Analgesics: Analgesics are group of drugs used to relieve pain or Pain killers.
Opioid Analgesics: Opioids are central analgesics given to relieve pain; that act on opioid receptors and are safe and effective but has the risk of addiction and drug tolerance.
Non-opioid Analgesics: These are drugs given to relieve pain and they are safer when compared to the opioid and has no addictive effect.
Anesthetics: These are agents that produces loss of sensation of the body aiding to perform surgery & painful procedures.
Adrenergic Drugs: These mimic naturally acting catecholamines (Epinephrine, Nor-epinephrine & Dopamine) that stimulates the Sympathetic Nervous System to cause Vasoconstriction whiich helps in increasing the Blood Pressure and heart rate and stop bleeding.
Androgens: This is a testosterone used to promote maturation of male sex organs and development of secondary sex characteristics; promotes retention of calcium, nitrogen, phosphorus, sodium, and potassium; enhances anabolism.
Alpha-adrenergic drugs: These are drugs that Lower blood pressure by dilating peripheral blood vessels, reducing peripheral resistance.
Beta-adrenergic drugs: These drugs reduce the workload of the heart by blocking the sympathetic conductance at the beta receptors on the SA node and myocardial cells, thus decreasing the force of contraction and causing a reduction in heart rate.
Calcium channel blockers: These are drug that relaxes smooth muscle to provide vasodilation and affects cardiac muscle to reduce heart rate & Stroke Volume.
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors: These drugs inhibit the release Enzyme ACE, that converts Angiotensin- II and relaxes the smooth muscles of the veins & arteries and thereby decreases the blood Pressure.
Anti-microbial drugs: An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth.
Antibiotics: Antibiotics, also known as antibacterial, these are medications that destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria.
Anti-viral Drugs: These are class or group of medication that used for treating Viral Infections.
Anti-Fungal Drugs: These are also known as Anti-Mycotic drugs that selectively targets and destroys the fungal Organisms and are used to treat Fungal Infections.
Anti-Parasitic Drugs: Anti-parasitic drugs are used to treat infections caused by parasitic Organisms like various protozoa, helminths, and ecto parasites.
Anti-convulsants: These are also known as Anti-Epileptic drugs used to suppress the abnormal rapid neuronal firing in Seizures.
Anti-depressants: These are drugs that relieve the symptoms of depression.
Antidotes: It is also known as Anti-Toxin which is a chemical substance that counteracts the effect of particular poison.
Anti-emetics: These are drugs that are effective against Nausea & vomiting.
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: These are drugs used to treat signs of Inflammation such as pain, tenderness & swelling.
Anti-Histamine Drugs: These are drugs that relieve the allergic symptoms.
Anti-Neoplastic Drugs: Drugs that are used to stop or prevent the growth of cancer tissue or tumor.
Anti-Psychotic Drugs: These are group of medicines that are used to treat mental Illnesses and regulate the brain functioning.
Anti-Parkinson Agents: These are drugs used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.
Anxiolytic Drugs: These are drugs used to prevent & treat severe Anxiety disorders.
Anti-coagulants: These are also called as Anti-platelet drugs or blood thinners that releases & eliminates the blood clots that blocks the circulation.
Coagulants: These drugs act on the coagulation pathway and promote blood clot formation in case of bleeding tendencies.
Corticosteroids: These are group of steroid hormone drugs essential to maintain metabolism & treats Inflammation.
Glucocorticoids: These are drugs that regulate carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism; block inflammation; regulate body’s immune response.
Mineralocorticoids: Drugs that regulates electrolyte homeostasis.
Emetics: These are drugs to Induce vomiting in case of poisoning.
H2 receptor Antagonists: These are group of drugs that blocks the amount of acid secretion produced by the cells lining the walls of the Stomach.
Proton Pump Inhibitors: These drugs act by irreversibly blocking an enzyme called H+/K+ ATPase which controls acid production & reduce acid production in the stomach.
Mucolytic Agents: These are drugs that breaks the mucus and making them less sticky and thinning secretions making them easier to cough out secretions.
Bronchodilators: These are drugs that relaxes the smooth muscles of the bronchial walls increasing the airflow to the lungs.
Antitussives: These are opiate drugs that acts directly on the cough center medulla oblongata and suppresses the cough.
Expectorants: These are drugs that helps to mobilize the respiratory secretions and brings out the mucus from lungs.
Diuretics: These are drugs that cause increased Urination by eliminating sodium and water from the body.
Anti-diuretic drugs: These are hormonal drugs that acts on the kidneys and cause sodium & water reabsorption there by reducing the volume of urine.
Anti-hypertensive Drugs: These are drugs that decrease the Blood Pressure.
Ionotropic Agents: These are drugs that alters the force of cardiac contractility.
Chronotropic Agents: These are drugs that acts by Changing the heart rate. Positive Chronotropes Increase Heart Rate Negative Chronotropes decreases the Heart Rate.
Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs: These drugs prevent and treat abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias) caused by a disruption in the heart's electrical activity.
Cardiac Glycosides: These are a class of organic drugs that increase the cardiac output and decrease its rate of contractions by acting on the cellular sodium-potassium ATPase pump.
Vasoconstrictor Drugs: These drugs act on the smooth muscles of the blood vessels and causes constriction of blood vessels.
Vasodilator Drugs: These drugs cause the smooth muscles of the blood vessels to relax and dilate the blood vessels.
Hypoglycemic Drugs: These drugs act by decreasing the blood glucose levels and used for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.
Immunosuppressants: These are drugs that act by suppressing the body’s immune system and its ability to fight against Infections.
Immune Modulating Agents: These are a type of immunotherapy that enhance the body's immune response against cancer.
Nootropic Agents: These are drugs, supplements, and other substances that improve cognitive function, particularly executive functions, memory, creativity, or motivation.
Benzodiazepines: These are drugs that enhance or facilitate the action of GABA receptors in the brain and used to treat Bipolar disorders.
Hypnotics: These acts on the Gamma Amino butyric Acid(GABA) receptors and tends to produce sleep in case of Insomnia.
Sedatives: Drugs that induce sleep by reducing irritability & Agitation.
Muscle Relaxants: These are medications that cause relaxation of skeletal muscles and used to treat muscle spasms & decrease muscle tone.
Vaccines: It is a biological preparation that provides active acquired Immunity to specific Infectious diseases.
