4.13 Drug Testing (not done) Flashcards
4.13 Understand the development of drug testing from historic to contemporary protocols, including William Withering’s digitalis soup, double blind trials, placebo, three-phased testing. (3 cards)
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Who was William Withering?
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a scientist in the 1700s who discovered that foxglove extract could treat dropsy
2
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What is dropsy?
A
swelling from heart failure
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