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Created By: A SolutionNAPSR/CNPR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023/2024
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The chief motivating force in mergers and acquisitions within the pharmaceutical industry is the
desire of one company to acquire and exploit more successfully the brands of another. - correct
answer ✅false
It is rare for pharmaceutical companies to explore, develop and promote expressive values with
which patients might identify - correct answer ✅true
To be competitive, pharmaceutical brands must be distinctive. They must possess defining
characteristics that are perceived by customers to be unique, attractive and relevant to their
needs. - correct answer ✅true
Group purchasing organization (GPO) - correct answer ✅An entity consisting of two or more
hospitals or other healthcare entities that is formed to offer its members access to purchasing
contracts for health supplies
Upcharge - correct answer ✅Percentage fee that is paid by the dispenser to the wholesaler for the
cost of distribution
Package Insert Info - correct answer ✅Pg 63
Drug Patents - correct answer ✅Pg 65
Terms pg 67
Pharma companies must submit extensive data to the FDA demonstrating the safety and
effectiveness of new drugs before receiving approval for sale. - correct answer ✅True
Average review time for a new drug - correct answer ✅18 months
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Sales Team - correct answer ✅Pg 7
The "engine of innovation," focused on discovering or inventing promising new product. -
correct answer ✅Research & Development
This includes supply chain, manufacturing, trade, and distribution functions of the business. -
correct answer ✅Manufacturing & Operations
In 2012, FDA regulators approved 39 new drugs for use in the U.S. - correct answer ✅True
3,070 new meds are in development for cancer. - correct answer ✅True
Define Off-label - correct answer ✅Usage of a medication for purposes other than the specific
ones appearing on the label
Toxicity - correct answer ✅The extent, quality, or degree to which a substance is poisonous or
harmful to the body
Institutional review Board (IRB) - correct answer ✅A committee of physicians, staticians,
community advocated, and others which ensure that a clinical trial is ethical and that the rights of
the study participants are protected. All clinical trials must be approved by an IRB before they
begin.
Placebo - correct answer ✅Inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value aka sugar
pill
Edema - correct answer ✅Swelling
Asymptomatic - correct answer ✅Without signs or symptoms
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Clinical Pharmacology - correct answer ✅The study of the effects and movement of drugs in the
human body
Anatomy - correct answer ✅The study of basic structures of the body
Physiology - correct answer ✅The study of how those body structures function
Basic clinical pharmacology involves 3 main concepts - correct answer ✅Pharmacodynamics,
Pharmacokinetics, drug distribution and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics - correct answer ✅Study of the biochemical and physiological effects of
drugs and their mechanisms of action i.e. the study of what a drug does to the body. It describes
the therapeutic effects of drugs (pain relief, blood pressure reduction, their side effects and their
sites of action.
Pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✅Study of how a drug is processed by the body, with
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution, and method of
excretion. The study of how the body affects drugs.
Drug distribution & elimination - correct answer ✅Drug delivery systems, route of
administration , modes of excretion.
Plasma - correct answer ✅The liquid portion of the blood that carries proteins and other
substances
Organs - correct answer ✅Specialized cells and tissues grouped together to perform specific
body function for a common purpose. (Kidney, heart, intestines, and skin)
Nucleus - correct answer ✅Brain of the cell that regulates all activities.
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Proteins - correct answer ✅A nutrient made up of of chains of amino acids
Fats - correct answer ✅A nutrient stored in special body tissues as a great source of reserve
energy
Carbohydrates - correct answer ✅A nutrient that is the body's immediate source of energy. It's
broken down to glucose and used for immediate metabolic reactions.
Vitamins - correct answer ✅A nutrient substance necessary for growth, development, and normal
regulation of metabolic processes. Must be taken from outside the body.
Minerals - correct answer ✅A nutrient necessary for bodily purposes such as the balance of body
fluid
Water is NOT a nutrient - correct answer ✅True
Body's Major Systems - correct answer ✅Cardiovascular, Respiratory, nervous, musculoskeletal,
reproductive, immune
Absorption - correct answer ✅How the drug passes from its side of administration into the
bloodstream
Distribution - correct answer ✅How the drug is dispersed among the organs after absorption into
the blood
Metabolism - correct answer ✅How the active part of a drug is metabolized into a more water-
soluble compound that can be readily excreted by the kidneys
Excretion - correct answer ✅How the drug is eliminated from the body. Usually drugs are
eliminated via urine. They can also be excreted through the lungs, skin, or breast milk.
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