Antibiotics: Pharmacology for D.Pharm 2nd Year
25 minThis topic covers the pharmacology of antibiotics as studied in the D.Pharm 2nd year curriculum — their classification, mechanisms of action, spectrum of activity, and key therapeutic uses. It builds the foundation for u…
- Antibiotics are selectively toxic chemotherapeutic agents produced by microorganisms or made synthetically.
- Bactericidal antibiotics kill bacteria; bacteriostatic antibiotics inhibit growth and rely on host immunity.
- Narrow-spectrum antibiotics target few species; broad-spectrum target many Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
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