Pharmacology of Penicillins

penicillins

Introduction Among the most historically significant and widely used classes of antibiotics, penicillins have revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections. Their discovery by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 laid the foundation for a new era in antimicrobial therapy. Since then, extensive research has led to the development of numerous penicillin derivatives, each tailored to broaden the spectrum … Read more

Nature of the Drugs

Nature of drugs

The nature of drugs encompasses what drugs are, how they are named and sourced, how their physicochemical features determine interactions with biological targets and movement through the body, and how these principles unify pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics for rational therapeutics. Standard texts emphasize that drug action is defined by molecular targets and the laws of binding … Read more