• Question: How do silver bullet drugs work?

    Asked by crazyhorse to Charlotte, Dhvanil, Frank, Jim, Leila on 12 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Jim O Doherty

      Jim O Doherty answered on 12 Mar 2013:

      Silver bullet drugs don’t really exist – its a phrase used by doctors for the most perfect drug that would have a 100% cure rate and have absolutely no side effects. We’re close with nuclear drugs, but a silver bullet drug probably will never exist.
      As I guess you can imagine, the phrase comes from the best way to shoot a werewolf!

    • Photo: Leila Nichol

      Leila Nichol answered on 12 Mar 2013:

      As Jim says, it’s difficult to find a treatment that will efficiently kill disease with no side effects, maybe one day…

    • Photo: Dhvanil Karia

      Dhvanil Karia answered on 13 Mar 2013:

      They can kill vampires too…… 😀

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