New medicines (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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Why must all new medicines go through careful testing before doctors can use them?
Why must all new medicines go through careful testing before doctors can use them?
To ensure they are safe and work properly
Which plant does digitalis come from and what does it treat?
Which plant does digitalis come from and what does it treat?
Foxglove plants; irregular heartbeat
What is the traditional plant source of aspirin?
What is the traditional plant source of aspirin?
Willow bark and leaves
What is penicillin and what does it fight?
What is penicillin and what does it fight?
Drug from Penicillium mould; bacterial diseases
What does it mean when drugs are 'synthesised'?
What does it mean when drugs are 'synthesised'?
Made using chemical reactions in labs
What three things are new drugs tested for?
What three things are new drugs tested for?
Toxicity, efficacy and dose
Which methods are used in preclinical testing before testing on people?
Which methods are used in preclinical testing before testing on people?
Cell cultures, tissue cultures and animals
What happens in Phase 1 of clinical trials?
What happens in Phase 1 of clinical trials?
Small doses given to healthy volunteers
What is the optimum dose of a drug?
What is the optimum dose of a drug?
The amount that works best
What is a key feature of double blind trials?
What is a key feature of double blind trials?
Neither doctors nor patients know who gets what
What is the placebo effect?
What is the placebo effect?
When people feel better thinking they're taking medicine