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Question
Why are cimetidine and ranitidine better antacids than sodium hydrogen carbonate or magnesium or aluminium hydroxide?
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Solution
The antibiotics which are effective against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria are known as broad spectrum antibiotics.
Examples: Chloramphenicol, ampicillin, amoxicillin
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