drug trials
- Created by: abic1
- Created on: 13-05-16 17:49
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- drug trials
- has to be tested to see if its safe
- tested to see if it does what it claims to do
- tested in a lab using human body cells first
- then tested on two species of live mammal
- tested on healthy human volunteers
- testing is stopped if drug isn't effective
- tested on healthy people as they are less vulnerable
- placebos are used to compare groups
- placebos are "fake" treatments
- in blind trials patients don't know what they've been given
- double blind trials the scientists and patients don't know what they've een given
- open label trials used when you can't hide the treatment (exercise)
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