NAPSRx CNPR Exam |160
Questions with 100% Correct
Answers (Revised 18th Edition)
|Verified,
Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA
demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of new drugs before
receiving approval for sale. - CORRECT ANSWER>>True
Average review time for a new drug - CORRECT ANSWER>>18
months
Sales Team - CORRECT ANSWER>>Pg 7
The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing
promising new product. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Research &
Development
This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution
functions of the business. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Manufacturing &
Operations
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>True
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>True
,Define Off-label - CORRECT ANSWER>>Usage of a medication for
purposes other than the specific ones appearing on the label
Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER>>The extent, quality, or degree to
which a substance is poisonous or harmful to the body
Institutional review Board (IRB) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER>>Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that
has no treatment value aka sugar pill
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER>>Swelling
Asymptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER>>Without signs or symptoms
Clinical Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER>>The study of the
effects and movement of drugs in the human body
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER>>The study of basic structures of the
body
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER>>The study of how those body
structures function
, Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 main concepts - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution
and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER>>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 (pain relief, blood pressure reduction, their side effects
and their sites of action.
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER>>Study of how a drug is
processed by the body, with emphasis on the time required for
absorption, duration of action, distribution, and method of excretion.
The study of how the body affects drugs.
Drug distribution & elimination - CORRECT ANSWER>>Drug delivery
systems, route of administration , modes of excretion.
Plasma - CORRECT ANSWER>>The liquid portion of the blood that
carries proteins and other substances
Organs - CORRECT ANSWER>>Specialized cells and tissues
grouped together to perform specific body function for a common
purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines, and skin)
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER>>Brain of the cell that regulates all
activities.
Questions with 100% Correct
Answers (Revised 18th Edition)
|Verified,
Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA
demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of new drugs before
receiving approval for sale. - CORRECT ANSWER>>True
Average review time for a new drug - CORRECT ANSWER>>18
months
Sales Team - CORRECT ANSWER>>Pg 7
The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing
promising new product. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Research &
Development
This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution
functions of the business. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Manufacturing &
Operations
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>True
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>True
,Define Off-label - CORRECT ANSWER>>Usage of a medication for
purposes other than the specific ones appearing on the label
Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER>>The extent, quality, or degree to
which a substance is poisonous or harmful to the body
Institutional review Board (IRB) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER>>Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that
has no treatment value aka sugar pill
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER>>Swelling
Asymptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER>>Without signs or symptoms
Clinical Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER>>The study of the
effects and movement of drugs in the human body
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER>>The study of basic structures of the
body
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER>>The study of how those body
structures function
, Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 main concepts - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution
and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER>>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 (pain relief, blood pressure reduction, their side effects
and their sites of action.
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER>>Study of how a drug is
processed by the body, with emphasis on the time required for
absorption, duration of action, distribution, and method of excretion.
The study of how the body affects drugs.
Drug distribution & elimination - CORRECT ANSWER>>Drug delivery
systems, route of administration , modes of excretion.
Plasma - CORRECT ANSWER>>The liquid portion of the blood that
carries proteins and other substances
Organs - CORRECT ANSWER>>Specialized cells and tissues
grouped together to perform specific body function for a common
purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines, and skin)
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER>>Brain of the cell that regulates all
activities.
