Nurs615 exam 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Identify the stages of drug development and how the drugs are tested at each phase. - ANS: Phase 1: Testing of a new compound in health subjects, for the purpose of establishing the tolerance of health human subjects at different doses, defining its pharmacological effects at anticipated therapeutic levels, and studying its absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion patterns in humans. Phase 2:Controlled clinical evaluation is done on patients with a specific disease or disorder to ...