer
to receive their drug samples?✔✔directly from sales representatives
Which of the following is an example of a central value?✔✔I buy Advil to show
that I'm a modern consumer.
Which of the following specialties likely has the MOST emergency
calls?✔✔cardiology
What affects the rate of active transport?✔✔the availability of carriers and
energy
Over the last few decades, what has happened to the FDA approval time for
new drugs?✔✔It has been shortened to reduce the cost of new drug
development.
Which of the following would NOT help improve compliance?✔✔pharmacists
understanding how generics differ from brand name drugs
Which entity chooses a drug's trade name?✔✔the FDA
What type of stem cells are obtained from embryos and can develop into any
cell type?✔✔totipotent.
As the price a patient pays for a prescription increases, what happens to the
likelihood that the patient will fill it?✔✔It remains unaffected because the
prescription is needed.
