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CNPR, NAPSR Exam: Questions With Verified AnswersAreas of drug elimination and excretion Right Ans - Lungs, breast milk,
sweat tears urine feces, bile, saliva, and exhaled air
Rights of drug administration Right Ans - right patient, right medication,
right does, right route of administration, and right time of delivery
Margin of safety Right Ans - the difference between the usual effective dose
and the dose that induces severe or life threatening side effects
Injection routes Right Ans - intramuscular, intrathecal, intravenous,
subcutaneous
Intramuscular Right Ans - drugs given by direct injection into muscle tissue
intrathecal Right Ans - needle is inserted between to vertebrea in the lower
spine an into space around the spinal cord
Intravenous Right Ans - injected directly into the veins
Subcutaneous Right Ans - needle inserted into the fatty tissue just beneath
the skin
Bioavailablility Right Ans - how quickly and how much of a drug reaches its
intended target site of action
Bioequivalent Right Ans - when drugs contain not only the same active
ingredients but also produce virtually the same blood levels over time
Therapeutic equivalence Right Ans - production of the same medicinal
effects
Medication error Right Ans - failure to administer drug in the correct form
Powders Right Ans - a drug that is dried and ground into fine particles
,Pills Right Ans - a single dose unit of medicine made by mixing the
powdered drug with liquid such as syrup and rolling it into a round or oval
shape
Granules Right Ans - a small pill usually accompanied usually accompanied
by many others encased within a gelatin capsule; quite often releasing
medication over time
Tablet Right Ans - pharmaceutical preparation made by compressing the
powdered for of a drug and bulk filling material under high pressure;
commonly used for anti-acids and antiflatulents
Capsules Right Ans - medication dosage form in which the drug is
contained in an external shell; can be pulled apart for access to contents
Sustained release Right Ans - several doses of a drug in special coatings
that dissolve at different rates
Enteric Coating Right Ans - dosage in special coating that doesn't digest in
the stomach; only starts to digest in the intestines
Caplets Right Ans - shaped like a capsule but has the form of a tablet the
shape and file make swallowing easier
Gel caps Right Ans - an oil based medication that is enclosed in soft gelatin
capsule
Emulsion Right Ans - two agents that cannot ordinarily be combined or
mixed
Otic drugs Right Ans - control localized infections or inflammation and
require very low dosages to be effective
Types of drug dispensing Right Ans - OTC and prescription
Type A (Augmented) drug reaction Right Ans - exaggeration of the drug's
therapeutic effects
,Type B (idiosyncratic) Right Ans - results from mechanisms that are not
currently understood; largely unpredictable
Type C (continuing or chronic) Right Ans - These persist for a long time
Type D delayed Right Ans - these take some time to develop
Type E end of use Right Ans - These occur during drug withdrawal
Risk Factors Right Ans - Use of several drugs, age, Pregnancy and breast
feeding
Excipients Right Ans - inactive ingredients
Parenteral Right Ans - intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous
Rectal Right Ans - suppository
Oral Right Ans - tablet, capsule, liquid
Transdermal Right Ans - through the skin via creams or patches
Binders Right Ans - cement the active and inert components of tablets
Fillers Right Ans - used to make the drug sufficiently large for easy
manufacture and consumption
Glidants(flow enhancers) Right Ans - added to powdered materials used in
pill production to aid movement through tabletting machinery
Suspending/dispersing agents Right Ans - maintain consistent
concentration of the active ingredients throughout the drug product
Disintegrants Right Ans - help break up the tablets int the GI tract
Lubricants Right Ans - ease the release of the tablets from the dies that
stamp them during the manufacturing process
, AUC Right Ans - represents the extent of the drug absorption or the
quantity of the drug that appears in the bloodstream following oral
administration
Cmax Right Ans - peak plasma concentration on a measuring curve
First pass effect Right Ans - metabolizing process in the liver that
suppresses the amount of drug that eventually reaches the systemic
circulation and the site of action
Onset of action Right Ans - the time it takes for a drug to start having any
intended affect after it is administered
Protein Binding Right Ans - the ability of certain drugs to bind to plasma
protein
QD Right Ans - once a day
QID Right Ans - four times a day
PRN Right Ans - take as needed
TID Right Ans - three times a day
Tmax Right Ans - time of peak plasma concentration on a measuring curve
BID Right Ans - twice a day
Authorized distributor Right Ans - any distributor of a prescription drug
that has a written agreement with the manufacturers of the prescription drug
and conducts at least two transactions with the manufacturer of the
prescription drug within any 24-month period
Average whole price (AWP) Right Ans - published whole sale price or list
price suggested by the manufacturer
Brokerage Right Ans - the combination of -drop ship and dock to dock
delivery services provided by wholesalers. Wholesalers do not bring the
product into their warehouses
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