Where Do Medicines Come From?

From Understanding Animal Research, these materials help students understand the process of drug discovery and development.

Aimed at Key Stage Three students, it shows that the drug discovery process is long and complex and involves several different stages, including basic research, animal testing and clinical trials.

The materials include:
• background information
• student activity sheet
• teacher notes.

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• URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx6x7