Developing / Testing Drugs Flashcards
1
Q
Where does the heart drug digitalis come from?
A
Foxgloves
2
Q
Whee does the painkiller aspirin come from?
A
Willow tree
3
Q
Where does penicillin come from?
A
Microorganisms
4
Q
What are pre clinical testing?
A
Test on cells, tissues, animals for toxicity
5
Q
What is clinical testing?
A
Test on healthy humans at low dosage to test for safety
6
Q
Describe what a double blind trial is.
A
Some patients given placebo with no drug
Doctors don’t know which patients have the test drug
Patients don’t know they have the drug or not
7
Q
Why do we carry out a double blind trial?
A
To remove bias and get more accurate results
