NAPRX CNPR LATEST EXAM 2022 -2024 ALL 180
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS / NAPRX CNPR
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? -
CORRECT ANSWER - first by the conditions that they are used to treat.and then by their mechanisms of action
- Bone marrow transplants. - CORRECT ANSWER - are a type of stem
cell therapy. unless patient's own cells are reinjected.
- What does AMA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - American
Medical Association
- What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which
the drug should not be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits? - CORRECT ANSWER - contraindications
- What is tertiary care? - CORRECT ANSWER - highly specialized
medical and surgical care provided by a large medical center for unusual or complex medical problems
- Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the classic
approach to brand development strategy covered in your manual? - CORRECT ANSWER - brand quality
- What are vasodilators used to do? - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease
vascular resistance and increase blood flow
- What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a
drug is given at such regular intervals that absorption and elimination 1 / 3
(and therefore drug plasma concentration) have become fairly constant?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Steady State
- Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Ocular administration is used primarily to treat the eye.
- Which entities invest's the most money in pharmaceutical R&D? -
CORRECT ANSWER- U.S. pharmaceutical companies
- How are most drugs excreted? - CORRECT ANSWER - via the
kidneys
- Over the last few decades, what has happened to legal limitations on
sales' reps discussions about off label uses? - CORRECT ANSWER - Limitations have decreased.
- What does it mean if two drugs are at parity? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Both drugs are essentially in a neutral position.
15 Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling programs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Everyone would benefit equally from electronic sampling programs
- When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation means
"one-half' - CORRECT ANSWER - SS
17 What is an internist? - CORRECT ANSWER - a physician who practices internal medicine
- Which of the following is a type of white blood cell? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Lymphocytes
- Why are novice sales representatives often placed in charge of
negotiating MCO formularies? - CORRECT ANSWER - They are not.This job is usually reserved for more experienced reps. 2 / 3
- What distinguishes pharmacodynamics from pharmacokinetics? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacodynamics studies the how the body affects drugs.
21 What proportion of the drugs tested on human subjects are eventually approved by the FDA? - CORRECT ANSWER- about 70%
- According to a study discussed in your manual, how do most
physicians prefer to receive their drug samples? - CORRECT ANSWER- directly from sales representatives
- Which of the following is an example of a central value? -
CORRECT ANSWER- I buy Advil to show that I'm a modern consumer.
- Which of the following specialties likely has the MOST emergency
calls? - CORRECT ANSWER - cardiologist
- What affects the rate of active transport? - CORRECT ANSWER -
neither the availability of carriers nor the availability of energy
- Over the last few decades, what has happened to the FDA approval
time for new drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - It has been shortened to reduce the cost of new drug development.
- Which of the following would NOT help improve compliance? -
CORRECT ANSWER - pharmacists understanding how generics differ from brand name drugs
- Which entity chooses a drug's trade name? - CORRECT ANSWER -
the FDA
- What type of stem cells are obtained from embryos and can develop
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into any cell type? - CORRECT ANSWER - totipotent