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Answer the following questions :
(i) Why should medicines not be taken without consulting a doctor ?
(ii) What is meant by 'broad spectrum antibiotics' ?
(iii) What are the main constituents of Dettol ?

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(i) We should not take medicine without consulting doctors because we don't know about that particular medicine that what would be its reaction and anything. May be a small medicine can cause death. It could be harmful for our life. So, don't take medicine without consulting to doctors. They are masters in their field that is the reason why they have become doctors among so may candidates.
(ii) The term broad-spectum antibiotic reforms to an antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria. A board -spectrum antibiotic acts against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria , in contrast to a narrow -spectrum anitbiotic, which is effective against families of bacteria. An example of commonly used broad spectrum antibiotic is ampicillin.
`*` For prophylaxis after an operature , in order to prevent bacterial infections occuring .
(iii) The main constituents of dettol are chloroxylenol and `alpha`-terpineol.
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