Medicines
Medicines: Overview
In this topic, we will understand the importance of chemistry in our day to day life. It discusses drugs and medicines. It also explains antihistamines, antibiotics and some other medicines that are commonly used by us.
Important Questions on Medicines
Which is an example of antiseptic drug?
Why is spirit used on the skin before injections?
The wound of an injured person is washed with hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide is an:
Which one of these is used as an antiseptic?
Which one of these has analgesic properties?
The medicines that have the pain-reducing properties are known as:
A person has a high fever. Which of the following medications is appropriate for its primary treatment?
Antibiotics suppress the release of prostaglandin to reduce fever in the human body.
Antipyretics suppress the release of _____ hormone.
Medicines that reduces the fever are known as:
Choose the correct word from the brackets and fill in the blank:
[Oral Rehydration Solution, boiled lime, salad, boiled water]
When the water content in the body is lost, _____ must be given to the person to get back the lost water.
The chemical substances that reduce fever are _____.
Injury, burn, pressure from sharp objects and other pain can be suppressed by the intake of which of the following?
What do you mean by medicine? Differentiate ayurvedic and Allopathic medicine.
What is added to water to prepare ORS?
