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Grouping drugs as analgesics, antipyretics, antacids and antiseptics is a classification based on

  1. Apharmacological effect
  2. Bchemical structure
  3. Cmolecular target
  4. Dthe colour of the drug

Answer: A

These names describe the effect the drug produces in the body (pain relief, fever reduction, acid neutralisation, germ killing). That is classification by pharmacological effect.
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