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Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science, topic 13

Drugs

A drug is any substance taken into the body that changes the chemical reactions in the body. This topic looks at antibiotics, the drugs used to treat bacterial infections, and at how resistant bacteria such as MRSA arise and how careful use of antibiotics can limit them.

Subtopics

Work through them in order. Each one has notes, exam questions and flashcards, and a PDF of each. Subtopics that are not in 0653 are left out.

  1. 1Drugs Spec B13.1What a drug is, how antibiotics treat bacterial infections but not viruses, and how overuse of antibiotics leads to resistant bacteria such as MRSA.NotesQuestions 7Flashcards 8

Whole topic

When you have done the subtopics: test yourself on everything, or print the lot.