2. What are the main differences between different types of drugs as covered in ncert Class 12 Chemistry chapter 16 and Chemistry in everyday life Class 12 notes pdf download.
Answer (1)
Ans- The main differences as covered in the NCERT book are given in the tabular form.
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Criteria
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Description
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Examples
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Pharmacological effect
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antiseptics kill/arrest the growth of microorganisms, analgesics have a painkilling effect.
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Drug action
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Developed on the activity of a drug on a specific biochemical process.
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antihistamines inhibit the action histamine.
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Chemical structure
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Developed on the interaction of drugs with biomolecules (target molecules)
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Similar structural features may have the same mechanism of attack on target molecules.
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