NAPSRx exam UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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NAPSRx exam UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product - CORRECT
ANSWER- true
Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove
disappointing - CORRECT ANSWER- true
Pharmaceu...
NAPSRx exam UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product - CORRECT ANSWER - true Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big -risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove disappointing - CORRECT ANSWER - true Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions - CORRECT ANSWER - The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - CORRECT ANSWER - 50% Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry - CORRECT ANSWER - population growth and increased life expectancies According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between pharmace utical companies and genomic research facilities - CORRECT ANSWER - partnerships between pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic companies will not prove immediately profitable prescription drug therapy is not cost -effective for insurance companies and health care providers - CORRECT ANSWER - false the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines - CORRECT ANSWER - false one of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting techniques is DTC (direct -to-
consumer) advertising - CORRECT ANSWER - false what influences the number of districts in a region - CORRECT ANSWER - the region's population what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems - CORRECT ANSWER - California and Florida have difffernet perscrip tion reimbursment policies the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager - CORRECT ANSWER - false most DMs did not start as representatives - CORRECT ANSWER - false how many territories are in a typical district - CORRECT ANSWER - 8 to 12 what is the most effective method for grabbing market share - CORRECT ANSWER - comparative selling pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - CORRECT ANSWER - false it usually only takes 1 -2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing y our product - CORRECT ANSWER - false the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed - CORRECT ANSWER - true according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as "payers" - CORRECT ANSWER - employer s according to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies - CORRECT ANSWER - researching and developing novel drugs one of the most diappointing results of the pharmaceutical industry's continued investment in R & D is the few new drugs b eing approved and in development - CORRECT ANSWER - false thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to live - CORRECT ANSWER - another 50 years how much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 - CORREC T ANSWER - almost 30 years what is a treatment group - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of patients assigned to receive a specified treatment what is the main difference between a blinded and double -blinded study - CORRECT ANSWER - in a double blinded study, neithe r the study staff nor the study participants know which subjects are in the experimental group and which are in the control what does "asymptomatic" mean - CORRECT ANSWER - not exhibiting signs or symptoms what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures) - CORRECT ANSWER - physiology In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the body - CORRECT ANSWER - true how does the f ederal food, drug and cosmetic act (FFDCA) define a drug - CORRECT ANSWER - any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention off disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function o f the body which statement about vitamins is correct - CORRECT ANSWER - most of the bodys required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - true ADME testing is primarily used in what field - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacokinetics which statement about placebos is correct - CORRECT ANSWER - Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms.
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