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1
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What is the second step of testing drugs?

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On animals

2
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What is the third step of testing drugs?

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On healthy human volunteers, in low doses

3
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What is the final step of testing drugs?

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On patients

4
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What is a placebo?

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A fake pill that does not contain a drug given to patients to see if the drug actually does have an effect on the patient

5
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What happens in a double blind trial?

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Neither the doctor nor the patient knows who is given the drug

6
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Why is it important to test new drugs?

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To check they work and have no harmful effect on humans

7
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What is thalidomide?

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A sleeping pill that expecting mothers used to stop morning sickness, thalidomide was never tested on pregnant women

8
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What did thalidomide cause?

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Some babies to be born with limb abnormalities

9
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What happened to thalidomide?

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It was banned and the rules for drug testing were improved. It is now used for leprosy and is never given to pregnant women

10
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What are the first drug tests in science labs?

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On cells, tissues or organs