Drug testing protocols and assessing antimicrobial agent (4.13–4.14)

Question 1

Name and describe a historic method of drug testing

Answer 1

William withering digitalis soup. Discovered can cure and used trial and error to work out the correct dose.

Question 2

Explain how placebos are used in drug testing

Answer 2

Placebos are exactly the same but do not contain any active ingredients.

Question 3

What are the 3 steps of 3 phased testing?

Answer 3

1. Drug tested on healthy individuals to check for side effects.
2. Drug tested on a group of patients.
3. Drug tested on a large number of patients, one group receiving the existing treatment and the other receiving the new treatment.

Question 4

Give the conditions required for bacterial growth

Answer 4

Correct temperature and pH for metabolic enzymes

Source of nutrients required for respiration.

Supply of oxygen (for aerobic respiration)