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CNPR Study Guide – Complete Questions & SolutionsPharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions? Right Ans
- U.S.
Western Europe
Japan
The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues
Right Ans - 50%
Which of the following had fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical
industry? Right Ans - Population growth and increased life expectancies
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product.
Right Ans - True
Pharmaceutical development is a high-risk undertaking, in which many
promising leads prove disappointing Right Ans - True
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the
predicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic
research facilities? Right Ans - Partnerships between pharmaceutical
companies and genomic companies will not prove immediately profitable.
Prescription drug therapy is not cost effective for insurance companies and
healthcare providers Right Ans - False
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines
Right Ans - False
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is
DTC advertising. Right Ans - False
What influence the number of districts in a region? Right Ans - The region's
population
What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems
Right Ans - California and Florida have different prescription reimbursement
policies
,The heart of a pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Manager Right
Ans - False
Most DMs did not start as representatives Right Ans - False
How many territories are in a typical district? Right Ans - 8-12
What is the most effective method for grabbing market share? Right Ans -
Comparative selling
Pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies. Right Ans - False
It usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to
prescribing your product. Right Ans - False
The pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician
prescribed Right Ans - True
According to Chapter 2 of your manual, which of the following would classify
as payers? Right Ans - Employers
According to your manual, what defines ethical pharmaceutical companies?
Right Ans - researching and developing novel drugs
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. Right Ans - False
Thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV
expected to live? Right Ans - Another 50 years
How much has the average American lifespan increased since 1890? Right
Ans - Almost 30 years
What is a treatment group? Right Ans - a group of patients assigned to
receive a specified treatment
, What is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study?
Right Ans - In a double blind study, neither the study staff nor the study
participants know which subjects are in the experimental group and which in
the control.
What does asymptomatic mean? Right Ans - not exhibiting signs or
symptoms
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures)?
Right Ans - physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body. Right Ans - true
How does the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug?
Right Ans - 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
Which statement about vitamins is CORRECT? Right Ans - Most of the
body's required vitamins must be taken in from outside the body.
ADME testing 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. Right
Ans - True
ADME testing is primarily used in what field? Right Ans - pharmacokinetics
Which statement about placebos is CORRECT? Right Ans - Placebo effects
can lead to withdrawal symptoms.
On average, only about 5 of 4,000 drugs studied in the laboratory are
eventually studied in people. Right Ans - True
Which statement is TRUE about drugs taken sublingually? Right Ans -
Sublingual drugs are absorbed directly and almost immediately into the
bloodstream.
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