NAPSR Final Exam Answers (Attempt score, 160 Out of 160 points)
1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?: A. first by the conditions that
they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action
2. Bone marrow transplants...: are a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's own cells are
reinjected.
3. What does AMA stand for?: C. American Medical Association
4. What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the drug should not
be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits?: B. Contraindications
5. What is tertiary care?: highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by a large
medical center for unusual or complex medical problems brand quality
6. What are vasodilators used to do?: decrease vascular resistance and in- crease blood flow
7. What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a drug is given at
such regular intervals that absorption and elimination (and therefore drug plasma
concentration) have become fairly constant?: steady state
8. Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration?: Ocular administra- tion is used
primarily to treat the eye.
9. Which entities invest's the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?: U.S. pharmaceutical
companies
10. How are most drugs excreted?: Via the kidneys