NAPSR Exam (practice quizzes) /270 Questions With
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Quiz :Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare
product. (T/F) - √Answer :true
Quiz :Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many
promising leads prove disappointing. (T/F) - √Answer :true
Quiz :Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? -
√Answer :The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
Quiz :The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical
revenues. - √Answer :50%
Quiz :Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical
industry? - √Answer :population growth and increased life expectancies
Quiz :According to the manual, which statement accurately describes the
predicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic
research facilities? - √Answer :Partnerships between pharmaceutical
companies and genomic companies will not prove immediately profitable
Quiz :Prescription drug therapy is not cost-effective for insurance companies
and healthcare providers. (T/F) - √Answer :false
Quiz :The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines.
(T/F) - √Answer :false
, Quiz :One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing
techniques is DTC (direct-to-consumer) advertising. (T/F) - √Answer :false
Quiz :What influences the number of districts in a region? - √Answer :the
region's population
Quiz :What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery
systems? - √Answer :California and Florida have different prescription
reimbursement policies
Quiz :The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the regional manager. (T/F) -
√Answer :false
Quiz :Most DMs did not start as representatives. (T/F) - √Answer :false
Quiz :How many territories are in a typical district? - √Answer :8 to 12
Quiz :What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? -
√Answer :comparative selling
Quiz :It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to
prescribing your product. (T/F) - √Answer :false
Quiz :The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician
prescribed. (T/F) - √Answer :true
Quiz :According to ch. 12 of the manual, which of the following would classify
as "payers"? - √Answer :employers
Quiz :According to the manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical
companies"? - √Answer :researching and developing novel drugs
Quiz :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. (T/F) - √Answer :false
, Quiz :Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with
HIV expected to live? - √Answer :another 50 years
Quiz :How much has the average American lifespan increased since 1890? -
√Answer :almost 30 years
Quiz :What is a treatment group? - √Answer :a group of patients assigned to
receive a specific treatment
Quiz :What is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded
study? - √Answer :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
Quiz :What does "asymptomatic" mean? - √Answer :not exhibiting signs or
symptoms
Quiz :Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to
structures)? - √Answer :physiology
Quiz :In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a
physical or psychological change in the body. (T/F) - √Answer :true
Quiz :How does the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a
drug? - √Answer :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
Quiz :Which statement about vitamins is correct? - √Answer :most of the
body's required vitamins must be taken from outside the body
Quiz :ADME testing measures the rate at which the body absorbs the drug,
distributes it to the organs necessary to produce the desired effect,
metabolites it into waste material and then excretes it from the body. -
√Answer :true
Quiz :ADME testing is primarily used in what field? -
√Answer :pharmacokinetics
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