Zusammenfassung der Ressource
B1.3 - Drugs
- how drugs are developed
- stage 1
- drug tested on cells in lab
- initial reaction of cells
- toxicity
- no major side effects
- eg excessive growth
- computer modelling used
- stage 2
- tested on tissues/cultures
- no major side effects
- done in vitro (in a petri dish)
- stage 3
- animal testing
- check effect on organs
- toxicity
- side effects
- stage 4
- human testing on healthy volunteers
- side effects
- why?
- humans react differently to other animals
- stage 5
- human testing on small
numbers of people with
disease
- check drug works
- targets disease
- side effects
- stage 6
- human testing on large
numbers of unhealthy patients
- look for side effects
- interaction with other drugs
- stage 7
- licensing of drug
- licensing process
- all data sent to scientists at NICE
- decide whether license issued
- types of drugs
- medicinal
- paracetamol/aspirin
- used to treat symptoms not disease
- can be addictive if used excessively
- statins
- controls cholesterol in blood
- reduces risk of heart attack or stroke
- once given patient never stops taking
- safe
- illegal
- stimulants
- make people feel full of energy
- can cause heart attack
- eg cocaine
- depresants
- make people feel more relaxed
- can cause respiratory arrest
- eg heroin
- hallucinogenic
- makes surroundings
more intense
- cause inability to
regulate body
temperature and blood
clots
- eg LSD or ecstasy
- performance enhancing
- stimulate muscle
development to help
athletes train
- eg steroids
- smoking
- alcohol