IGCSE Biology - Drugs (15.1)

Cambridge IGCSE Biology (0610/0970)
Chapter 15 - Drugs
Topic 15.1 - Drugs
For exams in 2023, 2024 & 2025 (core and extended)

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Timestamps:
0:00 Contents
0:27 Drugs
0:44 Antibiotics
1:38 Antibiotic resistance (extended)

Core content:
- Describe a drug as any substance taken into the body that modifies or affects chemical reactions in the body
- Describe the use of antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections
- State that some bacteria are resistant to antibiotics which reduces the effectiveness of antibiotics
- State that antibiotics kill bacteria but do not affect viruses

Extended content:
- Explain how using antibiotics only when essential can limit the development of resistant bacteria such as MRSA

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