Week 1 Post 3

I was surprised as to how recent the FDA is and how new of a field medicine really is. I was sad to learn but not surprised that it took the death of over 100 kids to make the USA decide it was time to start regulating medicine. I am realizing how much chemistry really does interest me because as I learn about the structure and formation of medicine I want to continue learning more. I was surprised to learn about the drugs and their structure so early but I was glad to learn about a wide range of types of drugs.

A question I have is what is considered unsafe and what is allowed? How many liver failures can you have with it still be considered safe? In the advertisements for drugs they list some pretty serious thing as side effects, I've always wondered how is that safe?

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  1. Ms. DunleySeptember 12, 2017 at 5:53 AM

    Great questions. How do they get people to take the trials for drugs?

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    1. UnknownSeptember 17, 2017 at 11:59 AM

      The people are sick and usually its the only thing that could help them. In phase 1, the drug is already known to not be poisonous to animals, and so people are usually only picked to look for the dosage with good efficacy and not too much side effect.

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