Question detail
What happens after a drug is shown to be safe in clinical trials?
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Communicable diseases
Question
- A. The drug is immediately released to the market.
- B. The dosage is increased to find the optimum dose.
- C. The drug is discarded.
- D. The drug undergoes no further testing.
Answer
The correct option is The dosage is increased to find the optimum dose. because it matches the approved biology in Discovery and development of drugs within Communicable diseases.
Explanation
The correct option is The dosage is increased to find the optimum dose. because it stays accurate for Discovery and development of drugs in Communicable diseases. It matches the approved learning objective about explain that clinical trials begin with very low doses and then move to the optimum dose if the drug is shown to be safe and avoids the oversimplified distractors.
Common mistake
Misunderstanding Dose Progression
Students often think that clinical trials start with high doses of the drug instead of very low doses.
Emphasize that clinical trials begin with very low doses to ensure safety before increasing to the optimum dose.
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