Topic8 Drugs To Treat Infectious Diseases Flashcards
What happens during the pre-clinical trials?
They test the drug on animals to determine toxicity
What happens in phase 1 in the clinical trials?
Tests on a small number of human healthy volunteers to see if there is any side effects of the drug.
Describe what happens in phase 2 of the clinical trails
Test for efficiency
Describe what happens in phase 3 of the clinical trials
Testing for optimum dosage of the drug.
Describe what happens in the licensing and continued testing in the clinical trials
Continued testing to identity long-term effects.
What are antibiotics used for?
To destroy bacteria
What are antivirals used for?
To destroy viruses
What do painkillers do?
Relieve symptoms
What does the term “toxicity” mean when using to test in drugs?
If it’s poisonous or has any side effects
What does the term “efficacy” mean to test in drugs
How well the drug works treating the illness
What does the term “dosage” mean using it for the drug
The concentration of the drug used
What is a placebo?
A pill that does not contain an active form of the drug being tested.
What are blind trials?
It is when the volunteers do not know which group they are in but the researchers do.
What are double blind trials?
Neither the volunteers nor the researchers know which group the volunteers will be in.
What are some examples of painkillers?
-paracetamol
-ibuprofen
-lemsip
