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Drugs and Classes of Drugs

Drugs:       Drugs are the chemicals of low molecular masses which interact with macromolecular target and produce a biological responce. Medicines:      Medicines are the drug which are therapeutic and used for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases. Classes of Drugs:-  1. Antiseptics-    Dettol, Savlon, Cetavelon, Acriflavin, Iodine, Methylene blue, Mercurochrome, Furacine, Soframicine.     * Dettol is a mixture of chloroxylenol & terpineol. 2. Disinfectants-     1% of solution of phenol in disinfectant while 0.2% solution of phenol is antiseptic. 3.Analgesics-      (a) Narcotics- Morphine, Codeine,                                        Heroin.      (b) Non-narcotics- Aspirin, Novalgin,                      ...