• Question: Why do some drugs take a long time to take effect

    Asked by unicorn to Aaron, David, Elaine, Sarah, Zoe on 11 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Zoe Roberts

      Zoe Roberts answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Different drugs take different amounts of time to be broken down by the body (metabolised)

    • Photo: David Foley

      David Foley answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Some drugs are specially designed to do just that – for example long lasting insulin for diabetics. This is the result of carefully “formulating” the drug so that it reaches its site of action at just the right time and stays there for just the right amount of time.

    • Photo: Aaron Acton

      Aaron Acton answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Like david says the drug has to reach the target site at the right time with the right dose, taking a drug is like a little guided missile that needs to hit its target before it will work and sometimes they miss or are taken out by your body so not all drugs work

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