Drugs are tested to see if they work well. We also make sure that they are not too toxic and have no unacceptable side effects.
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What are the important properties of a good medicine?
Effective, Safe, Stable and Sucessfully taken into and removed from your body.
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What is thaildomide?
Thaildomide was developed as a sleeping and was found to prevent morning sickness in early pregnancy. It had not been fully tested and it caused birth defects.
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What is a double blind trial?
A drug trial in which neither the patient nor doctor knows if the patient is receiving the new drug or a placebo.
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What is a placebo?
A placebo is a pill that looks like a drug being tested but contains no drugs.
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Briefly explain why a drug is tested on healthy volunteers first?
To check whether the drugs have any unknown side effects, and to find the optimum does of the drug.
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What are the important properties of a good medicine?
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Effective, Safe, Stable and Sucessfully taken into and removed from your body.
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