RMSR Quiz 5 (Chapter 6)

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Medical Sales Quiz on RMSR Quiz 5 (Chapter 6), created by silvertip83 on 20/12/2013.
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Question 1

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Heterogeneous patient populations in clinical studies are a group of patients with a lot of similarities.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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The Abstract section is the best place to find the answer to the question Why was this study conducted?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Who is ultimately responsible for legal issues that arise from the off-label or nonindicated use of a pharmaceutical?
Answer
  • the company that manufactured the product, regardless of whether or not their claims were supported by scientific evidence
  • the FDA for approving the dissemination of information regarding these off-label uses
  • the pharmaceutical sales representatives who educated the physicians on the product’s off-label uses
  • the physicians who prescribed or recommended the product to their patients

Question 4

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What is one of the differences between Phase I and Phase II clinical trials?
Answer
  • Phase I trials are larger than Phase II trials.
  • Phase I trials are on animals, whereas Phase II trials are on humans.
  • Phase I trials involve subjects who do not suffer from the product's target disease or symptoms.
  • Phase I trials primarily involve terminally ill patients and prisoners, whereas Phase II trials are conducted on healthy volunteers.

Question 5

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Which of the following distinguishes Phase III from Phase II trials?
Answer
  • Phase III is a post-approval phase.
  • Phase III trials are typically conducted at multiple sites.
  • Phase III trials involve fewer subjects.
  • Phase III trials involve safety and efficacy.

Question 6

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What is one way in which Phase IV trials differ from the other three phases of clinical trials (i.e., Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III)?
Answer
  • Phase IV is conducted after the drug has already received FDA approval.
  • Phase IV is the only phase in which studies are not double-blinded.
  • Phase IV studies cannot be published.
  • Phase IV studies cannot be used is medical sales representatives' sales calls.

Question 7

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What would most likely be included in the Introduction section of a clinical paper on a new product?
Answer
  • a description of how the subjects were selected
  • an overview of comparable products
  • data on how the subjects improved after using the new product
  • the authors' opinions on how this study should affect future research on the topic

Question 8

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What would most likely be included in the Methods section of a clinical paper on a new IOL?
Answer
  • a table summarizing subjects' adverse reactions to the new IOL
  • background information on the effectiveness of other types of IOLs
  • everything that another researcher would need to know in order to replicate the experiment
  • the authors' theories about why this device is more effective than other IOLs

Question 9

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Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe a difference between statistical significance and clinical importance?
Answer
  • A study must be statistically significant in order to be clinically important.
  • It is possible for the results to be statistically insignificant, but actually have high clinical importance.
  • Many studies’ results are statistically significant without being clinically important.
  • The authors of clinical papers are trained and encouraged to emphasize statistical significance.
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