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NAPSRX Chapter 4 Questions And Correct
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Biology, Physiology, Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER 3 areas a rep must have a good
understanding of to sell effectively



Anatomy - ANSWER The study of the basic structures of the body



Physiology - ANSWER The study of HOW basic body structures function



Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER The study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
body



over 3 billion - ANSWER # of prescriptions Dispensed per year in the US



how did pharmacology begin-ANSWER Humans used plants to alleviate symptoms of
disease

early 1800's - ANSWER When did pharmacology begin

John Jacob Abel - ANSWER Father of modern Pharmacology

focus on the patient and improve quality of life - ANSWER Is the main focus of
pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER the study of what a drug does to the body

Describes the therapeutic effects



Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER the study of how a drug is processed by the body

how the body effects the drug

,Drug (US Law) - ANSWER any substance (other than food) intended to affect the
structure or function of the body

-Any chemical substance that affects the body and its processes



Drug (broad) - ANSWER Any substance that produces a physical or psychological
change in the body



FDA - ANSWER Decides which drugs are prescription and which are OTC



20 years - ANSWER How long a patent grants a company exclusive rights to a drug



10 years - ANSWER The amount of time that lapses from when a drug is discovered to
when it is approved for human use



Areas a patent covers for a drug - ANSWER the drug itself

The way the drug is made

The method the drug is to be used

method of delivering the drug



Name, size, shape and color - ANSWER Legally, the ways a generic drug must vary from
its trade name counterpart



20% - ANSWER The legal amount a drug can vary in bioequivalence from its trade



3-4% - ANSWER The amount a generic usually varies in bioequivalence



Preclinical testing - ANSWER Gathers info about how a drug works, how effective it is
and what toxic effects it causes

, 5 of 4,000 - ANSWER The number of drugs that are actually studied in people



1 of 5 - ANSWER Drugs studied in people that are approved by FDA



Safety and efficacy - ANSWER 2 main goals of drug development



Margin of safety - ANSWER the difference between the usual effective dose and the
dose that induces severe side effects



3 - ANSWER # of names each drug has



trade name

chemical name

generic name - ANSWER 3 types of names each drug has



United States Adopted Name Council (USANC) - ANSWER Assigns the generic name for
a drug



Chemical name - ANSWER the name that describes the atomic and molecular structure
of the drug



Therapeutic group - ANSWER Broadly, how drugs are classified



Federal Food & Drug Consumer Act - ANSWER FFDCA



Drug (FFDCA) - ANSWER Any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure,
mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease

-A substance other than food intended to affect the function of the body

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