Tag: therapeutic action of different classes of drugs

Quizzes (0) Questions (134)

Questions Related to therapeutic action of different classes of drugs

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Paul Ehrlich promoted which activity in chemists?

  1. Studying the relationship between structure and metabolism.

  2. Studying the relationship between structure and reaction.

  3. Studying the relationship between structure and mechanism.

  4. Studying the relationship between structure and activity.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Paul Ehrlich promoted chemists "to study the relationship between structure and activity".
He himself worked on azo dyes, containing $-N=N-$ linkage similar to $-As=As-$ linkage in Salvarsan.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Which was the first antibacterial discovered by Paul Ehrlich?

  1. Salvarsan

  2. Syphilis

  3. Codeine

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first antibacterial discovered by Paul Ehrlich (a german bacteriologist) was Salvarsan (also called arsphenamine).
In 1908, he got Nobel prize for discovering arsphenamine (salvarsan) to kill syphilis bacteria.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

In 1932, which medicine was prepared by Paul Ehrlich?

  1. Sulpha drug

  2. Prontosil

  3. azodye

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In 1932, Paul Ehrlich prepared antibiotic Prontosil.
Prontosil contains $-N=N-$ linkage similar to $-As=As-$ linkage in Salvarsan. In human body, the sulpha drug prontosil gets converted into sulphanilamide.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Which hormone suppresses ovulation in women?

  1. Progesterone

  2. Estrogen

  3. Chloroxylenol

  4. Prontosils
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Women commonly take progesterone to help start menstrual periods that unexpectedly stopped, treat abnormal uterine bleeding associated with hormonal imbalance, and treat severe symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Progesterone is also used in combination with the hormone estrogen to "oppose estrogen" as part of hormone replacement therapy. If estrogen is given without progesterone, estrogen increases the risk of uterine cancer.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Antimicrobial drugs that are derived from the natural processes of some microorganisms and that can inhibit or destroy other microorganisms, are specifically known as:

  1. synthetic drugs

  2. chemotherapeutic drugs

  3. antibiotics

  4. prophylactic drugs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Antimicrobial drugs are derived from the natural process of some micro organism that can inhibit or destroy other micro organism are known as antibiotics.

Example of antibiotics are Paracetamol.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

During sewage treatment, biogases are produced which include :

  1. methane, hydrogensulphide, carbon dioxide

  2. methane, oxygen, hydrogensulphide

  3. hydrogensulphide, methane, sulphur dioxide

  4. hydrogensulphide, nitrogen, methane
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

During sewage treatment in secondary treatment the biogas is produced in anaerotric sludge digestor have anaerobic bacteria which produce gases like $CO _2$, $H _2S$, $CH _4$

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Chloramines$-T$ is a:

  1. Disinfectant

  2. Antiseptic

  3. Analgesic

  4. Antipyretic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Chloramines-T is a N-chlorinated and N-deprotonated sulfonamide used as a biocide and a mild disinfectant. It is a white powder that gives unstable solutions with water.

Hence, answer is option A.