Terminology in Chemotherapy
Chemotherapeutic drug: are chemical agents used for the treatment , relief or prophylaxis of a disease
Prophylaxis: use of drug to prevent infections which are about to happen for a person at risk
Antimicrobial compounds: include antibacterial , antiviral ,antifungal and antiprotozoal agents
Antibiotics: substances produced by the natural processes of some microorganisms that kills or inhibits the growth of other microorganisms
Semi synthetic drugs: drugs which are chemically modified in the lab after being isolated from natural sources
Synthetic drugs: the use of chemical reactions to synthesize antimicrobial agents
In 1928 Alexander Fleming a professor in bacteriology discover Penicillin . In 1940 Howard Florey and Ernst chain performed the first clinical trails of penicillin. In 1943 Penicillin was on market
