The drugs that induce sedation by reducing excitement or irritability are known as

  • antibiotics
  • vaccines
  • sedatives
  • analgesics

Which of the following reduces pain?

  • vaccines
  • sedatives
  • antibiotics
  • analgesics

Which of the following destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects?

  • disinfectants
  • antibiotics
  • sedatives
  • antiseptics

Drugs that do not occur naturally but are manufactured are called

  • synthetic drugs
  • pharmaceutical drugs
  • addictive drugs
  • drugs from plants

Antiseptics are used to reduce the possibility of infection on

  • hairs
  • nails
  • skin
  • eyes

The sources of medicinal drugs include drugs from

  • animals
  • fungi and plants
  • bacteria and minerals
  • all of above

Sulfa-containing drugs inhibit the synthesis of folic acid in

  • animals
  • bacteria
  • virus
  • plants

The antibiotic cephalosporin is classified as a broad spectrum

  • sulfonamides antibiotic
  • single cell protein antibiotics
  • bactericidal antibiotic
  • bacteriostatic antibiotic

The Scottish biologist who discovered antibiotic penicillin is

  • Alexander Fleming
  • Joseph Lister
  • Ian Wilmot
  • J. De Lamarck

Broad-spectrum antibiotics are used to treat

  • a small range of infection
  • a wide range of bacteria
  • all types of bacteria
  • few bacteria only

Which of the following drugs is used to stimulate the heart?

  • aspirin
  • morphine
  • streptomycin
  • digitalis

Edward Jenner infected a young boy with cowpox in

  • 1790
  • 1796
  • 1798
  • 1795

The name of the flower which is used to make the heart stimulating medicine (digitalis) is

  • foxglove
  • buttercup
  • lavender
  • daffodils

Which of the following causes changes in perception, thought, emotion, and consciousness?

  • narcotics
  • sedatives
  • hallucinogens
  • anxiety drugs

The example of a drug which is obtained from animals is

  • terramycin
  • fish liver oils
  • streptomycin
  • morphine

The broad categories of drugs include

  • addictive drugs only
  • pharmaceutical drugs only
  • industrial drugs
  • addictive and pharmaceutical drugs

Special proteins contained by pathogens are called

  • antigens
  • antibodies
  • enzymes
  • amino acids

The drug, Diazepam is used as

  • analgesics
  • antibiotics
  • vaccines
  • sedatives

The acid introduced for sterile surgery by the Joseph Lister is

  • hydrochloric acid
  • carbolic acid
  • sulphuric acid
  • nitric acid

Considering the drugs made from fungi and other plants, the pain reliever which is made from opium is called

  • endorphin
  • streptomycin
  • morphine
  • terramycin
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