CNPR Pharma Sales – Questions With Solutions (Rated
A+)
Biotechnology industry Right Ans - newest most advanced area; gene
research, genetically altered drugs, and molecular biology
Primary Care Right Ans - checkups and general health issues
Secondary Care Right Ans - specialized outpatient consults
Tertiary Care Right Ans - inpatient
PBM's strongest tool Right Ans - mail or phone order processing
Managed care Right Ans - eliminate inefficiencies; developed HMO's and
PBM's (act as intermediary btwn pharma companies and large drug
purchasers
Drugs 2 categories: Right Ans - prescription and non-prescription drugs
every drug has 3 names: Right Ans - chemical name (molecular structure of
drug); generic; and trade, proprietary name (sold under trade name)
When new compound shows promise its usually modified many times to
optimize: Right Ans - intended site(selectivity); site (affinity); strength
(potency); and effectiveness (efficacy)
Entire drug review process from lab to medicine cabinet is : Right Ans - 10
years; only about 1 in 5,000 is approved
Pharmacokinetics Right Ans - what the body does to a drug
Drug administration (routes) Right Ans - orally (mouth); vein
(intravenously); muscle (intramuscular); intrathecally (spinal cord); ocular
(eye); cutaneously (skin); transdermal (body wide )
7 rights of proper drug administration Right Ans - 1) the right patient
2) the right drug
, 3) right dose
4) right route
5) right time
6) right techinque
7) right documentation
Medication Errors Right Ans - inappropriate or incorrect administration of
drug; 3 stages med error can occur: 1) 1st stage, prescribing; 2) 2nd stage,
dispensed to consumer; 3) 3rd stage, when administered
Most common error Right Ans - Dosage
bioavailability Right Ans - how quickly and how much of drug reaches
intended target site of action
drug distribution Right Ans - movement of drug to and from the blood and
various tissues of a body and relative proportions of drug in tissues
drug metabolism Right Ans - chemical alteration of a drug by the body
metabolites Right Ans - metabolized drug in active form that produces
desired therapeutic affect
P-450 enzymes Right Ans - livers primary mechanism for chemically
altering drugs; controls rate at which drug is metabolized
Main route of execretion Right Ans - Kidneys
Pharmacodynamics Right Ans - involves what a drug dose does to the body
Drug forms Right Ans - Pg 48-52
FDA Right Ans - regulates the intro of new drugs; safety and effectiveness
of new drugs and requires companies to follow good manufacturing practices
(GMP)
FDA's average review time for new drug Right Ans - 18 months
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