Drug Development + Antibiotic Resistance

Question 1

What are the three things new drugs are tested for?

Answer 1

• toxicity, effectively and dose

Question 2

What are the steps of drug development?

Answer 2

• pre clinical trials (uses cells, tissues and live animals ) test for toxicity
• clinical trials (low doses initially to healthy patients then increase dosage and test on ill patients) create the optimum dosage ( most effective quantity with minimal sideffects)
• placebo tests ( blind / double blind trials) test for effectiveness

Question 3

What is aspirin and where is it found?

Answer 3

• a painkiller from willow

Question 4

What is digitalis and where is it found?

Answer 4

• heart drug, found in foxgloves

Question 5

What is an example of an antibiotic resistant strain?

Answer 5

MRSA

Question 6

How can you reduce antibiotic resistant strains?

Answer 6

• reduce antibiotic intake (e.g. on unnecacary illnesses such as viral infections which cant be treated by antibiotics)
• completing the course of antibiotics to make sure all bacteria is killed
• reducing the use of antibiotics in agriculture + farms

Question 7

What is a superbug?

Answer 7

A bacteria which is resistant to many antibiotics