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What is a medicine ?

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A drug which has useful action as in the diagonosis, prevention, treatment and cure of a disease is called a medicine.
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Knowledge Check

  • Antipyretics are medicinal compounds which

    A
    reduce fever
    B
    reduce stress
    C
    control malaria
    D
    None of these

  • Diethyl ethier finds its use in medicine as

    A
    Pain Killer
    B
    Hypnotic
    C
    Antiseptic
    D
    Anaesthetic