2. Classification of drugs
A drug may be classified by the chemical type
of the active ingredient or by the way it is used
to treat a particular condition.
3. Classification methods
Three dominant methods are used to classify drug:
• Mechanism of action: Specific changes they cause
in the body.
• Physiologic effect: How body responds to them
• Chemical structure: What they’re made of.
4. The Purpose of Drug Classification
To ensure that use a drug safely to achieve the
upmost benefit.
It help to identify drug-drug (the action of one
drug can make another drug less effective)
interactions and the potential for drug resistance
and ensures the appropriate staging of treatment.
8. Antiprotozoal drug
Anti-protozoals are used to treat protozoal infections -
include amebiasis, giardiasis, malaria, trypanosomiasis,
Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and toxoplasmosis, etc.
Metronidazole
Ronidazole
Tinidazole
10. Anti-Histamines
A drug or other compound that inhibits the
physiological effects of histamine, used
especially in the treatment of allergies.
• Cetirizine
• Desloratadine
• Fexofenadine
11. Antiseptics
medicines that slow or stop the growth of germs
and help prevent infections, Although Antiseptics
do not usually kill bacteria, and they do weaken
them and slow their growth.
Chlorhexidine
Povidone-iodine
Isopropyl alcohol
12. Antiarrhythmic
Antiarrhythmic agents are a diverse group of
medicines that are used in the treatment of
cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heart rates or
rhythms).
Bisoprolol
Metoprolol
13. Vasodilator
Vasodilators are medicines that act directly on muscles
in blood vessel walls to make blood vessels widen
(dilate).
Nitroglycerin
Diltiazem
14. Diuretics
Diuretics are medicines that increase the amount
of urine production. Diuretics are used to treat
conditions that have fluid retention (also called
edema) as a symptom, such as heart failure,
kidney failure, and cirrhosis of the liver.
Furosemide
Spironolactone
15. Anti-hypertensive drug-
A type of drug used to treat high blood pressure.
Amlodipine
Verapamil
Captopril
Lisinopril
16. Antidepressants
An antidepressant is the name given to a
medicine that can help relieve the symptoms of
depression, such as low mood, anxiety, etc.
Amitriptyline
Citalopram
17. Anesthetic
An anesthetic is a drug used to induce anesthesia
- in other words, to result in a temporary loss of
sensation or awareness.
Propofol
ketamine
18. Anthelmintic
Anthelmintics are a group of antiparasitic drugs
that expel parasitic worms (helminths) and
other internal parasites from the body by either
stunning or killing them and without causing
significant damage to the host.
Mebendazole,
Pyrantel pamoate
20. Antidotes-
An antidote is a drug, chelating substance, or a
chemical that counteracts (neutralizes) the
effects of another drug or a poison.
Naloxone is an antidote to opioids that will
reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
21. Anti-coagulant
Anticoagulants, commonly referred to as blood
thinners, are chemical substances that prevent or
reduce coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting
time.
Rivaroxaban
Warfarin
22. Antacids
An antacid is a substance which neutralizes
stomach acidity and is used to relieve heartburn,
indigestion or an upset stomach.
Magnesium hydroxide
Aluminum hydroxide
23. Anticonvulsants
Anticonvulsants are a diverse group of
pharmacological agents used in the treatment of
epileptic seizures.
Carbamazepine
Phenytoin
Valproic acid
25. Anti-asthmatics
Drug which provide symptomatic relief of
asthmatic attack by relaxing the smooth muscle
of the bronchioles.
Fluticasone
Beclomethasone
30. Bronchodilators
A bronchodilator is a substance that dilates the
bronchi and bronchioles, decreasing resistance
in the respiratory airway and increasing airflow
to the lungs.
Salbutamol
Ipratropium bromide
32. Antipsychotic drug-
Also known as neuroleptics, are a class of
psychotropic medication primarily used to
manage psychosis,
Olanzapine
Risperidone
33. Laxatives
Are medicines that help to resolve constipation
or empty the bowel of fecal matter before
procedures or surgery involving the lower
bowel.
Magnesium hydroxide
Bisacodyl
34. Decongestants
Medicines that relieve congestion by reducing
swelling, inflammation, and mucus formation
within the nasal passages or the eye.
Pseudoephedrine
Xylometazoline