4. Drug discovery

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Dr Alex Lathbridge guides you through the most important GCSE Biology facts, with a few jokes thrown in too. In this fourth episode of our series all about infection and response, Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about drug discovery and the stages of testing that potential new drugs go through. Dr Alex will look at how drugs are tested for their safety, their efficacy, and what the optimum dose might be. Take a look on the BBC Bitesize website to find out more about this topic, with revision notes, quizzes and exam-style questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zxcmk2p/revision/5 Suitable for: Combined science AQA Synergy AQA Trilogy Edexcel Eduqas OCR Gateway Single science AQA Edexcel Eduqas OCR 21st Century OCR Gateway