Question

Why we need to classify drugs in different ways​

Answer 1

The classification of drugs and the reasons for classification are as follows:

(i) On the basis of pharmacological effect:

This classification provides doctors the whole range of drugs available for the treatment of a particular type of problem. Hence, such a classification is very useful to doctors.

(ii) On the basis of drug action:

This classification is based on the action of a drug on a particular biochemical process. Thus, this classification is important.

(iii) On the basis of chemical structure:

This classification provides the range of drugs sharing common structural features and often having similar pharmacological activity.

(iv) On the basis of molecular targets:

This classification provides medicinal chemists the drugs having the same mechanism of action on target. Hence, it is the most useful to medicinal chemists.

Answer 2

because different drugs are effective against the particular micro-organism responsible for the disease. Drugs can be classified in the following ways:

• (i) on the basis of pharmacological effect.

• (ii) On the basis of action on a particular biochemical process.

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