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PHARMACOLOGICAL
CLASSIFICATION OF
DRUGS
FIRST EDITION
PREPARED BY
TARIQ AHMAD
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE
TARIQ AHMAD
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
FIRST EDITION
DR AQEEL AHMAD
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE
SAJID MEHMOOD
(TECHNICAL SUPPORT)
DEPARTMENT OF CS
COMSATS
REFERENCE BOOKS
LIPPINCOTT’S
ILLUSTRATED REVIEWS OF PHARMACOLOGY
BERTRAM G. KATZUNG’S
BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
PHARMAGUIDE
INDEX
1) DRUGS OF AUTONOMIC 1. CHOLINERGIC DRUGS 4
NERVOUS SYSTEM 2. ADRENERGIC DRUGS 5
2) DRUGS OF CENTRAL 3. CNS STIMULANTS 6
NERVOUS SYSTEM 4. NEUROLEPTIC DRUGS 6
5. ANXIOLYTIC, HYPNOTIC & SEDATIVE DRUGS 7
6. OPIOID ANALGESICS & ANTAGONISTS 7
7. ANAESTHETICS 8
8. DRUGS USED TO TREAT PARKINSONISM 9
9. DRUGS USED TO TREAT EPILEPSY 9
10. DRUGS USED TO TREAT DEPRESSION & 9
ANXIETY DISORDERS
11. DRUGS USED TO TREAT PSYCHOSIS & MANIA 10
12. 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE (SEROTININ) 10
RECEPTOR DRUGS
3) DRUGS OF 13. ANTI ANGINAL DRUGS 11
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 14. DRUGS USED IN CONJESTIVE HEART FAILURE 12
15. ANTI ARRHYTHMIC DRUGS 13
16. ANTI HYPERTENSIVE DRUGS 13
17. ANTI HYPER LIPIDEMIC DRUGS 14
4) DRUGS ACTING ON BLOOD 18. DRUGS USED TO TREAT DISEASES OF BLOOD 15
Ng • ACETYLCHOLINE • HEXAMETHONIUM
MIOCHOL-E • TRIMETHAPHAN
• CARBACHOL
TOPICAL: ISOPTO-
CARBACHOL,
CARBOPTIC
INTRAOCULAR:
MIOSTAT, CARBASTAT
• NICOTINE
3. CNS STIMULANTS
1) PSYCHOMOTOR • AMPHETAMINE
STIMULANTS • CAFFEINE (CAFERGOT)
• METHYLPHENIDATE
• NICOTINE
• THEOBROMINE
• THEOPHYLLINE (THEO PLUS)
2) PSYCHOTOMIMETIC • FENPHENCYCLIDINE (PCP)
DRUGS • LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)
• TETRA HYDRO CANNABINOL (THC)
4. NEUROLEPTIC DRUGS
1) BENZODIAZEPINES i) ANXIOLYTICS
• ALPRAZOLAM (XANAX)
• CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE (LIBRIU)
• CLONAZEPAM (KLONOPIN)
• CLORAZEPATE (TRANXENE)
• DIAZEPAM (VALIUM)
• LORAZEPAM (ATIVAN)
ii) HYPNOTICS
• ESTAZOLAM
• FLURAZEPAM (DALMANE)
• MIDAZOLAM (VERSED)
• QUAZEPAM
• TEMAZEPAM (RESTORIL)
• TRIAZOLAM
2) BENZODIAZEPINE • FLUMAZENIL
ANTAGONIST
3) BARBITURATES • AMOBARBITAL (AMUTAL)
• PHENOBARBITAL (LUMINAL)
• PENTOBARBITAL (NEMBUTAL)
• SECOBARBITAL (SECONAL)
• THIOPENTAL
4) NON BARBITURATE • ANTI HISTAMINES
SEDATIVES • CHLORAL HYDRATE (NOCTEC)
• ETHANOL
5) OTHER ANXIOLYTIC • BUSPIRONE (BUSPAR)
DRUGS • HYDROXYZINE
• ZOLPIDEM
7. ANAESTHETICS
• AMANTADINE (SUMMETREL)
• ANTI MUSCARINIC AGENTS
• BROMOCRIPTINE (PARLODEL)
• CARBIDOPA (LODOSYN)
• DEPRENYL
• LEVODOPA (DOPAR, LARODOPA)
• CARBAMAZEPINE (TEGRETOL)
• CLONAZEPINE (KLONOPIN)
• CLORAZEPATE (TRANXENE)
• DIAZEPAM (GENERIC, VALIUM)
• ETHOSUXIMIDE (ZARONTIN)
• GABA PENTIN
• LAMOTRIGINE
• PHENOBARBITAL (GENERIC, LUMINAL)
• PHENYTOIN (GENERIC, DILANTIN)
• PRIMIDONE (GENERIC, MYSOLINE)
• VALPROIC ACID (GENERIC, DEPAKENE
• SERTRALINE (ZOLOFT)
• TRAZODONE (GENERIC, DESYREL)
• VENLAFAXINE (EFFEXOR)
3) ATYPICAL • BUPROPION (WELLBUTRIN)
ANTIDEPRESSANTS • MIRTAZAPINE (REMERON)
• NEFAZODONE (SERZONE)
• TRAZODONE (DESYRIL)
4) MONOAMINE OXIDASE • ISOCARBOXAZID (MARPLAN)
INHIBITORS • PHENELZINE (NARDIL)
• SELEGILINE (ELDEPRYL)
• TRANYLCYPROMINE
• NICARDIPINE
• NIFEDIPINE (ADALAT)
• NISOLDIPINE
4) α-ADRENO RECEPTOR • DOXAZOSIN (DOXCIL)
BLOCKERS • PRAZOSIN (MINIPRES)
• TERAZOSIN (HYTRIN)
5) CENTRALLY ACTING • CLONIDINE (GENERIC, CATAPRES)
ADRENERGIC DRUGS • α-METHYL DOPA
6) VASODILATORS • HYDRALAZINE (GENERIC, APRESOLINE)
• MINOXIDIL (LONITEN)
7) β-BLOCKERS • ATENOLOL
• LABETALOL
• METOPROLOL
• NADOLOL (NAFACIN)
• PROPRANOLOL
• TIMOLOL
8) DIURETICS (CONSULT DIURETIC DRUGS)
• DIFENOXIN
• DIPHENOXYLATE (LOMOTIL, MOTILEX)
• LOPERAMIDE (LOPRIN)
• PSYLLIUM SEEDS
• SALINE CATHARTICS
3) STOOL SOFTNERS • DOCUSATE SODIUM
• GLYCERINE SUPPOSITORIES
• MINERAL OIL
26. DIURETICS
8) CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS
5) BIGUANIDES • PROGUANID
1) PROSTAGLANDINS • CARBOPROST
• DINOPROST
• DINOPROSTONE
• MISOPROSTOL
2) H1 ANTI HISTAMINES • CYCLIZINE (MIGRIL)
• DI MENHYDRINATE
• DI PHEN HYDRAMINE
• MECLIZINE
3) H2 ANTI HISTAMINES • CIMETIDINE (CIMET)
• FAMOTIDINE (FENCID, FAMTINE, ZEPSIN)
• NIZATIDINE
• RANITIDINE (PEPTAC, ZANTACNULCER)
4) DRUGS USED TO TREAT • β-BLOCKERS
MIGRAINE HEADACHE • DI HYDRO ERGOTAMINE
• ERGOTAMINE
• METHY SERGIDE
• SUMATRIPTAN
35. IMMUNOSUPRESSANT
1) ESTROGENS • CHLOROTRIANISENE
• DI ETHYL STILBESTROL
• ESTRADIOL
• ESTRIOL
• ESTRONE
• ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
• MESTRANOL
• QUINESTROL
2) ANTI ESTROGENS • CLOMIPHENE
• TAMOXIFEN (GENERIC, TAMOFEN, TAMOXIN)
3) PROGESTINS • HYDROXYPROGESTRON
• MEDROXYPROGESTRON
• PROGESTRON (GENERIC, MENSTROGEN)
• NORETHINDRONE
• NORGESTREL
4) ANTI PROGESTINS • MIFEPRISTONE
5) ANDROGENS • DANAZOL (DANATRIS, DANOCRINE)
• FLOXYMESTERONE
• NANDROLONE (ABOLON, DURALONE)
• STANOZOLOL
• TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE
12) DERMATOLOGY
1) GLUCOCORTICOIDS a) TOPICAL
• BETA METHOSONE (DIPROLENE)
• CLOBETASOL (TEMOVATE)
• DIFLORASONE (FLORONE)
• HYDROCORTISONE (HYTONE)
• TRIAMCILONE (ARISTOCORT)
b) SYSTEMIC
• PREDNISONE
• PREDNISOLONE
2) TREATMENT OF a) TOPICAL
PRURITIS • ANTIHISTAMINES
• CAPSAICIN
• DOXEPIN
• MENTHOL
• PHENOL
b) SYSTEMIC
• ANTIHISTAMINES
• DOXIPIN
• STEROIDS
• SILDENAFIL (VIAGRA)
• ALPROSTADIL (CAVERJECT)