Chapter 10, Problem 6Q

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The advantage of using acetaminophen (Tylenol) instead of aspirin as an analgesic need to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

In broad way, drugs can be defined as the chemical compounds which are mainly used for medication. This is because they exhibit certain mechanism of action on metabolic activities of living organism.
There are several types of classification given for drugs like on the basis of their reactivity, on the basis of structure, on the basis of their uses etc.