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NAPSRx CNPR Exam, CNPR Certification Test
Bank, Pharmaceutical Sales Certification, CNPR
Questions and Answers, NAPSRx Study Guide,
CNPR Exam Prep, Certified Pharmaceutical
Representative
Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the
FDA demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of new
drugs before receiving approval for sale. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ True
Average review time for a new drug - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 18 months
Sales Team - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Pg 7
The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or
inventing promising new product. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Research & Development
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This includes 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.
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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 main concepts -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Pharmacodynamics,
Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution and elimination.
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Pharmacodynamics - .....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 - .....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 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Drug delivery systems, route of administration , modes
of excretion.
Plasma - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The liquid portion of the
blood that carries proteins and other substances
Organs - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Specialized cells and
tissues grouped together to perform specific body
function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines,
and skin)
NAPSRx CNPR Exam, CNPR Certification Test
Bank, Pharmaceutical Sales Certification, CNPR
Questions and Answers, NAPSRx Study Guide,
CNPR Exam Prep, Certified Pharmaceutical
Representative
Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the
FDA demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of new
drugs before receiving approval for sale. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ True
Average review time for a new drug - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 18 months
Sales Team - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Pg 7
The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or
inventing promising new product. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Research & Development
,2|Page
This includes 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.
,3|Page
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 main concepts -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Pharmacodynamics,
Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution and elimination.
, 4|Page
Pharmacodynamics - .....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 - .....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 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Drug delivery systems, route of administration , modes
of excretion.
Plasma - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The liquid portion of the
blood that carries proteins and other substances
Organs - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Specialized cells and
tissues grouped together to perform specific body
function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines,
and skin)
