2. Chemotherapy
1. Chemo : Chemical
2. Therapy: Treatment to cure disease or
disorder
The term chemotherapy was coined
by Paul Ehrlich ( Father of
Chemotherapy)
Chemotherapy is use of chemicals to
treat disease; more specifically to kill
microorganisms and cancer cells
3. Magic Bullet Paul Ehrlich
Salvarsan(Arsphenamine) : An arsenical
compound and the first effective treatment
for syphilis ( Treponema pallidum)
5. Drug Resistance
Drug resistance is the reduction in
effectiveness of a medication or drug to
cure a disease or condition. More
commonly, antimicrobial resistance.
It is the ability of microbes, such as
bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi, to
survive in the presence of a chemical drug
that that was previously effective in
killing it or inhibiting its growth.
Kabhi Kabhi lagta
hai….Apunnhi Bhgawan hai
9. History of Sulphonamides(1932) German Pathologist : Gerhard Domagk
Prontosil
● Azo Dye
● Chemically it is ; Sulfonamido-chrysoidine
● It's a Prodrug