Quiz 32 Flashcards
What control variables could be used in drug trials to test efficacy?
Tested people are the same age, gender, body mass
What are antibiotic resistant bacteria?
Bacteria which can’t be killed by antibiotics
Why are antiretroviral drugs complicated to make?
It is difficult to make antiretroviral drugs that kill viruses without also damaging the body’s tissues
In terms of drugs, what does efficacy mean?
How effective a drug is at treating disease
What is the does of a drug?
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
What are the stages of drug trials?
Preclinical testing, then clinical testing
What is the drug aspirin used as?
Painkiller
What is penicillin?
The first antibiotic ever discovered
What happens in the first stage of clinical trials
Low doses of the drug given to healthy volunteers
Why are antibiotic resistant bacteria dangerous?
They cause people to get bacterial infections which can’t be treated
Which drug was first made from plants called foxgloves?
Digitalis
What are preclinical trials?
Trials where the drug is tested in cells, tissues and live animals
Which drug was first made from yew trees?
Aspirin
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander fleming
What are antiretrioval drugs?
Drugs which kill viruses
