Question

The students of Class $XII$ went to a nearby medical shop. They were interested to know the name of medicines used to cure different diseases. They have collected the following medicines: Seldane, $0.2\%$ Phenol, Penicillin G, Quinine, Phenacetin, Morphine. Answer the following questions:
A. Which one is used as antiseptic?
B. Which one is used as antihistamines?
C. Which one is used as an antimalarial?
D. Which one is used as an antibiotic?
E. Which one is used as an analgesic?
F. Which one is used as antipyretic?

Answer 1

Chemistry has had such an impact on our lives that we are unaware that we are constantly exposed to chemicals, that we are magnificent chemical beings, and that chemicals control all of our activities.

Complete answer:
A. $0.2\%$ Phenol is used as an antiseptic. Antiseptics are antimicrobial substances that can be applied to the body of living organisms to prevent germs from reacting.
B. Seldane is used as an antihistamine. Antihistamines are a class of medications that block the action of histamines in the body.
C. Quinine is used as an antimalarial. It is a malaria-fighting medication.
D. Penicillin G is used as an antibiotic. Penicillin G injection is used to treat and prevent bacteria-related illnesses. Penicillin G injection belongs to the penicillin family of antibiotics. It works by eradicating infection-causing germs. Colds, flu, and other viral diseases will not respond to antibiotics like penicillin G injection.
E. Morphine is used as an analgesic. Morphine is the most commonly prescribed opioid analgesic for pain relief.
F. Phenacetin is used as an antipyretic. It's an antipyretic that works by lowering the body's temperature set point by working on the brain.

Note: Because of its capacity to kill living cells, phenol can be used as an anaesthetic as well as a disinfectant. A lesser concentration of around $0.2\%$ of phenol is used as an antiseptic, whereas a larger concentration of about $1\%$ is used as a disinfectant.