5 - Source of Medicinal Plants and Drugs

ADD PHOTO OF ลำโพง

• Thai name

• Part used in drug one

• Drug one is ___

• Used for?

• ลำโพง

• ดอก

• Atropine

• Treats pesticide poisoning

ADD PHOTO OF ลำโพง

• Thai name

• Part used in drug two

• Drug two is ___

• Used for?

• ลำโพง

• ใบและยอด

• Hyoscine

• Treating stomachache/nausea

ADD PHOTO OF แมงลัก

• Thai name

• Part used in drug

• Drug is ___

• Used for?

• แมงลัก

• เมล็ด

• Ispaghula husk

• Treats constipation by being a laxative

Charcoal

• Origin

• Drug Name

• Used for?

• Animal bone

• Activated charcoal

• Treating food poisoning

Fat

• Origin

• Drug name

• Used for

• Animal origin

• Fish oil

• Dyslipidemia

Source of

• Aminoglycosides

• Penicillin

• Cyclosporine

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Fungi

2 key examples of mineral origin drugs and their purpose

1. NaCl: 0.9% NaCl used as fluid replacement

2. MgSO4: Stays in lumen and acts like a laxative

3 key examples of chemical origin drugs and their purpose

1. Acetylsalicylic acid(ASA, aspirin): Reduces pain(analgesic), fever(antipyretic), and inflammation, and is anti-platelet

2. Paracetamol(Acetaminophen): Analgesic, antipyretic

3. Fluoroquinolone: Bacterial infection

Generic vs biosimilar

• Identical vs very similar but with some non-clinically meaningful difference