Development Og Medicnes

Question 1

What was the first antibiotic

Answer 1

Penicillin

Question 2

What year did Alexander Fleming discover this

Answer 2

1928

Question 3

Alex was growing

Answer 3

Bacteria on agar plates

Question 4

What did he about one of his plates

Answer 4

It had been contaminated with mould (fungi)

Question 5

What did he console

Answer 5

The mould produced a substance that prevented the growth of bacteria

Question 6

The fugues causing the contamination was

Answer 6

Penicillin

Question 7

Penicillin is an

Answer 7

Antibacterial substances

Question 8

Stage 1 of making a new medican

Answer 8

In vitro testing
Is testing of a very early Verison of the drug on living cells in the lad unless the scientist find that the drug works and no cells are harmed further testing won’t happen

Question 9

Vitro testing can be expensive because

Answer 9

A trail and error process
Uses expensive equipment
Specialised staff

Question 10

Stage 2 of making new medicines

Answer 10

Animal testing
Important part of process to see if drugs will work on the complete immune system of the organism carried out in animals with similar body’s to humans

Question 11

3 rd stage of making a new medication

Answer 11

Clinical trials
Animal testing and testing on human volunteers for 3 main reason
To see if it actually works on humans
To see if there are any side effects
To check the dosage levels

Question 12

Diseases caused by smoking

Answer 12

Bronchitis
Emphysema
Lung cancer