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B3: Quiz 8
B3: Quiz 8
1) What are the three main reasons why we test drugs? Give a short definition of each of the reasons.
2) There are two different parts of the testing of drugs before the drugs go to clinical trials. What are these two parts?
3) The first stage in clinical trials involves testing the drug on healthy volunteers.
a) Why do we test the drug on healthy volunteers?
b) What do the researchers do with the dosage of the drug given to healthy volunteers? Explain your answer.
4)
a) What is a placebo?
b) Why do we use two groups in the main clinical trials? Explain what each of the groups are given.
c) What is the difference between blind and double-blind trials?
d) Why would we use double-blind trials?
e) After clinical trials, the research group/ pharmaceutical company will produce a report with their findings. Why does the report need to be peer reviewed?
2) There are two different parts of the testing of drugs before the drugs go to clinical trials. What are these two parts?
3) The first stage in clinical trials involves testing the drug on healthy volunteers.
a) Why do we test the drug on healthy volunteers?
b) What do the researchers do with the dosage of the drug given to healthy volunteers? Explain your answer.
4)
a) What is a placebo?
b) Why do we use two groups in the main clinical trials? Explain what each of the groups are given.
c) What is the difference between blind and double-blind trials?
d) Why would we use double-blind trials?
e) After clinical trials, the research group/ pharmaceutical company will produce a report with their findings. Why does the report need to be peer reviewed?