CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Drugs Analgesics Analgesics (Narcotic ) Antibiotics THERAPEUTIC ACTION OF DIFFERENT DRUGS Action Example Relieving pain Aspirin Analgin, Seridon, Anacine, Reduce tension and pain. Opium, Heroin , Pethidine , Codeine, produce unconsciouness. Morphine Produced by micro organism, Penicillin G(Narrow Spectrum) that can inhibit the growth or Streptomycin, Ampicillin , Amoxycillin destroy other micro-organism. Chloramphenicol Vancomycin, ofloxacin , Prevent the growth of microorganism or kill them but not harmful to the living tissues. Kills micro-organisms, not safe for living tissues. It is used for toilets, instruments. Reduce or neutralise the acidity. Reduce release of acid. It is also used to treat allergy Dettol, Tincture iodine, Bithional(in soap) 0.2% phenol,

Antiseptics

Disinfectants

1% phenol, chlorine (Cl2) , Sulphurdioxide ( SO2)

NaHCO
3

Antacids Antihistamines

Al(OH) 3 gel
2

MgCO 3

Mg(OH)

AlPO 4

Cimetidine(Tegamet), Ranitidine (Zantac),

Brompheniramine ( Dimetapp) Terfenadine ( Seldane) Tranquilizers Reduce the mental anxiety, Valium, Serotonin, Veronal, stress, (sleeping pill) Equanil,Amytal,Nembutal,Luminal, Seconal Antipyretics Reduce body temperature Aspirin, Paracetamol, Analgin, Phenacetin. Antifertility These are the steroids used to Norethindrone, Ethynylestradiol drugs control the pregnancy (novestrol ) CHEMICALS IN FOOD Sweetening Saccharine, Aspartme(for cold foods) Alitame Agent Sucrolose(stable at cooking temp) Food Preservative Salt, sugar, veg. oils, sodium benzoate CLEANSING AGENTS Soap Na / K salt of long chain fatty Not work in hard water becoz with Ca and acids Mg salt soap produce insoluble scum Anaionic detergen Sodium laurylsulphate Used in household work / in tooth paste Cationic Cetyltrimethyl ammonium Hair conditioner / germicidal properties detergent bromide Non ionic Ester of searic acid and Liquid dishwashing detergent polyethylene glycol Detergents with highly branched hydrocarbon parts are non biodegradable and hence water pollutants so branching is minimized which are degradable and pollution is prevented.