Compounds with medicinal properties

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Compounds with medicinal properties: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as role of chemistry in medicines, drug, medicines and chemotherapy, antipyretics, antimicrobials, and antibiotics.

Important Questions on Compounds with medicinal properties

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Match the following:

i Non-ionic detergents a. Oils
ii. Food preservatives b. Lysol
iii. Disinfectants c. Esters

 

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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Which of the following is broad spectrum antibiotic.

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_____ are drugs produced by bacteria and fungi and are used to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms by interfering with their immune systems.

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Which of the following is analgesic.

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A narrow spectrum antibiotic is active against _____.

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Use of chemicals for therapeutic effect is called chemotherapy.

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2-3% solution of iodine in an alcohol-water mixture is called _____ of iodine.

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The main constituents of Dettol are

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A substance which can be used as an antiseptic as well as a disinfectant. 

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Chemicals used for getting relief or reduce pain are called _____

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Antihistamine among the following is

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Some organic compounds are given in List I and their uses in List II. Choose the correct matching.
 

List I List II
(A) Triiodomethane (i) Solvent for alkaloids
(B) p, p -dicholorodipheny l-trichloroethane (ii) Propellent in aerosols
(C) Trichloromethane (iii) Antiseptic
(D) Dichloromethane (iv) Insecticide

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Antiseptics are used as drugs to treat infections because of their low toxicity for humans and animals.

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The structures of chloroxylenol and adenine are:

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What are narcotics? Why they are used as medicines?

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Name a place in India, where penicillin is manufactured.

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To which class of drugs sulfapyridine belongs? Give two examples of such drugs.

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Name two antipyretic drugs.