NAPSRx Exam: NAPSRx Practice
Questions & Answers
Pharmaceuticals are arguably the most socially important healthcare product (Ans- true
Pharmaceutical development is a big-risk undertaking, in which many promising leads prove disappointing (Ans- true
Pharmaceutical sales are highest in which geographical regions (Ans- The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
The U.S. accounts for about ____ of the world's pharmaceutical revenues (Ans- 50%
Which off the following has fueled recent growth in the pharmaceutical industry (Ans- population growth and increased life expectancies
According to your manual, which statement accurately describes the predicted relationship between pharmaceutical companies and genomic research facilities (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 (Ans- false
the high price of healthcare is explained by the high price of medicines (Ans- false 1 / 3
one of the oldest and least effective pharmaceutical marketing techniques is DTC (direct-to-consumer) advertising (Ans- false
what influences the number of districts in a region (Ans- the region's population
what is an example of the regionalization off healthcare delivery systems (Ans- California and Florida have different prescription reimbursement policies
the heart of pharmaceutical sales is the regional manager (Ans- false
most DMs did not start as representatives (Ans- false
how many territories are in a typical district (Ans- 8 to 12
what is the most effective method for grabbing market share (Ans- comparative selling
pharmaceutical reps mainly visit pharmacies (Ans- false
it usually only takes 1-2 calls to a physician before he or she commits to prescribing your product (Ans- false
the pharmacist may dispense a product other than what the physician prescribed (Ans- true 2 / 3
according to chapter 12 of your manual, which of the following would classify as "payers" (Ans- employers
according to your manual, what defines "ethical pharmaceutical companies (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 (Ans- false
thanks to modern medicines, how long are people newly diagnosed with HIV expected to live (Ans- another 50 years
how much has the average American lifespan increased since 1890 (Ans- almost 30 years
what is a treatment group (Ans- A group of patients assigned to receive a specified treatment
what is the main difference between a blinded and double-blinded study (Ans- in a double blinded study, neither the study staff nor the study participants know which subjects are in the experimental group and which are in the control
what does "asymptomatic" mean (Ans- not exhibiting signs or symptoms
what term denotes the study of bodily functions (as opposed to structures) (Ans- physiology
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