NURSING 242N FINAL EXAM 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Penicillin was considered a "miracle drug" for all of the following reasons EXCEPT 1) A) it inhibits gram -positive cell wall synthesis. B) it has selective toxicity. C) it kills bacteria. D) it does not affect eukaryotic cells. E) it was the first antibiotic. Answer: E 2) A drug that inhibits mitosis, such as griseofulvin, would be more effective agains...