Q.1
What were the effects of thalidomide on a fetus?
  • Twisted spine
  • Limb abnormalities
  • Kidney problems
  • Uneven growth of the head bones (elephantitis)
Q.2
Why was thalidomide sold to pregnant women?
  • To cure backache
  • To prevent varicose veins
  • To help them sleep
  • To stop morning sickness
Q.3
What is the importance of thalidomide?
  • It was the first ever antibiotic
  • It prompted drug testing laws to be improved
  • It was the most profitable drug of all time
  • It was the first drug to be sold that didn't need a prescription
Q.4
Why must medical drugs be tested before they are used on patients?
  • To check they work efficiently
  • To check that they are safe to use
  • To find the best dose
  • All of the above
Q.5
Which one of the following is not a medical drug?
  • Heroin
  • LSD
  • Paracetamol
  • Thalidomide
Q.6
What is a double blind clinical trial?
  • One in which the patients wear blindfolds so they don't know if they have had the drug or the placebo
  • Only the doctors know who has had the drug and who has had the placebo
  • Only the patients know who has had the drug and who has had the placebo
  • Neither the doctors nor the patients know who has had the drug and who has had the placebo until afterwards
Q.7
What is the purpose of the first clinical trial?
  • To see if it is toxic to humans
  • To find the best dose
  • To make some money so that they can manufacture the drug
  • To see if people like the taste of the new drug
Q.8
Why are drugs tested on cells, tissues and live animals in the laboratory first?
  • Only to see if it does what the scientists hope it will do
  • Only to find out if it could be toxic
  • Only to check for the right dose
  • To see if it if it works and is non-toxic
Q.9
What is a placebo?
  • A double strength version of a drug
  • A half strength version of a drug
  • A fake version of the drug
  • A scientist who specializes in doing clinical trials
Q.10
Which of these is one reason why it costs a lot of money to develop new drugs?
  • A lot of the new substances being developed as drugs fail the first tests
  • It makes the drugs companies more profit
  • They pay large sums of money to people who agree to take part in clinical trials
  • Making the placebo costs twice as much as making the new drug
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