ENGLISH FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES – CREDITS 5 & 6

VIETNAM UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES – ENGLISH GROUP
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SAMPLE TEST 3

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1.Which phrase best describes the “GRP” in the pharmaceutical industry?
A. Good Reservatory Practice B. Good Research Practice
C. Good Reservation Practice D. Good Researching Practice
2. Laboratory gowns or lab coats, latex gloves, and safety glasses ................. at all times.
A. must be wear B. must be worn C. must wear D. must be wearing
3. I suggest that they also check the equipment lists to make sure each workstation ................. all the
correct equipment.
A. have B. had C. has D. having
4. If the auditors observe any ................., they will write it down on their checklist and we’ll be
informed so that we can take corrective or preventive action.
A. difference B. non-compliance C. failure D. fake data
5 I’m working on trying to find ................. new substance which we hope to develop for pain relief.
A. a B. the C. some D. any
6. Endpoint testing is carried out at the end of every manufacturing process, which is to ensure that all
procedures have been performed in compliance with industry and company .................
A. criteria B. curriculum C. standards D. targets
7. Inspection and validation are required to prove that manufacturing and testing equipment is
A. clinical
................. B. functional C. approval D. fundamental
8. Manufacturing ................. and procedures must go through periodic validation to guarantee that they
are still of an acceptable standard.
A. approach B. process C. processes D. method
9. The ................. required for all research processes and development steps ensures the traceability of
a drug.
A. documentation B. traceability C. inspection D. validation
10. A holistic approach considers ............... processes and environments together and not individually.
A. laboratory and manufacturing B. laboratory
C. manufacturing D. entire

II. Read the sentence and decide if it is True (T) or False (F) by choosing the answer A or B.
1. To ensure that laboratory workers are asked certain questions about safety procedures, auditors use a
checklist.
A. T B. F
2. It is absolutely essential to move lab mice outdoors in closing cages.
A. T B. F closed

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3. Bleach must be used on all equipment following any experiments with laboratory animals.
A. T B. F disinfectant
4. If any non-compliance is observed during the audit, the department will be informed so they can take
safety procedures.
A. T B. F preventive & corrective action
5. Safety procedures make sure that the health and well-being of laboratory workers are guaranteed.
A. T B. F

III. Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks with missing
information.

The US only has two official categories for drugs: drugs needing a prescription and drugs that do not.
The former are prescription drugs and are available in pharmacies and only by prescription. The latter
are over-the-counter drugs which can be sold in any type of retail outlet that chooses to stock “them”.

In general, in the US, medication must meet four criteria in order to obtain the status of non-
prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) product. “It” must have:
- a large margin of safety
- low incidence of side effects
- low potential for misuse and abuse, and
- labeling that provides adequate directions for sale and effective use.

1. The official categories for drugs in the US are …………….

A. prescribed and non- prescribed ones (A) B. those with and without a prescription (B)
C. both A and B are correct D. neither A nor B is correct
2. ……………. are available in pharmacies.
A. those with a prescription B. those without a prescription
C. OTC drugs D. all are correct
3. The word “them” in paragraph 1 refers to …………….
A. official categories B. drugs needing a prescription
C. retail outlets D. drugs that do not need a prescription
4. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to …………….
A. the US B. medication C. criteria D. the status
5. To obtain the status of non-prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) product medication must meet
four…………….
A. standards (A) B. principles (B)
C. Both A and B are correct D. Neither A nor B is correct

IV. Read the text below and choose ONE suitable word from the given ones to fill in each
numbered blank.

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check 5 carried 8 compliance 10 ensures 3 sale 7

important 6 high 4 1 manufacturing testing 2 every 9

The quality assurance process in good (1) ……………… practice (GMP) includes product quality
control, sampling, and (2) ………………. Quality control (3) ……………… that the product quality
remains (4) ……………… The reason for interim testing, or product sampling, is to (5) ………………
the quality of pharmaceutical products. This is (6) ……………… to make sure that the product is
suitable for its intended use and for (7) ……………… Endpoint testing is (8) ……………… out at the
end of (9) ……………… manufacturing process. This is to ensure that all procedures have been
performed in (10) ……………… with industry and company standards. (88 words)

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