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CHEMICALS IN MEDICINES

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This document discusses different types of chemicals used in medicine. It describes analgesics which relieve pain without causing unconsciousness, antipyretics which reduce fever, antiseptics which destroy disease-causing microorganisms, tranquilizers which treat anxiety and fear, antacids which neutralize stomach acidity, and antibiotics which destroy or inhibit the growth of microorganisms and treat infections. These chemicals are classified and defined according to their uses in treating, curing, preventing, or diagnosing diseases or promoting well-being.

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CHEMICALS IN MEDICINE SARANYA H C KEYI SAHIB TRAINING COLLEGE
In pharmacology, a pharmaceutical drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being.
CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICINES
1 ANALGESICS The term Analgesics encompasses a class of drugs that are designed to relieve pain without causing the loss of consciousness.
2 ANTIPYRETICS The antipyretics are used to reduce a high body temperature and restore it back to normal. An antipyretic reduces fever by lowering a raised body temperature.
3 ANTISEPTICS Chemical used in destroying disease causing microorganisms externally on wounds or (under medical supervision) taken internally to treat infection.
4 TRANQUILLISERS A tranquilizer refers to a drug which is designed for the treatment of anxiety, fear, tension, agitation, and disturbances of the mind, specifically to reduce states of anxiety and tension.
5 ANTACIDS An antacid is a substance which neutralizes stomach acidity and is used to relieve heartburn, indigestion or an upset stomach.
6 ANTIBIOTICS Substance (such as penicillin) that destroys or inhibits the growth of other microorganisms and is used in the treatment of external or internal infections.
CHEMICALS IN MEDICINES

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