The most useful classification of drugs for medicinal chemists is
(a) On the basis of chemical structure
(b) On the basis of drug action
(c) On the basis of molecular targets
(d) On the basis of pharmacological effect
The most useful classification of drugs for medicinal chemists is
(a) On the basis of chemical structure
(b) On the basis of drug action
(c) On the basis of molecular targets
(d) On the basis of pharmacological effect
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(c) The most useful classification of drugs for medicinal chemists. It is on the basis of molecular targets. Target molecules are usually biomolecules like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. These drugs possess some common structural features, may have the same mechanism of action on a specific drug target.
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