Biology GCSE
Patients
What Patients means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Patients
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People who have the target condition, used later to see whether the drug actually works and whether benefits outweigh side effects.
Topics that use Patients
- Discovery and development of drugs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Clinical trials
- Dose
- Drug discovery and development
- Efficacy
- Evidence before human trials
- Natural sources of medicines
- Optimum dose
- Preclinical testing
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