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Aspirin is a/an
BiologyCell - The Unit of LifeJIPMERJIPMER 2010
Options:
  • A antibiotic
  • B antipyretic
  • C antiseptic
  • D None of the above
Solution:
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The correct answer is: antipyretic
Antipyretic drug is the drug which decreases body temperature, eg, aspirin. Antibiotics are drugs, which inhibit growth of microorganism, eg, penicillin. Antiseptics are substances which desroy the living organism from living surfaces like skin, eg, Savlon.

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