What involves chemistry in everyday life of Drug Classification?
Drugs are classified based on four criteria: Based on pharmacological effect - These drugs are basically the medicines that doctors prescribe us to treat any illness. For example, antiseptics, antibiotics, analgesics, etc. Based on drug action - It is based on a drug's effect on a certain biochemical process. Antihistamines, for example, block the activity of histamine, a substance that induces inflammation in the human body. Based on chemical structure - These drugs have similar chemical structures. Based on molecular target- These drugs have the same mechanism of action on target molecules.
