NAPSRx FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+< RECENT VERSION>

NAPSRx FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+&lt; RECENT VERSION&gt; 1. are arguably the most socially important healthcare product - ANSWER true 2. Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove disappointing - ANSWER true 3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions - ANSWER The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan 4. The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - ANSWER 50% 5. Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry - ANSWER population growth and increased life expectancies 6. According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities - ANSWER partnerships between pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic companies will not prove immediately profitable 7. prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare providers - ANSWER false 8. the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines - ANSWER false 9. one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting techniques is DTC (direct-to-consumer) advertising - ANSWER false 10. what influences the number of districts in a region - ANSWER the region's population 11. what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems - ANSWER California and Florida have difffernet perscription reimbursment policies 12. the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager - ANSWER false 13. most DMs did not start as representatives - ANSWER false 14. how many territories are in a typical district - ANSWER 8 to 12 15. what is the most effective method for grabbing market share - ANSWER comparative selling 16. pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - ANSWER false 17. it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your product - ANSWER false 18. the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed - ANSWER true 19. according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as "payers" - ANSWER employers 20. according to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies - ANSWER researching and developing novel drugs 21. one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued investment in R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development - ANSWER false 22. thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to live - ANSWER another 50 years 23. how much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 - ANSWER almost 30 years 24. what is a treatment group - ANSWER A group of patients assigned to receive a specified treatment 25. 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 control 26. what does "asymptomatic" mean - ANSWER not exhibiting signs or symptoms 27. what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures) - ANSWER physiology 28. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the body - ANSWER true 29. how does the federal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA) define a drug - ANSWER any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation. 30. which statement about vitamins is correct - ANSWER most of the bodys required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body 31. 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 32. ADME testing is primarily used in what field - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics 33. which statement about placebos is correct - ANSWER Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms. 34. on average, only about 5 off 4,000 drugs studied in the labratory are eventually studied in people - ANSWER true 35. which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually - ANSWER sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream 36. what are 3 off the 7 rights of drug administration - ANSWER the right patient, rigt drug, and right dose 37. pro-drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive form - ANSWER false 38. the kidney of an 85-year-old persion excretes drugs only ____ as efficiently as that of a 35-year-old person - ANSWER around 50% 39. the normal age-related decrease in kidney function cem help doctors determine an appropiate dosage based soley on a person's age - ANSWER true 40. what differentiates a caplet from a tablet - ANSWER caplets are shaped like capsules and have film coatings to aid in scallowing 41. what will you find the legend "Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing wihtout a prescription - ANSWER on the label of all prescription drugs 42. what happens to slow acetylators - ANSWER Drugs that are metabolized by N-acetyl transferase tend to reach higher blood levels and remain in the body longer. 43. About ___ of the people in the U.S. are "slow acetylators" - ANSWER 50% 44. which of the following statements about drug-drug interactions is incorrect - ANSWER drug-drug interactions are always harmful 45. Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs - ANSWER true 46. which of the following statements about dietary supplements is incorrect - ANSWER because dietary supplements are not drugs, interactions with drugs are not a concern 47. which statement/s is/are incorrect about an ideal drug, or "magic bullet" as Ehrlich phrased it - ANSWER it does not exist, it would be aimed percisely at a disease site, it would not harm healthy tissues 48. which statement accurately differentiates resistance from tolerance - ANSWER tolerance refers to a person's diminished response to a drug after repeated use, while resistance applies to microorganisms' or "cancel" cells' abilities to withstand drug effects 49. between 3% and 7% of hospital admissions in the United States are estimated to be for treatment of adverse drug reactoins - ANSWER true 50. which statement is true about the universal scale for quantiffying the severity of an adverse drug reaction - ANSWER there is no scale 51. why is e noncomplienca serios public healthy concern - ANSWER it increases the cost of medical care 52. which of the following is NOT eligible for patent protection under U.S. regulations - ANSWER companies can be granted patents for all these things 53. drugs' trade names are often unrelated to their intended use - ANSWER true 54. Like foods and household products, generic drugs are usually lower quality than the brand name drugs for which they are marketed as equivalents. - ANSWER false 55. Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to- ANSWER 20% 56. which of the following statements about biologics is incorrect - ANSWER they do not cause immune response 57. "large molecules" products are developed and manuffactured by a chemical process - ANSWER false 58. what are drugs that attract or bind to cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance activities by endogenous chemical messengers - ANSWER agonists 59. Which term denotes how an API works in the body? - ANSWER mechanism of action 1. Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product - ANSWER true 2. Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove disappointing - ANSWER true 3. Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions - ANSWER The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan 4. The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - ANSWER 50% 5. Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry - ANSWER population growth and increased life expectancies 6. According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities - ANSWER partnerships between pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic companies will not prove immediately profitable 7. prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare providers - ANSWER false 8. the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines - ANSWER false 9. one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting techniques is DTC (direct-to-consumer) advertising - ANSWER false 10. what influences the number of districts in a region - ANSWER the region's population 11. what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems - ANSWER California and Florida have difffernet perscription reimbursment policies 12. the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager - ANSWER false 13. most DMs did not start as representatives - ANSWER false 14. how many territories are in a typical district - ANSWER 8 to 12 15. what is the most effective method for grabbing market share - ANSWER comparative selling 16. pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - ANSWER false 17. it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your product - ANSWER false 18. the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed - ANSWER true 19. according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as "payers" - ANSWER employers 20. according to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies - ANSWER researching and developing novel drugs 21. one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued investment in R & D is the few new drugs being approved and in development - ANSWER false 22. thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to live - ANSWER another 50 years 23. how much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 - ANSWER almost 30 years 24. what is a treatment group - ANSWER A group of patients assigned to receive a specified treatment 25. 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 control 26. what does "asymptomatic" mean - ANSWER not exhibiting signs or symptoms 27. what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures) - ANSWER physiology 28. In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the body - ANSWER true 29. how does the federal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA) define a drug - ANSWER any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation. 30. which statement about vitamins is correct - ANSWER most of the bodys required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body 31. 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 32. ADME testing is primarily used in what field - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics 33. which statement about placebos is correct - ANSWER Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms. 34. on average, only about 5 off 4,000 drugs studied in the labratory are eventually studied in people - ANSWER true 35. which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually - ANSWER sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream 36. what are 3 off the 7 rights of drug administration - ANSWER the right patient, rigt drug, and right dose 37. pro-drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive form - ANSWER false 38. the kidney of an 85-year-old persion excretes drugs only ____ as efficiently as that of a 35-year-old person - ANSWER around 50% 39. the normal age-related decrease in kidney function cem help doctors determine an appropiate dosage based soley on a person's age - ANSWER true 40. what differentiates a caplet from a tablet - ANSWER caplets are shaped like capsules and have film coatings to aid in scallowing 41. what will you find the legend "Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing wihtout a prescription - ANSWER on the label of all prescription drugs 42. what happens to slow acetylators - ANSWER Drugs that are metabolized by N-acetyl transferase tend to reach higher blood levels and remain in the body longer. 43. About ___ of the people in the U.S. are "slow acetylators" - ANSWER 50% 44. which of the following statements about drug-drug interactions is incorrect - ANSWER drug-drug interactions are always harmful 45. Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs - ANSWER true 46. which of the following statements about dietary supplements is incorrect - ANSWER because dietary supplements are not drugs, interactions with drugs are not a concern 47. which statement/s is/are incorrect about an ideal drug, or "magic bullet" as Ehrlich phrased it - ANSWER it does not exist, it would be aimed percisely at a disease site, it would not harm healthy tissues 48. which statement accurately differentiates resistance from tolerance - ANSWER tolerance refers to a person's diminished response to a drug after repeated use, while resistance applies to microorganisms' or "cancel" cells' abilities to withstand drug effects 49. between 3% and 7% of hospital admissions in the United States are estimated to be for treatment of adverse drug reactoins - ANSWER true 50. which statement is true about the universal scale for quantiffying the severity of an adverse drug reaction - ANSWER there is no scale 51. why is noncomplience a serios public healthy concern - ANSWER it increases the cost of medical care 52. which of the following is NOT eligible for patent protection under U.S. regulations - ANSWER companies can be granted patents for all these things 53. drugs' trade names are often unrelated to their intended use - ANSWER true 54. Like foods and household products, generic drugs are usually lower quality than the brand name drugs for which they are marketed as equivalents. - ANSWER false 55. Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to- ANSWER 20% 56. which of the following statements about biologics is incorrect - ANSWER they do not cause immune response 57. "large molecules" products are developed and manuffactured by a chemical process - ANSWER false 58. what are drugs that attract or bind to cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance activities by endogenous chemical messengers - ANSWER agonists 59. Which term denotes how an API works in the body? - ANSWER mechanism of action