B2 Revision
New drugs questions
Select the correct answer from the options.
Drugs for human use are
first tested on...
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volunteers
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human cells
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laboratory animals
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Select all the correct answers.
The drugs may then be tested on...
healthy volunteers to test
for safety
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healthy volunteers to test
effectiveness
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people with an illness to test how well it works
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people with an illness to test
for side effects
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If there is no current treatment, the new drug might be compared with a
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Select the correct answer
Human cell tests
are done on human volunteers
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are done on mammals like primates and mice
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are done on cells grown in the laboratory
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A double-blind trial
is done on human volunteers where the volunteers do not know if they are taking the new drug but the doctor does know
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is done on human volunteers when neither the doctor or the volunteers know who is taking the drug
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is done on mammals since they do not know if they are taking a drug or not.
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A blind test
is done on volunteers who do not know if they are taking the drug but the doctor does know
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is done on laboratory animals like primates, they are not allowed to see the drug
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is done on human cells since they cannot tell if they have the drug or not
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