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Vaccinations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drug/medicine | A chemical which alters the body. Often extracted from plants (eg aspirin) and microorganisms (eg penicillin). |
| Toxicity | If it is toxic |
| Efficacy | How well it works |
| Dose | How much of a drug you need to take to make it work |
| Placebo | A pill without the drug in it. Taken to check drug effectiveness |
| Double blind trials | Neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the patient is in the control group or not –prevents bias. |