Biology GCSE
Drug discovery and development
What Drug discovery and development means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Screening plants and microorganisms for useful compounds, with many modern medicines derived from or based on natural compounds.
Topics that use Drug discovery and development
- Discovery and development of drugs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Clinical trials
- Dose
- Efficacy
- Evidence before human trials
- Natural sources of medicines
- Optimum dose
- Patients
- Preclinical testing
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