Drug testing

Question 1

Withering trial

Answer 1

Used the drug digitalis (found in foxglove plant) to treat dropsy
He gave affected patients different concs of digitalis and noted the effects
Trial and error

Question 2

Phase 1 of modern drug testing

Answer 2

New drug is tested on healthy individuals to find out safe dosages and side effects

Question 3

Phase 2

Answer 3

Tested on a large group of patients with the illness to see how well the drug actually works

Question 4

Phase 3

Answer 4

Testing on a large scale to compare the drug with existing treatments
Large sample size makes results more reliable

Question 5

Placebos

Answer 5

An inactive substance given to patients to see if the drug affects the result more than the placebo

Question 6

Double blind trials

Answer 6

Neither the patients nor the doctors know who’s been given the new drug to rescue bias