NAPSR,CNPR EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
In order for pharma companies to receive approval from the FDA for sale, they must
submit volumes of data regarding the safety and efficacy of a new drug. - ANSWER True
Average length review of new drug application - ANSWER 18 months
Sales Force - ANSWER Pg 7
Which of the following phrases best describes the primary function of the Research and
Development stage? - ANSWER "The engine of innovation" and centers its attention on
discovery or invention of a promising new product. - ANSWER Research & Development
This would include supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the
business.
- ANSWER Manufacturing & Operations
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S.
- ANSWER True
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer.
- ANSWER True
Define Off-label
- ANSWER Usage of a medication for purposes other than the specific ones appearing
on the label
,Toxicity ANSWER The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is poisonous or
harmful to the body
Institutional review Board IRB ANSWER A committee of physicians, staticians,
community advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical and that
the rights of the study participants are protected. All clinical trials must be approved by
an IRB before they begin.
Placebo - ANSWER Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value aka sugar
pill
Edema - ANSWER Swelling
Asymptomatic - ANSWER Without signs or symptoms
Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER The study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
human body
Anatomy - ANSWER The study of basic structures of the body
Physiology - ANSWER The study of how those body structures function
Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 major concepts- ANSWER Pharmacodynamics,
Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics- ANSWER The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of
drugs and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does to the body. It
describes the therapeutic effects of drugs Floyd์ล releff of pain, reduction of blood
pressure, their side effects and their sites of action.
, Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER The study of the processing of a drug by the body,
including the length of time it takes to be absorbed, the duration of time it acts, where it
is distributed within the body, and how it is eliminated. The study of the effects of the
body on drugs.
Drug distribution & elimination - ANSWER The study of method of drug delivery systems,
route of administration, modes of excretion.
Plasma - ANSWER The fluid portion of the blood in which proteins and other components
Organs ANSWER Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to perform specific
body function for a common purpose. Kidney, heart, intestines, skin
Nucleus ANSWER Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
Proteins ANSWER A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
Fats ANSWER A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of reserve
energy
Carbohydrates - ANSWER A nutrient that is the body's immediate source of energy. It's
broken down to glucose and used for immediate metabolic reactions.
Vitamins - ANSWER A nutrient substance necessary for growth, development, and
normal regulation of metabolic processes. Must be taken from outside the body.
Minerals - ANSWER A nutrient necessary for bodily purposes such as the balance of
body fluid
Water is NOT a nutrient - ANSWER True
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
In order for pharma companies to receive approval from the FDA for sale, they must
submit volumes of data regarding the safety and efficacy of a new drug. - ANSWER True
Average length review of new drug application - ANSWER 18 months
Sales Force - ANSWER Pg 7
Which of the following phrases best describes the primary function of the Research and
Development stage? - ANSWER "The engine of innovation" and centers its attention on
discovery or invention of a promising new product. - ANSWER Research & Development
This would include supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the
business.
- ANSWER Manufacturing & Operations
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S.
- ANSWER True
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer.
- ANSWER True
Define Off-label
- ANSWER Usage of a medication for purposes other than the specific ones appearing
on the label
,Toxicity ANSWER The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is poisonous or
harmful to the body
Institutional review Board IRB ANSWER A committee of physicians, staticians,
community advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical and that
the rights of the study participants are protected. All clinical trials must be approved by
an IRB before they begin.
Placebo - ANSWER Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value aka sugar
pill
Edema - ANSWER Swelling
Asymptomatic - ANSWER Without signs or symptoms
Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER The study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
human body
Anatomy - ANSWER The study of basic structures of the body
Physiology - ANSWER The study of how those body structures function
Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 major concepts- ANSWER Pharmacodynamics,
Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics- ANSWER The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of
drugs and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does to the body. It
describes the therapeutic effects of drugs Floyd์ล releff of pain, reduction of blood
pressure, their side effects and their sites of action.
, Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER The study of the processing of a drug by the body,
including the length of time it takes to be absorbed, the duration of time it acts, where it
is distributed within the body, and how it is eliminated. The study of the effects of the
body on drugs.
Drug distribution & elimination - ANSWER The study of method of drug delivery systems,
route of administration, modes of excretion.
Plasma - ANSWER The fluid portion of the blood in which proteins and other components
Organs ANSWER Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to perform specific
body function for a common purpose. Kidney, heart, intestines, skin
Nucleus ANSWER Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
Proteins ANSWER A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
Fats ANSWER A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of reserve
energy
Carbohydrates - ANSWER A nutrient that is the body's immediate source of energy. It's
broken down to glucose and used for immediate metabolic reactions.
Vitamins - ANSWER A nutrient substance necessary for growth, development, and
normal regulation of metabolic processes. Must be taken from outside the body.
Minerals - ANSWER A nutrient necessary for bodily purposes such as the balance of
body fluid
Water is NOT a nutrient - ANSWER True
