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medicinal drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the 1st stage in drug testing? | drug are tested on human cells and tissues in the lab |
| 2nd stage? | test the drug on live animals. to see whether the drug works, to find out its toxicity (how harmful it is) and the best dosage |
| 3rd stage? | tested on human volunteers in a clinical trial |
| what are the stages in the human volunteer clinical trial? | 1. tested on a healthy volunteer-make sure no harmful side effects 2.tested on patients-optimum dose is found (most effective with few side effects) 3. 2 groups-new drug and placebo |
| what is a placebo? what is it used for? | a substance that looks like the drug but isn't. it allows for the placebo effect ( when the patient excepts the treatment to work and feels better even tho the treatment isn't doing anything) |
| why is the trial double blind? | neither the patient or the doctor knows until the results have been gathered. this is so the doctors are subconsciously influenced by their knowledge |