🧪 Drug Discovery Learn how new medicines are designed & tested.

Hicham Ben Youss

Drug Discovery

🧪 Drug Discovery

15 rapid-fire questions. Can you score 100%?

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What you'll learn

How new medicines are designed and tested
Drug development stages and methods
Core knowledge in pharmacology and discovery

Rules & tips

No cheating! No outside help
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Try to answer each question in order

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