Question

b. What are antibiotics? Name any two examples.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The main types of antibiotics include:

Penicillins - for example, phenoxymethylpenicillin, flucloxacillin and amoxicillin.

Cephalosporins - for example, cefaclor, cefadroxil and cefalexin.

Tetracyclines - for example, tetracycline, doxycycline and lymecycline.

Aminoglycosides - for example, gentamicin and tobramycin.

Answer 2

Answer:

a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

Explanation:

Antibiotics are a group of medicines that are used to treat infections caused by some germs (bacteria and certain parasites). They do not work against infections that are caused by viruses - for example, the common cold or flu.