Quiz 8, Chapter 8

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 4

The FDA approves storage conditions for drug products.

Answer 4

True.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

True.

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

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

Answer 9

United States Pharmacopoeial Convention.

Question 10

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

Answer 10

True.

Question 11

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

Answer 11

False.

Question 12

In which cases can degraded drugs sometimes still be used?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Drug recalls are almost always negotiated with the FDA beforehand.

Answer 13

True.

Question 14

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

Answer 14

True.

Question 15

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 15

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