Drug testing Flashcards
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Step 1 in drug testing?
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Test the drug on human cells and tissues in a lab created by a computer
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Step 2 in drug testing?
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Test the drugs on live animals to see it’s toxicity levels
3
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Step 3 in drug testing?
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The drug is then tested on healthy human volunteers in a clinical trail to make sure it doesn’t have any harmful side effects on humans
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Step 4 in drug testing?
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Tested on how well the drugs work, the patients are put into two groups and one is given the real drug and one a placebo. The patients don’t know which they’ve got so it makes it fair.
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Step 5 in drug testing?
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If all steps go well then the drug is released to the general public