•`color{green}("Tranquilizers ")` : Chemical substances used for the treatment of stress, anxiety, irritability and mild or even severe mental diseases, are known as tranquilizers.
•`color{green}("Narcotics ")` :Drugs which produce sleep and unconsciousness are called narcotics. These are habit forming drugs. For example, morphine and codeine.
•`color{green}("Non-Narcotics ")` :These are non-habit forming chemicals which reduce mild to moderate problems such as headache, toothache, muscle and joint pain, etc. These are also termed as non-addictive. These drugs do not produce sleep unconsciousness. Aspirin (2-acetoxybenzoic acid) is most commonly used analgesic with antipyretic properties.
•`color{green}("Antimicrobials ")` : An antimicrobial tends to destroy/prevent development or inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes such as bacteria (antibacterial drugs), fungi (antifungal agents), virus (antiviral agents), or other parasites (antiparasitic drugs) selectively.
•`color{green}("Antibiotic ")` : An antibiotic now refers to a substance produced wholly or partly by chemical synthesis, which in low concentrations inhibits the growth or destroys microorganisms by intervening in their metabolic processes.
•`color{green}("Broad Spectrum Antibiotics ")` : Antibiotics which kill or inhibit a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria are said to be broad spectrum antibiotics.
•`color{green}("Narrow Spectrum Antibiotics ")` : Those effective mainly against Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria are narrow spectrum antibiotics.
•`color{green}("Limited Spectrum Antibiotics ")` : If effective against a single organism or disease, they are referred to as limited spectrum antibiotics.
•`color{green}("Tincture of iodine ")` :Iodine is a powerful antiseptic. Its `2-3` per cent solution in alcohol-water mixture is known as tincture of iodine. It is applied on wounds.
•`color{green}("Antiseptics ")` :These are the chemicals which either kill or prevent the growth microorganisms. Antiseptics are applied to the living tissues such wounds, cuts, ulcers and skin diseases in the form of antiseptic creams like furacin and soframycin.
•`color{green}("Antifertility drugs ")` :These are the chemical substances used to control the pregnancy. These are also called oral contraceptives. They belong to the class of natural products, known as steroids.
•`color{green}("Tranquilizers ")` : Chemical substances used for the treatment of stress, anxiety, irritability and mild or even severe mental diseases, are known as tranquilizers.
•`color{green}("Narcotics ")` :Drugs which produce sleep and unconsciousness are called narcotics. These are habit forming drugs. For example, morphine and codeine.
•`color{green}("Non-Narcotics ")` :These are non-habit forming chemicals which reduce mild to moderate problems such as headache, toothache, muscle and joint pain, etc. These are also termed as non-addictive. These drugs do not produce sleep unconsciousness. Aspirin (2-acetoxybenzoic acid) is most commonly used analgesic with antipyretic properties.
•`color{green}("Antimicrobials ")` : An antimicrobial tends to destroy/prevent development or inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes such as bacteria (antibacterial drugs), fungi (antifungal agents), virus (antiviral agents), or other parasites (antiparasitic drugs) selectively.
•`color{green}("Antibiotic ")` : An antibiotic now refers to a substance produced wholly or partly by chemical synthesis, which in low concentrations inhibits the growth or destroys microorganisms by intervening in their metabolic processes.
•`color{green}("Broad Spectrum Antibiotics ")` : Antibiotics which kill or inhibit a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria are said to be broad spectrum antibiotics.
•`color{green}("Narrow Spectrum Antibiotics ")` : Those effective mainly against Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria are narrow spectrum antibiotics.
•`color{green}("Limited Spectrum Antibiotics ")` : If effective against a single organism or disease, they are referred to as limited spectrum antibiotics.
•`color{green}("Tincture of iodine ")` :Iodine is a powerful antiseptic. Its `2-3` per cent solution in alcohol-water mixture is known as tincture of iodine. It is applied on wounds.
•`color{green}("Antiseptics ")` :These are the chemicals which either kill or prevent the growth microorganisms. Antiseptics are applied to the living tissues such wounds, cuts, ulcers and skin diseases in the form of antiseptic creams like furacin and soframycin.
•`color{green}("Antifertility drugs ")` :These are the chemical substances used to control the pregnancy. These are also called oral contraceptives. They belong to the class of natural products, known as steroids.
