Fighting Diseases With Drugs

Question 1

What are examples of drugs that treat the symptoms?

Answer 1

Decongestants

Pain killer
Aspirin, willow bark
Fever
Inflammation
Prevent heart conditions

Question 2

What are examples of drugs that cure the illness?

Answer 2

Fungi - antibiotics
Mould
Penicillin

Question 3

Who discovered penicillin?

Answer 3

Alexander Flemming

Question 4

How is a drug recognised as safe?

Answer 4

Non toxic
Few side effects

Question 5

How is a drug recognised as effective?

Answer 5

Treat symptoms
Cure
Prevent (vaccines)

Question 6

How is a drug recognised as stable?

Answer 6

Storage
Used under normal conditions

Question 7

How is a drug recognised as successfully taken into and out of the body?

Answer 7

Reach its target
Safely broken down and removed from body

Question 8

What are some examples of pre clinical trial?

Answer 8

Computer models
Cells, tissues, organs - is it safe
Animals - effective
Safety, dose

Question 9

What are some examples of clinical trials?

Answer 9

Small group of healthy volunteers - safe
Dosage

Small group of volunteers suffering with the illness - effective?
Control placebo
- blind, double blind trial
Done by independent comoany
Drug
Large group volunteers suffering with the illness - long term effect
Licensed - G.P. Would send long effect data to the scientists

Question 10

What are antiseptics?

Answer 10

Chemicals that kill bacteria on the skin surface but are too potent to be taken into the body