PHARM REP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What does "asymptomatic" mean?
A. exhibiting atypical signs or symptoms that were not indicated in the product
packaging
B. not exhibiting signs or symptoms
C. refusing treatment for symptoms
D. toxic or harmful to the human body - Answer-B
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
A. anatomy
B. cytology
C. oncology
D. physiology - Answer-D
In its 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 a drug?
A. any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or
prevention of disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure
or function of the body
B. any substance that causes legitimate side effects
C. an substance that outperforms a placebo
D. any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the body -
Answer-A
Which statement about vitamins is CORRECT?
A. Most of the body's required vitamins
are manufactured in the none maro
B. Most of the body's required vitamins are products of the body's metabolic
processes.
C. Most of the body's required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body
D. The body manufactures most of the vitamins it requires. - Answer-C
ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to
the organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste
material and then excretes it from the body - Answer-True
ADME testing is primarily used in what field?
A. epidemiology
B. epigenetics
c. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacokinetics - Answer-D
Which statement about placebos is CORRECT?
A. By definition, placebos must b designed to affect everyone equally.
, B. Placebo effects can be distinguished from drugs because they are always
as desirable
C Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms.
D. Placebos can be distinguished from drugs because they do not lead to withdrawal
symptoms - Answer-C
On average, only about 5 of 4,000 drugs studied in the laboratory are eventually
studied in people - Answer-True
Which statement is TRUE about drugs taken sublingually?
A Sublingual administration is the most common route or administration.
B. Sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the
bloodstream.
C. Sublingual drugs are used primally to treat the mout
D. Sublingual drugs must first pass through the intestinal wall and liver, just like oral
drugs, but can be used in patients with swallowing problems - Answer-B
What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration?
A. the right patient, the right drug, and the right dose
B the right supervision, the right patient, and the right dose
C. the right technique, the right documentation, and the right supervision
D. the right to information about one's medication, the right to question one's
treatment, and the right to a second opinion - Answer-A
Pro-drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive
form. - Answer-False
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?
A. 1 to 2
B. 8 to 12
C. 30 to 40
D. 50 to 100 - Answer-B
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share?
A. comparative selling
B. criticizing the competitor
C. power point presentations
D questioning doctors' choices - Answer-A
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
ANSWERS
What does "asymptomatic" mean?
A. exhibiting atypical signs or symptoms that were not indicated in the product
packaging
B. not exhibiting signs or symptoms
C. refusing treatment for symptoms
D. toxic or harmful to the human body - Answer-B
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
A. anatomy
B. cytology
C. oncology
D. physiology - Answer-D
In its 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 a drug?
A. any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or
prevention of disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure
or function of the body
B. any substance that causes legitimate side effects
C. an substance that outperforms a placebo
D. any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the body -
Answer-A
Which statement about vitamins is CORRECT?
A. Most of the body's required vitamins
are manufactured in the none maro
B. Most of the body's required vitamins are products of the body's metabolic
processes.
C. Most of the body's required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body
D. The body manufactures most of the vitamins it requires. - Answer-C
ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to
the organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste
material and then excretes it from the body - Answer-True
ADME testing is primarily used in what field?
A. epidemiology
B. epigenetics
c. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacokinetics - Answer-D
Which statement about placebos is CORRECT?
A. By definition, placebos must b designed to affect everyone equally.
, B. Placebo effects can be distinguished from drugs because they are always
as desirable
C Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms.
D. Placebos can be distinguished from drugs because they do not lead to withdrawal
symptoms - Answer-C
On average, only about 5 of 4,000 drugs studied in the laboratory are eventually
studied in people - Answer-True
Which statement is TRUE about drugs taken sublingually?
A Sublingual administration is the most common route or administration.
B. Sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the
bloodstream.
C. Sublingual drugs are used primally to treat the mout
D. Sublingual drugs must first pass through the intestinal wall and liver, just like oral
drugs, but can be used in patients with swallowing problems - Answer-B
What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration?
A. the right patient, the right drug, and the right dose
B the right supervision, the right patient, and the right dose
C. the right technique, the right documentation, and the right supervision
D. the right to information about one's medication, the right to question one's
treatment, and the right to a second opinion - Answer-A
Pro-drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive
form. - Answer-False
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?
A. 1 to 2
B. 8 to 12
C. 30 to 40
D. 50 to 100 - Answer-B
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share?
A. comparative selling
B. criticizing the competitor
C. power point presentations
D questioning doctors' choices - Answer-A
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
