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What is the active ingredient in medicines?

Drugs

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What are drugs?

Substances that alter the way in which the body works. Might be a poison or could bring about a cure from an illness

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What is pharmacology?

Study of drugs and their actions

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What is pharmacy?

Art and sciences of making and dispensing drugs

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What is feverfew used for?

Migraines

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What is digitalis used for? Where does it come from?

Heart disease. Foxgloves

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What important substance is present in willow?

Salicin

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When this substance is hydrolysed and oxidised, what is the product? Why can this substance be oxidised?

Salicylic acid. Contains primary alcohol group

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Give three tests that give information on the structure of salicylic acid (and specifically what these test for)

1.Aqueous solution of s.a. is weakly acidic 2.Addition of alcohols = ester, characterised by strong odour 3.Addition of neutral solution of iron (III) chloride > intense pink. 1 and 2 test for –COOH. 3 test for Phenol group

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What is a phenol?

–OH bonded to a benzene ring

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