Q.1
A sample of what is taken when athletes are routinely drug tested?
  • A sample of hair
  • A sample of blood
  • A sample of feces
  • A sample of muscle
Q.2
Which word describes the effectiveness of a drug?
  • Its efficacy
  • Its ethics
  • Its dose
  • Its authority
Q.3
What does a placebo consist of?
  • A drug
  • No drug
  • Salt
  • Water
Q.4
Which of the following is a reason that patients must stop taking a prescribed drug?
  • If the benefits outweigh the side effects
  • If the drug has been shown not to work
  • If no toxicity is observed
  • If the optimum dose is achieved
Q.5
Statins are drugs which lower the blood concentration of what?
  • Cholesterol
  • Amino acids
  • Glucose
  • Insulin
Q.6
During a clinical trial, variables need to be controlled including age, state of health and what else?
  • Gender
  • Temperature
  • Hair color
  • pH
Q.7
Before clinical trials, which of the following are new drugs tested on for ?
  • Cells
  • Humans
  • Tissues
  • Animals
Q.8
In a double blind trial, who is allowed to know if the patient has taken the drug?
  • Both patients and doctors
  • Neither patients or doctors
  • Patients know but doctors do not
  • Only the doctors know
Q.9
The drug thalidomide was banned because it caused which side effect?
  • Heart problems
  • Kidney disease
  • Limb deformities
  • Deafness
Q.10
New drugs are all tested for efficacy, toxicity, dosage and what else?
  • Safety
  • Variables
  • Placebo
  • Double blind
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