3 Developing Drugs

Question 1

What has to be done to drugs to make sure they are safe and effective

Answer 1

Tested

Question 2

During drug trials were on the drugs tested for

Answer 2

Tested for efficiency and toxicity and also to find the best dose

Question 3

What on the drugs first tested in

Answer 3

Preclinical trials on human cells and tissues as well as on animals

Question 4

After preclinical testing where are drugs tested in

Answer 4

Clinical trials on healthy volunteers at low doses. They are then tested on Ill volunteers to find the optimum dose of drug

Question 5

What is a placebo and why are they used in clinical trials

Answer 5

A substance that similar to the drug being tested but doesn’t do anything to make sure the drug works and the difference it makes

Question 6

Describe the double-blind trial

Answer 6

Neither the doctors nor the volunteers know which volunteers have been given the drug and who has been given the placebo