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NAPSRX EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSPharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product - answers
-true
Pharmaceutical deveoplment is a big-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads
prove disappointing - answers -true
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions - answers -the u.s.,
western europe, and japan
The u.s. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - answers -
50%
Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry -
answers -population growth and increased life expectancies
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted
relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities -
answers -partnerships between pharmaceuitcal companies and genomic companies will
not prove immediately profitable
Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and healthcare
providers - answers -false
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines - answers -false
One of the oldest and least efffective pharmaceutical marjeting techniques is dtc (direct-
to-consumer) advertising - answers -false
What influences the number of districts in a region - answers -the region's population
What is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems - answers -
california and florida have difffernet perscription reimbursment policies
The heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager - answers -false
Most dms did not start as representatives - answers -false
How many territories are in a typical district - answers -8 to 12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share - answers -comparative
selling
Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies - answers -false
,It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing
your product - answers -false
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed -
answers -true
According to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as
"payers" - answers -employers
According to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies - answers -
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 being approved and in development - answers
-false
Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with hiv expected
to live - answers -another 50 years
How much has the average american lifespan increased since 1890 - answers -almost
30 years
What is a treatment group - answers -a group of patients assigned to receive a specified
treatment
On average, only about 5 off 4,000 drugs studied in the labratory are eventually studied
in people - answers -true
Which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually - answers -sublingual drugs are
absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream
What are 3 off the 7 rights of drug administration - answers -the right patient, rigt drug,
and right dose
Pro-drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive form
- answers -false
The kidney of an 85-year-old persion excretes drugs only ____ as efficiently as that of a
35-year-old person - answers -around 50%
The normal age-related decrease in kidney function cem help doctors determine an
appropiate dosage based soley on a person's age - answers -true
What differentiates a caplet from a tablet - answers -caplets are shaped like capsules
and have film coatings to aid in scallowing
, What will you find the legend "caution: federal law prohibits dispensing wihtout a
prescription - answers -on the label of all prescription drugs
What happens to slow acetylators - answers -drugs that are metabolized by n-acetyl
transferase tend to reach higher blood levels and remain in the body longer.
About ___ of the people in the u.s. are "slow acetylators" - answers -50%
Which of the following statements about drug-drug interactions is incorrect - answers -
drug-drug interactions are always harmful
Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs - answers -true
Which of the following statements about dietary supplements is incorrect - answers -
because dietary supplements are not drugs, interactions with drugs are not a concern
Which statement/s is/are incorrect about an ideal drug, or "magic bullet" as ehrlich
phrased it - answers -it does not exist, it would be aimed percisely at a disease site, it
would not harm healthy tissues
Which statement accurately differentiates resistance from tolerance - answers -
tolerance refers to a person's diminished response to a drug after repeated use, while
resistance applies to microorganisms' or "cancel" cells' abilities to withstand drug effects
Between 3% and 7% of hospital admissions in the united states are estimated to be for
treatment of adverse drug reactoins - answers -true
Which statement is true about the universal scale for quantiffying the severity of an
adverse drug reaction - answers -there is no scale
Why is noncomplience a serios public healthy concern - answers -it increases the cost
of medical care
What is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study - answers -in a
double blinded study, neither 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 - answers -not exhibiting signs or symptoms
What term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures) - answers -
physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body - answers -true
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