Product Dev Quiz Questions Flashcards

1
Q

A product that is always a considered an OTC drug use is

A

Skin sunscreen

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2
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If a moisturizer provides benefits to the skin because of the formula’s total composition and features, it is working under which product paradigm?

A

Holistic

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3
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Can a product be both a drug and a cosmetic as defined by FDA because of its claims?

A

Yes

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4
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A new product introduced to build a current brand name and equity is considered a:

A

line extension

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5
Q

Besides the timeline and project specifications, which is the third aspect of a project that needs to be evaluated before making a commitment to conduct a project?

A

Resources/costs

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6
Q

Which one of these is considered part of a company’s intellectual property?

a) total employees
b) accounts receivables
c) customer lists
d) patents
e) product portfolio

A

Patents

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7
Q

Active sunscreen chemicals that absorb skin damaging ultraviolet light in a sunscreen lotion are part of that product’s

A

Features

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8
Q

Conventional thinking teaches that one important guideline for brainstorming sessions includes:

A

Do not criticize any ideas

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9
Q

Using product development “drug delivery paradigm”, the product base is formulated to be the best vehicle to give a product with:

A

Optimum actives efficacy with low toxicity

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10
Q

Which of these is not a typical way that marketing groups get new ideas?

a) brainstorming
b) market research
c) focus groups
d) consumer surveys
e) dreams

A

dreams

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11
Q

Which type of chemical would probably penetrate through normal skin the fastest?

a) color pigment
b) organic sunscreen
c) large protein
d) antiperspirant salt

A

Organic sunscreen

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12
Q

In the brick and mortar model of stratum corneum, what are the bricks?

A

corneocytes

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13
Q

What is the primary route of skin penetration by small molecules?

A

Direct transdermal

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14
Q

The sebaceous glands are associated with what other structure of the skin?

A

Hair follicle

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15
Q

Tattoos are for life because the pigments they contain

A

remain in the dermis

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16
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If an emulsion has vegetable oil as its internal or dispersed phase it would be called

A

oil-in-water

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17
Q

An emulsifier or surfactant has positively charged quaternary Nitrogen at the terminal end of its alkyl chain is termed

A

cationic

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18
Q

Which wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum penetrates the skin further?

A

Infrared

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19
Q

If you use a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 and your MED on unprotected skin is 10 minutes, how long could you theoretically stay out under the sun before you start to burn or show a little redness?

A

Five hours

SPF = MED(treated)/MED(untreated)

30 = MEDt/10

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20
Q

To begin to duplicate or deformulate a commercial emulsion what is usually the first simple analysis you might make?

A

Loss on drying

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21
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The source of each hair in the skin structure is known as the hair

A

follicle

22
Q

Hair structure is made strong by cross-linking of which amino acid

A

Cysteine

23
Q

Natural hair color is governed by the deposition in the cortex of granules of

A

Melanin

24
Q

The type of primary surfactant used in most shampoos is

a) anionic
b) zwitterionic
c) nonionic
d) cationic
e) amphoteric

A

Anionic

25
Q

When a permanent hair dye forms by combinations of aromatic compound bases and couplers, what is the key oxidizing ingredient that catalyzes the reaction?

A

Hydrogen peroxide

26
Q

In permanent waves and relaxers, the hair keratin has to be treated aggressively to break keratin bonds by adjusting pH to make it

A

Very alkaline

27
Q

In permanent waves, which chemical reducing agents are used?

A

Thioglycolates

28
Q

Hair styling damages the outer ____ of hair

A

cuticle

29
Q

What is used as an inexpensive thickener in many shampoos?

A

Salt

30
Q

Very straight hair usually has what shape in cross section?

A

Round

31
Q

In a clear glycerin soap bar what is the phase that the soap molecules are in?

A

Lamellar

32
Q

What is a common antimicrobial active in Deodorant soaps and Deodorant sticks?

A

Triclosan

33
Q

Foaming shower gel formulations are very similar to

A

Shampoos

34
Q

Depilatories have pHs that are

A

Highly alkaline

35
Q

Antiperspirant salts act primarily on which skin gland to inhibit sweating?

A

Eccrine

36
Q

All OTC active Antiperspirant salts contain which metal cation?

A

Aluminum

37
Q

Antiperspirant sticks can be made by stiffening or solidifying volatile silicone with

A

Stearyl alcohol

38
Q

Flouride in toothpaste is a drug to

A

prevent cavities

39
Q

The bacterial biofilm on teeth is called

A

plaque

40
Q

Which non-monograph antimicrobial is used in some mouthwash?

a) Saccharine
b) Menthol
c) Sodium flouride
d) Cetyl Pyridinium Chloride

A

Cetyl Pyridinium Chloride

41
Q

Which colorants must be batch certified for purity by the FDA?

A

D&C colornants

42
Q

Which Inorganic pigment gives the most hiding power, the greatest coverage/opacity on the skin?

A

Titanium Dioxide

43
Q

When is it ok to use “may contain” when listing ingredients?

A

Colorants

44
Q

O/W Emulsion Make-Up can be considered a three phase system because they are also

A

Suspensions

45
Q

T/F One can feel particles retained on a 200 mesh screen ~75 microns?

A

True

46
Q

A color dye converted to a pigment by complexing on an Alumina substrate is called a

A

A lake

47
Q

What is a common nail enamel polymer?

A

Nitrocellulose

48
Q

Aromatic oil& solvent soluble dyes can be made water soluble by ______ them

A

Sulfonating

49
Q

Which of the following is not a wax that is used in color cosmetics

a) Cocamide DEA
b) Carnauba
c) Ozokerite
d) Candellila
e) Beeswax

A

Cocamide DEA

50
Q

You might suspect that a water resistant Foundation Make-up is a W/O emulsion when you see that the primary emulsifier in the formula is

A

Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone (silicone copolyol)