REAL DEAL-CPRNX
How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? - correct answer-1) conditions
that they treat
2) mechanisms of action
Bone Marrow transplants... - correct answer-are a type of stem cell therapy (unless patients
own cells are rejected)
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 outweighs 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 in 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 tat absorption and elimination 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 invests the mot money in pharmaceutical R&D? - correct answer-The 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
Define Branding Name - correct answer-
What does it mean if two drugs are at parity? - correct answer-both drugs are essentially in a
neutral position
Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling programs? - correct answer-Everyone
benefits
, What is abbreviation of "one half" - correct answer-SS
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 reserved for more experienced reps
What distinguishes pharmacodynamics from pharmacokinetics? - correct
answer-Pharmacodynamics studies how drugs affect the body
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 sale 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-cardiology
What affects the rate of active transport? - correct answer-the availability of carriers and
energies
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-pharmacies
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 into any cell type? -
correct answer-totipotent
As the price a patient pays for a prescription increases, what happens to the likelihood that
the patient will fill it? - correct answer-it remains unaffected, due to the prescription being a
necessity
Most involuntary movements come from which type of muscle tissue? - correct
answer-cardiac and smooth muscle
Which of the following is NOT one of the body's organ systems? - correct answer-cellular
system
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