Antibiotics are substances which are derived from one microorganism in order to kill another microorganism. Antibiotics are effective against bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections. But, antibiotics are not helpful against viral infections. Pathogenic bacteria can be killed by synthetic components at low concentration. Examples: Ampicillin and amoxicillin. Penicillin :- Penicillin was the first antibiotic to […]
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Definition An “Anaesthetic” is a drug used to induce temporary loss of sensation or awareness. They may be divided into two broad classes :- General Anaesthetics= which result in a reversible loss of consciousness. Local Anaesthetics= which cause a reversible loss of sensation for a limited region of the body without necessarily affecting consciousness. Anaesthetics […]
Pharmacology It is the science of drugs that deals with interaction of exo genously administered chemical molecules with living systems Any single chemical substance which can produce a biological response is a drug. Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. This includes physiological and biochemical effects of drugs and their mechanism of action at […]