Developing New Medicine

Question 1

What is aspirin?

Answer 1

A common painkiller to lower fevers developed from willow trees

Question 3

What are the free main factors when testing drugs?

Answer 3

1. Efficacy
2. Toxicity
3. Dosage

Question 4

What are the 3 stages of testing?

Answer 4

1. Human cells or tissue (grown in lab)
2. Animals
3. Human volunteers

Question 5

What is the optimum dosage?

Answer 5

Maximum efficacy and minimal toxicity