Problems and exercisesMedicine and Health
1. Functional groups of drugs
Identify the main functional group in: a) acetylsalicylic acid (besides the acid); b) paracetamol; c) ibuprofen; d) penicillin (the four-membered ring).
2. Amine salts
Why are many drugs that are amines sold as hydrochlorides?
3. Enantiomers
Why can the two enantiomers of a chiral drug have different effects on the body?