Biology - Drugs
- Created by: Amy
- Created on: 03-01-14 12:48
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The use and abuse of drugs
Drug trials
- researchers target a disease and develop ideas for treatment
- continue to search for possible drugs using computer design of moleculs and screening chemicals
- possible drugs are made in the lab
- potential drugs are tested on cell cultures, tissue cultures and organs, vitro screening
- animal testing - what dose is needed and if there are any side effects
- testing on healthy human volunteers
- testing on humans with the target disease
- becomes a licenced drug but continues to…
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