methods of testing drugs

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  • methods of testing drugs
    • placebo
      • a substance that looks like the drug but hasn't got any of the drug in it
    • control group
      • the group of people in the drug trial
    • open trial
      • when the doctor and the patient know that the patient is in the control group
    • double blind trial
      • neither the patient or doctor know that the patient is in the control group
    • testing on animal cells
      • the first stage of drug testing. tested on different types of animal cells
    • testing on humans
      • last stage of drug testing. when drugs are tested on humans

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