Testing Medicinal Drugs Flashcards
1
Q
Stages of drug testing?
A
Computer models Human cells Animals Healthy volunteers Ill volunteers Double blind trial
2
Q
Why is the drug tested on computer models?
A
Is it safe
3
Q
Why is the dugs tested on human cells?
A
Is it safe
4
Q
Why is it tested on animals?
A
Is it safe
Dosage
5
Q
Why is it tested on healthy volunteers?
A
Side effects
6
Q
Why is it tested on ill volunteers?
A
Does it work
7
Q
What is a double blind trial?
A
When the doctor and patient do not know which is the placebo
8
Q
What is a placebo?
A
A substance that is like the drug being tested
9
Q
What was thalidomide intended to be?
A
A sleeping pill
10
Q
What was thalidomide later found to help?
A
Morning sickness
11
Q
What did thalidomide cause in babies?
A
Abnormal limb development
12
Q
How many babies were affected?
A
10,000
13
Q
How many babies survived?
A
About Half
