CNPR Exam 2024/25: Questions And Answers (Rated
A+)
Pharmaceuticals Right Ans - medicines and vaccines for human and animal
use. products may have a brand name or be generic, and they may be
prescription or OTC
Diagnostic Right Ans - equipment and supplies used in screening,
detecting, and monitoring disease. can range from simple home testing kits to
sophisticated imaging technologies
Medical devices Right Ans - advanced instrumentation and appliances used
for medical therapy, such as joint replacements, implantable defibrillators,
and pacemakers. Also includes drug delivery devices such as syringes,
infusion pumps, metered dose inhalers, and trans-dermal patches
Medical supplies Right Ans - Commodity, high-volume supplies such as
surgical gowns and gloves
Durable medical equipment Right Ans - reusable products for health-
related use in the home such as walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen equipment,
prosthetics, hospital beds
Home-Based Care Right Ans - Patients/consumers and their families and
friends
home health nurses and aides
Primary Care (checkups and general health issues) Right Ans - OB/GYN
family/general practitioners
internists
Secondary Care (specialized outpatient consults) Right Ans - specialists
Tertiary Care (inpatient) Right Ans - community hospitals
academic medical centers
skilled nursing facilities
End-stage care Right Ans - skilled nursing facilities
,hospitals
hospices
HMO Right Ans - Health Maintenance Organization
PBM Right Ans - Pharmacy Benefit Manager
act as intermediaries between pharmaceutical companies and large drug
purchasers
GMP guidelines Right Ans - good manufacturing practices
What is the average review time for a new drug? Right Ans - 18 months
DM Right Ans - district manager
RM Right Ans - regional manager
NAM Right Ans - national account manager
manufacturing & operations Right Ans - this includes the supply chain,
manufacturing trade, and distribution functions of the business
In 2012 the FDA approved _____ new drugs for use in the US (highest number
since 1996) Right Ans - 39
______ new treatments have been approved for Hep C Right Ans - 2
_______ new treatments for Alzheimer's disease are in development Right
Ans - 125
______ medicines are in development for cancer Right Ans - 3070
_____ new medicines are in development for diabetes Right Ans - 281
____ new medicines are developed for HIV/AIDS Right Ans - 185
approvable letter Right Ans - letters sent by the FDA to the applicant
indicating whether the new drug application meets necessary requirements
,asymptomatic Right Ans - without signs or symptoms of disease
edema Right Ans - swelling
indication Right Ans - in terms of drug approval, the exact cause of purpose
for which the FDA has approved that a drug can be prescribed
IRB (institutional review board) Right Ans - a committee of physicians,
statisticians, community advocates, and others which ensures that a clinical
trial is ethical and the rights of study participants are protected
anatomy Right Ans - the study of the basic structures of the body
physiology Right Ans - the study of how those body structures function
clinical pharmacology Right Ans - the study of the effects and movement of
drugs in the human body
pharmacodynamics Right Ans - the study of what a drug does to the body
pharmacokinetics Right Ans - study of how a drug is processed by the body
drug distribution and elimination Right Ans - drug delivery systems, routes
of administration, modes of excretion
MAR Right Ans - medication administration record
AEs Right Ans - adverse events
ADME Right Ans - testing that 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
drug kinetics Right Ans - what the body does to the drug
drug dynamics Right Ans - what the drug does to the body
1st right of drug administration Right Ans - right patient
, 2nd right of drug administration Right Ans - Right medication
3rd right of drug administration Right Ans - right dose
4th right of drug administration Right Ans - right route of administration
5th right of drug administration Right Ans - right time of delivery
ASAP order Right Ans - within 30 minutes of written order
granules Right Ans - small pill, usually accompanied by many others
encased within a gelatin capsule
tablet Right Ans - made by compressing the powdered form of a drug and
bulk-filling material under high pressure
capsule Right Ans - drug is contained in an external shell
enteric coating Right Ans - covering that keeps drugs from dissolving in the
stomach and do not dissolve until they reach the intestine
caplet Right Ans - shaped like a capsule but has the form of a tablet
elixir Right Ans - a drug vehicle that contains water, alcohol, and sugars
fluid extracts Right Ans - concentrated solution of a drug removed from a
plant source by mixing ground parts of a plant with a suitable solvent, and
then separating the plant residue from the solvent
mixtures/suspensions Right Ans - an agent is mixed with a liquid but not
dissolved
tinctures Right Ans - alcoholic preparations of a soluble drug
spirits/essences Right Ans - alcohol-containing liquids that may be used
pharmaceutically as solvents
liniments Right Ans - liquid suspensions for external application to the skin
to relieve pain and swelling
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