Chapter 8 | Drug Sampling

Question 1

How is a drug sample closet or cabinet like a grocery store shelf?

Answer 1

The more visibility you can give your drug, the more likely it will be prescribed.

Question 2

Pharmaceutical reps do not typically store and secure their own drug samples.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Sampling is sometimes the most important factor in a pharmaceutical rep’s success.

Answer 3

True

Question 3

The FDA approves storage conditions for drug products.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Pharmaceutical reps must always record the amount of drug samples left and obtain a signature for that amount.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

A drug sample is:

Answer 5

a unit of drug, which is not intended to be sold and is intended to promote the sale of the drug product

Question 6

What is prohibited by Section 503 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Prescription Drug Marketing Act?

Answer 6

The sale, purchase, or trade or offer to sell, purchase, or trade prescription drug samples.

Question 7

The federal government does not regulate the drug sampling for a pharmaceutical rep.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Section 503 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act permits hospitals to donate their prescription drug samples to qualified charitable organization.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The VA has become a leader in developing and using electronic prescribing systems

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Which entity issues monographs that define how drugs should be stored, and what variance is allowed in their shared contents?

Answer 10

United States Pharmacopoeial Convention.

Question 11

Storage conditions for drug products are based on information supplied by the manufacturer.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Medications are usually unaffected by changes in temperature, light, humidity, and other environmental factors.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

In which cases can degraded drugs sometimes still be used?

Answer 13

When the amount of the remaining drug has not fallen lower than 85-90% of that stated on the label.

Question 14

Electronic prescribing should help address the abuse of controlled substances

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Drug recalls are almost always negotiated with the FDA beforehand.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Electronic prescribing systems would improve patients doctor-shopping for controlled substances, pharmacists misreading prescriptions, and physicians wasting time calling pharmacies.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

What should you do if you receive a shipment from your employer and you notice that there are twice as many samples as what is posted on the packing slip?

Answer 17

Call your Sales Manager and inform him/her of the mistake, and ask for instructions on proper procedure.

Question 18

In recent studies, 30% of U.S. consumers reported that they were most likely to fill prescriptions after initially receiving samples from their physicians

Answer 18

True

57% reported that they would fill prescriptions regardless of how they received the drugs

Question 19

Some drugs are not dangerous after they degrade. Such drugs can still be used even if the amount of drug remaining has fallen as low as 85% or 90% of the amount stated on the label

Answer 19

True