As soon as a likely compound is found, what does the company apply for?
a patent
100
Information from what are collected for the license product license application?
Trials and Research
100
What does the medical department need to do during marketing the product?
Make sure all the information is impartial and accurate
200
What are the 3 steps of early research?
Research, Target, and Discovery
200
What are the 2 stages of testing
in vitro tests and in vivo tests
200
Why does a company apply for a patent?
It costs too much money to produce compounds
200
Who does the company sales team talk to?
doctors, nurses and pharmacists
300
Explain what target is.
Scientists target a specific process that causes the problem.
300
Name two requirements a drug must meet to go further into research?
it isn't poisonous
it will be effective against the disease
it won't break down too quickly in the body
no major problems can be foreseen for making it on a large scale.
300
What does the patent protect the company from?
Other companies marketing the same compound
300
In the United Kingdom the application is presented to what agency?
Medicines Control Agency
300
What do some profits go toward?
Fund research to find more new medicines
400
What type of technology helps design new compounds and select those which look most promising?
Computer
400
Name the stage that uses techniques such as cell culture to look at biological activity and to eliminate all but a few of the original possible compounds.
In vitro stage
400
How long does a patent last?
20 years
400
What does the Medicines Control Agency give permission for?
To market the medicine
400
What is extension?
The company look at ways of developing the medicine into new formulations
500
What are compounds based on?
substances already produced by the body.
500
tests using laboratory animals
In vivo testing
500
During phase I of clinical trials, what are three factors taken into consideration?
lowest and highest dose
how long each dose works
side effects
500
Name one thing the company needs to do while manufacturing the product.
Design the plant and machinery needed to make the medicine
Design the packaging
Carry out quality Assurance checks