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Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product - Answers true
Pharmaceutical development is a high risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove disappointing - Answers true
Pharmaceut...
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product - Answers true
Pharmaceutical development is a high risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove
disappointing - Answers true
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions - Answers U.S., Western Europe, and
Japan
The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues - Answers 50%
Which of the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry - Answers population
growth and increased life expectancies
which statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies
and research facilities - Answers 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 -
Answers false
The high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines - Answers false
One of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC advertising - Answers
false
What influences the number of districts in a region? - Answers -the regions population
What is an example of the regionalization of healthcare delivery systems - Answers -California and
Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies
The heart of pharmaceutical sales team is the Regional Manager - Answers false
Most DMs did not start as representatives - Answers false
How many territories are in a typical district - Answers 8-12
What is the most effective method of grabbing market share - Answers comparative selling
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions? - Answers physiology
In its broadest definition, a drug is any substance that produces a physical or psychological change in the
body - Answers true
How does the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug - Answers -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 - Answers -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 the excretes it from the
body - Answers -true
ADME testing is primarily used in what field - Answers -pharmacokinetics
Which statement about placebos is correct - Answers -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 -
Answers true
Which statement is true about drugs taken sublingually - Answers -sublingual drugs are absorbed
directly and almost immediately into the bloodstream
What are 3 of the 7 rights of drug administration - Answers -the right patient, the right drug, and the
right dose
Pro-drugs are administered in an active form, which is metabolized into an inactive form - Answers -false
The kidney of an 85-year-old person excretes drugs only ____ as efficiently as that of a 35-year-old
person - Answers -around 50%
The normal age-related decrease in kidney function can help doctors determine an appropriate dosage
based solely on a person's age - Answers -true
What differentiates a caplet from a tablet - Answers -caplets are shaped like capsules and have film
coatings to aid in swallowing
Where will you find the legend "Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a prescription"? -
Answers -on the label of all prescription drugs
What happens in slow acetylators? - Answers -drugs that are metabolized by the N-acetyl transferase
tend to reach higher blood levels and remain in the body longer
About __ of the people in the U.S. are "slow acetylators" - Answers 5%
Drug-drug interactions - Answers -duplication can involve two drugs with the same effect causing
toxicity when taken together
-duplication can involve two drugs with the same effect intensifying each other's therapeutic effects
without any serious side effects
-opposition can involve two drugs with opposing actions interacting to reduce one's effectiveness but
not the other's
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