UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MACHALA

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y DE LA SALUD

CARRERA DE BIOQUÍMICA Y FARMACIA
INGLES TECNICO

AUTONOMOUS TASK-CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

DISEASES

NAME:

MAYLIN ELIZABETH OROZCO FERNANDEZ

COURSE:

TENTH SEMESTER “A”

TEACHER:

LIC. GUANUCHE DIAZ RUBEN PATRICIO, MGS.

MACHALA- EL ORO-ECUADOR

2023-D1
 Diseases Drug Type of drug pharmaceutical action

Migraine Aspirin (acetylsalicylic It is classified as a Inhibit the activity of the enzyme

acid) non-steroidal anti- now called cyclooxygenase (COX)
inflammatory drug which leads to the formation of
(NSAID). prostaglandins (PGs) that cause
inflammation, swelling, pain and
fever.
Epilepsy Carbamazepine Carbamazepine is in Two basic mechanisms of action
a class of medications have been proposed:
called • Enhancement of sodium channel
anticonvulsants. inactivation by reducing high-
frequency repetitive firing of
action potentials;
• and action on synaptic
transmission.
Anxiety • Fluoxetine (Prozac) • Antidepressants Buspirone acts as a partial agonist of
• Propranolol • Anxiolytics serotonin (5-HT1A) receptors and as
• Clonazepam (Klonopin) • Beta-blockers an antagonist of dopamine (D2)
receptors.
• Antipsychotics
Buspirone Beta-blockers. such as propranolol,
work by blocking beta-adrenergic
receptors in the body, reducing the
sympathetic nervous system's
response to stress and anxiety.
Alzheimer • Memantine Cholinesterin Cholinesterase inhibitors and
• Donepezil (Aricept) inhibitors memantine. These medications act
• Rivastigmine (Exelon) on neurotransmitters in the brain,
helping to improve communication
between nerve cells and counteract
the effects of the neurodegeneration
characteristic of the disease.
Meningitis Penicillin Beta-lactam It inhibits the third and final stage of
antibiotics. bacterial cell wall synthesis by
binding to certain cell wall proteins.