Unit 3
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- Unit 3
- Medicines
- An medical drug improves your health by curing or preventing diseases
- analgesic drugs reduce pain,Anti- inflammatory drugs reduce swelling , which may relieve pain
- overuse symptom relieving drugs may lead to addiction as a result it can lead to liver damage
- antibiotics
- these are drugs which kill bacteria
- over prescribing antibiotics increased the amount of resistant bacteria
- Approving a new drug
- Stage 1 - drug is tested on computer models and human cells
- stage 2 -drug is tested on animals
- Stage 3 - drug is tested on healthy human volunteers to check its safe
- stage 4 -drug is tested on patients which have an illness
- stage 5 -drugs are tested on patients to monitor a drug effectiveness
- Stage 6- drug approved and can be prescribed
- stage 5 -drugs are tested on patients to monitor a drug effectiveness
- stage 4 -drug is tested on patients which have an illness
- Stage 3 - drug is tested on healthy human volunteers to check its safe
- stage 2 -drug is tested on animals
- Stage 1 - drug is tested on computer models and human cells
- recreational drugs
- Drugs are chemicals which affect the body in a helpful or harmful way
- people can become addicted to them and suffer withdrawal symptoms
- No medical benefits
- Tobacco
- The smoke contains tar,nicotine and carbon monoxide
- Alcohol
- Alcohol is a depressant on the nervous system
- long term alcohol can lead to brain damage
- Medicines
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