Curative drugs are designed to do what?

• A. Prophylactic drugs
• B. Replacement drugs
• C. Curative drugs
• D. Diagnostic drugs

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is the intended outcome of a medication’s use. Curative drugs are designed to cure disease by removing or neutralizing the cause and restoring normal health. They aim to eliminate the illness itself, not merely prevent it, replace a missing substance, or aid in diagnosing a condition.

To see why this fits, compare the purposes of the other categories: prophylactic drugs prevent disease from occurring (like vaccines); replacement drugs supply a substance the body lacks (like insulin or thyroid hormone); diagnostic drugs help identify or reveal a disease (such as contrast agents or certain imaging aids). Curative drugs focus on resolving the disease itself, with the goal of a cure.