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How are medicines made?
They are synthesised by pharmaceutical companies, yet are originally extracted from plants
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What are 3 things drugs must be tested for?
Toxicitiy
Effectiveness
The best dose
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What are 3 things we test drugs on before humans? (Pre-clinical testing)
Cells
Tissues
Live animals
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When testing on humans, trials are performed…
Double blind
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What is a double blind trial?
Two groups of people both given the “drug.” One is the real drug and one is a placebo.
Neither the patients or the doctors know which is given to which group
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Why are double blind trials performed?
To prevent bias (e.g. the doctors paying more attention to those with the drug than those with the placebo)
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