Made an example and functon of the following:
(i) Tranquilizers
(li) Wide spectrum antibiotics
(i) Those substances which reduce anxiety and depression are called tranquilizers. Example—Seasonal, equanil etc.
(ii) Those medicines which are effective against different types of macro-organisms are called wide spectrum antibiotics.
Example: Tetracycline chloramphenicol.
Sulpha drugs work like antibiotics but they are not antibiotics. Is this a valid statement and why? Give one example of sulpha drugs and antibiotics.
What is meant by chemotherapy? Write the chemical name of aspirin. What is it used for?
Define spectrum. Give two examples of each of:
(a) narrow-spectrum antibiotics
(b) broad-spectrum antibiotics.