Drug Flashcards
What are stimulants?
Stimulants are chemicals that speed up the bodies reaction/ impulses
What are drugs?
A drug is any chemical which changes the working of the body
What are painkillers?
Painkillers are chemicals that block certain nerve impulses
What are sedatives?
Sedatives are chemicals which slow down the bodies reaction
What are three types of drugs?
Stimulants
Painkillers
Sedatives
What is the meaning of dependant?
That the person needs the drug in order to feel normal or themselves
What is the meaning of tolerance?
Tolerance is your body becoming used to having the drug, therefore you need increasing amounts of the drug to feel the same as before
What are statins?
Statins are chemicals that reduce the risk of blood clots, by clearing the build up of chlosterol
What do statins do?
The clear the bad chlosterol in you body to prevent the risk of blood clots and heart attacks
What is an antibiotic?
An antibiotic is a drug that kills bacteria in your body
What is phocomelia?
Is a defect where babies are born with the hands and feet attached directly to their body
What are teratogens?
Chemicals that cause defects in embryos
What are blind trials?
Blind trials are where the volunteers do not know what group they are in, but the researches do. The problem is the researchers may give away clues to the volunteers and cause an observer bias.
What is an observer bias?
this is where the researches may give away clues and the patients may believe they are ill because of the new drug
What are double blind trials?
In a double blind trial, the volunteers do not know which group they are in, and neither do the researchers until the end of the trial. This makes the results more reliable
