Antimicrobial drugs are classified in a variety of ways. They are: 1. Classification Based on Cidal or Static Action 2. Classification Based on Mechanism of Action of the Drugs 3. Classification Based on Spectrum of Activity. 1. Classification Based on Cidal or Static Action: e.g. bactericidal or bacteriostatic (Table 25.1) and fungicidal or fungi static drugs. In most of the [...]
Drug resistance limits the therapeutic uses of antibacterial agents in animals and man. Antibacterial drug resistance develops in bacteria rapidly due to their short generation time and easy genetic exchange mechanisms. Drug resistance is also observed with protozoa, helminthic parasites and malignant cells. Resistance in bacteria spreads from animals to animals or from bacterium to bacterium by plasmids and from [...]
After reading this article we will learn about the various drugs acting on skin and mucous membrane of an animal. Classification: 1. Demulcents: (i) Gum acacia (ii) Gum tragacanth (iii) Glycyrrhiza (liguroice) (iv) Glycerine (v) Propylene glycol (vi) Methyl cellulose (vii) Glycerine of starch (8.5% starch and 74.5% glycerine in D.W.). (viii) Mucilage of starch (2.5.% starch). 2. Emollients: (i) [...]