Question

1. Differentiate between antagonists and agonists.

2. What are broad spectrum antibiotics?

Answer 1

1. Drugs that bind to receptor site and inhibit its natural function are called antagonists. They are use full when blocking of message is required. Drugs that mimic natural messenger by switching on the receptor are called agonists. They are useful when there is lack of natural chemical messenger.

2. They can kill or inhibit a wide range of bacteria.