Pharmaceuticals (Leaving Cert Chemistry): Flashcards
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What are pharmaceuticals?
What are pharmaceuticals?
Medicines to prevent, treat & cure diseases
Type of compounds pharmaceuticals are
Type of compounds pharmaceuticals are
Organic compounds
Natural source of salicylic acid
Natural source of salicylic acid
Willow bark
Medical use of salicylic acid
Medical use of salicylic acid
Pain relief & blood thinner
Natural source of quinine
Natural source of quinine
Chinchona bark
Natural source of morphine & codeine
Natural source of morphine & codeine
Opium poppy
Physician who recommended willow bark (400 BC)
Physician who recommended willow bark (400 BC)
Hippocrates
Active compound in willow bark
Active compound in willow bark
Salicylic acid
Chemical name for aspirin
Chemical name for aspirin
Acetylsalicylic acid
Who created aspirin & when?
Who created aspirin & when?
Felix Hoffmann, 1897
Starting material for creating new medicine
Starting material for creating new medicine
Precursor
Key ring structure in paracetamol
Key ring structure in paracetamol
Benzene ring
Type of drug penicillin is
Type of drug penicillin is
Antibiotic
Application of living organisms to create products
Application of living organisms to create products
Biotechnology
Example of semi-synthetic penicillin
Example of semi-synthetic penicillin
Amoxicillin