CNPR, NAPSR Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Pharmaceuticals - ANSWER-medicines and vaccines for human and animal use. products may have a brand name or be generic, and they may be prescription or OTC
Diagnostic - ANSWER-equipment and supplies used in screening, detecting, and monitoring ...
Pharmaceuticals - ANSWER-medicines and vaccines for human and animal use. products may have a
brand name or be generic, and they may be prescription or OTC
Diagnostic - ANSWER-equipment and supplies used in screening, detecting, and monitoring disease. can
range from simple home testing kits to sophisticated imaging technologies
Medical devices - ANSWER-advanced instrumentation and appliances used for medical therapy, such as
joint replacements, implantable defibrillators, and pacemakers. Also includes drug delivery devices such
as syringes, infusion pumps, metered dose inhalers, and trans-dermal patches
Medical supplies - ANSWER-Commodity, high-volume supplies such as surgical gowns and gloves
Durable medical equipment - ANSWER-reusable products for health-related use in the home such as
walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen equipment, prosthetics, hospital beds
Home-Based Care - ANSWER-Patients/consumers and their families and friends
home health nurses and aides
Primary Care (checkups and general health issues) - ANSWER-OB/GYN
family/general practitioners
internists
Secondary Care (specialized outpatient consults) - ANSWER-specialists
Tertiary Care (inpatient) - ANSWER-community hospitals
academic medical centers
,skilled nursing facilities
End-stage care - ANSWER-skilled nursing facilities
hospitals
hospices
HMO - ANSWER-Health Maintenance Organization
PBM - ANSWER-Pharmacy Benefit Manager
act as intermediaries between pharmaceutical companies and large drug purchasers
What is the average review time for a new drug? - ANSWER-18 months
DM - ANSWER-district manager
RM - ANSWER-regional manager
NAM - ANSWER-national account manager
manufacturing & operations - ANSWER-this includes the supply chain, manufacturing trade, and
distribution functions of the business
In 2012 the FDA approved _____ new drugs for use in the US (highest number since 1996) - ANSWER-39
______ new treatments have been approved for Hep C - ANSWER-2
_______ new treatments for Alzheimer's disease are in development - ANSWER-125
,______ medicines are in development for cancer - ANSWER-3070
_____ new medicines are in development for diabetes - ANSWER-281
____ new medicines are developed for HIV/AIDS - ANSWER-185
approvable letter - ANSWER-letters sent by the FDA to the applicant indicating whether the new drug
application meets necessary requirements
asymptomatic - ANSWER-without signs or symptoms of disease
edema - ANSWER-swelling
indication - ANSWER-in terms of drug approval, the exact cause of purpose for which the FDA has
approved that a drug can be prescribed
IRB (institutional review board) - ANSWER-a committee of physicians, statisticians, community
advocates, and others which ensures that a clinical trial is ethical and the rights of study participants are
protected
anatomy - ANSWER-the study of the basic structures of the body
physiology - ANSWER-the study of how those body structures function
clinical pharmacology - ANSWER-the study of the effects and movement of drugs in the human body
pharmacodynamics - ANSWER-the study of what a drug does to the body
pharmacokinetics - ANSWER-study of how a drug is processed by the body
, drug distribution and elimination - ANSWER-drug delivery systems, routes of administration, modes of
excretion
MAR - ANSWER-medication administration record
AEs - ANSWER-adverse events
ADME - ANSWER-testing that 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
drug kinetics - ANSWER-what the body does to the drug
drug dynamics - ANSWER-what the drug does to the body
1st right of drug administration - ANSWER-right patient
2nd right of drug administration - ANSWER-Right medication
3rd right of drug administration - ANSWER-right dose
4th right of drug administration - ANSWER-right route of administration
5th right of drug administration - ANSWER-right time of delivery
ASAP order - ANSWER-within 30 minutes of written order
granules - ANSWER-small pill, usually accompanied by many others encased within a gelatin capsule
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