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) [...]
Sulfonamides are synthetic chemotherapeutic agents. They were in common use as antimicrobial drugs prior to the advent of antibiotics. Frequent development of cross drug resistance in bacteria isolated from animals has now-a-days reduced their clinical values. Recently their use in combination with trimethoprim or orimethoprim is favoured on account of synergistic action and prevention of emergence of resistant bacteria. In [...]
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 [...]