Pharmaceutical Microbiology (Students Assignment)

MCB 525 

Assignment

1.      Define pharmaceutical microbiology

2.      Describe very briefly 5 pharmaceutical products you know

3.  Define antibiotic, chemotherapy and list 5 common chemotherapeutic agents

4.      List the different forms of antibiotics. Distinguish between and antibiotic and a drug.

5.      Describe therapeutic dose, therapeutic index, therapeutic ratio and toxic dose

6.      A medical doctor prescribes ampiclox 500mg daily to a young man of 25 years old. The drug is known to be very active against bacteria at the minutest concentration of 10µg/ml. The cells of the body should definitely be affected by this drug, an ordinary mind would think. As a Microbiologist clearly and briefly explain the safety of this drug bearing in mind selective toxicity, MIC and MBC.

7.      Outline factors that influence activities of antimicrobial agents

8.      What is thermal death point and thermal death time?

Note:

1.      Give brief but concise and meaningful answers only to the questions listed above. Any essay writing will not be entertained.

2.   This assignment should be submitted on Tuesday 21^st January, 2014 unfailingly and individually.