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List of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics | Animals | Pharmacology

Here is a list of various Beta-Lactam antibiotics. 1. Penicillins: (i) Sir Alexander Fleming discovered in 1928. (ii) The mold belongs to Penicillium notatum. (iii) White crystalline substance, benzyl penicillin, soluble in water. (iv) Benzyl penicillin has a five membered thiazolidine ring and a four membered β-lactam ring. (v) Biosynthetic penicillins (Penicillin V) result from altering the medium for growth [...]

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Development of Chemotherapy: 3 Phases | Animals | Pharmacology

Development of chemotherapy may be viewed in three phases:- 1. Pre Ehrlich Period 2. Period of Paul Ehrlich 3. Period highlighted by discovery of sulfonamides and antibiotics. Phase # 1. Pre Ehrlich Period: In this period some compounds were used empirically to treat different diseases. Sometimes adverse effects were also monitored due to empirical use of the com­pounds. Cinchonabark was [...]

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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and its Success | Chemotherapy | Animals

Successful therapy of microbial infections depends upon several factors viz. iden­tification of pathogens and their drug sensitivity, rapid attainment of effective drug concentration at the site of infection, host defenses and maintenance of drug level for adequate period, use of supportive drugs and duration of treatment. The therapeutic concentration of drug at focus of infection is however, based on its [...]

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