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What are disinfectants? Give an example.

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Common disinfectants include alcohols, quarternary ammonium salts, formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde, bleach, chloramine, chlorine dioxide, ozone, silver dihydrogen citrate, and thymol
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ARIHANT PUBLICATION-CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE -CHEMICAL IN MEDICINES (QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE (VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS))
  1. Name any two antipyretic drugs.

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  2. Name a drug that acts both as an antipyretic and analgesic.

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  3. Which analgesics are called opiates?

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  4. Aspirin is pain relieving antipyretic drug but can be used to prevent ...

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  5. Which class of drugs used in sleeping pills?

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  6. Mercurochrome is used as an—.

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  7. Write the name of two antiseptics.

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  8. What are disinfectants? Give an example.

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  9. Name a substance which can be used as an antiseptic as well as a disin...

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  10. What is tincture iodine ? What its use ?

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  11. What is the main constituents of dettol ?

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  12. The type of drugs come under antimicrobial drugs are .......,....... a...

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  13. What is the mode of action of antimicrobial drugs?

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  14. To which class of drugs does salvarsan belong and for what disease it ...

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  15. Write the name of two antibiotic drugs.

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  16. What are limited spectrum antibiotics? Give an example.

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  17. Classify the following into bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotic...

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  18. What is the harmful effect of hyperacidity?

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  19. Name the medicinal compounds that are used to treat high fever

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  20. Name the medicinal compounds that are used to treat allergies

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