Drugs And Development

Question 1

What kills off bacterial infections

Answer 1

Prescribed antibiotics can kill bacterial cells

Question 2

Why can’t you use antibiotics all the time and only when prescribed

Answer 2

So that the bacteria are less likely to become immune to the drugs

Question 3

Why can’t you use antibiotics for viral diseases

Answer 3

Because viruses go into your cells so if you would target the virus you would also kill the cell

Question 4

Pre clinical trials steps

Answer 4

Pre clinical trials
Clinical trials
Double blind trials

Question 5

What happens in pre clinical trials

Answer 5

Human cells or tissues are tested on

However if it’s on a whole organ animal testing must be used

Question 6

What happens in clinical trials

Answer 6

Human testing and patients on extremely low doses and build up to find the optimum dose and side effects

Question 7

Double blind trial

Answer 7

None know who gets the drugs and who gets the placebo

Question 8

How are monoclonal antibodies made

Answer 8

Choose specific antigen that you want to target
Inject that antigen into mouse
Mouse produces b lymphocytes that protect the mouse
Isolate the b lymphocytes
Fuse a tumour cell and b lymphocyte

Question 9

Uses for monoclonal antibodies

Answer 9

Pregnancy tests measuring the amount of chemicals in a sample
Locate specific target molecules
Dyes
Cancer treatments