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CNPR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSPharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product. -
Answers-True
Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads
prove disappointing. - Answers-True
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographic regions? - Answers-The U.S.,
Western Europe, and Japan.
The U.S. accounts for about ______ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues. - Answers-
50%
What event has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry? - Answers-
Population growth and increased life expectancies.
According to your manual, what describes the predicted relationship between
pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities? - Answers-Partnerships
between them will not prove immediately profitable.
Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies and insurance
providers. - Answers-False
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines. - Answers-
False
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC
(direct-to-consumer) advertising. - Answers-False
What influences the number of districts in a region? - Answers-The regions population
What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems? - Answers-
California and Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies.
The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Manager. - Answers-False
Most District Managers (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 takes about 1-2 calls to a physician before he/she commits to prescribing your
product. - Answers-False
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed. -
Answers-True
Which of the following would classify as Payers - Employers, patients, pharmacists, or
physicians? - Answers-Employers.
How would you define ethical pharmaceutical companies? - Answers-Ones that
research and develop novel drugs.
One of the most disappointing 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.
What is the main difference between a blinded and a double-blinded study? - Answers-
In a double blind study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which
subjects are in the experimental group and which are in the control group.
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
How does the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug? -
Answers-Any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or
prevention of disease, or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or
function of the body.
Most of the body's required vitamins must be taken from outside the body. - Answers-
True
, 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. - Answers-True
What field is ADME testing used in primarily? - Answers-Pharmacokinetics.
Placebo effects can lead to withdrawal symptoms. - Answers-True
On average, only about 5 of 4,000 drugs studied in laboratory are eventually studied in
people. - Answers-True
Sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream. -
Answers-True
What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration? - Answers-The right patient, the right
drug, the right dose.
Pro-drugs are administered in active form, which is metabolized into an inactive form. -
Answers-False
The kidney of an 85-year old person excretes drugs only ______ as efficiently as that of
a 35-year old person. - Answers-Around 50%
The normal age-related decrease in kidney function can help doctors determine an
appropriate dosage based solely 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 swallowing.
Where will you find the legend, "Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a
prescription."? - Answers-On the label of all prescription drugs.
What happens in slow acetylators? - Answers-Drugs that are metabolized by N-acetyl
transferase tend to reach higher blood levels and remain the body longer.
About _______ of the people in the U.S. are slow acetylators. - Answers-50%
Drug-drug interactions are always harmful. - Answers-False
Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs. - Answers-True
Because dietary supplements are not drugs, interactions with drugs are not a concern. -
Answers-False
Ehrlich stated that an ideal drug (magic bullet) does not exist, would be aimed precisely
at a disease site, and would not harm healthy tissues. - Answers-True
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