Discovery and development of drugs

Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE( covers spec point 4.3.1.9) course but can be modified for other exam boards.

18 slides covering Discovery and development of drugs.

By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
-State the drugs derived from foxglove, willow trees and mould.
-Discuss what are the advantages and disadvantages of looking for drugs in living organisms
-Outline the stages in the discovery of penicillin
-Outline the procedures used to trial a new drug in the correct order
-Describe how a double-blind trial is carried out
-Explain why a placebo is used during drug trialling