CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
CNS DRUGS
CNSÂ depressants, sometimes referred to as sedatives and tranquilizers, are substances that can slow brain activity. This property makes them useful for treating anxiety and sleep disorders.
PNS DRUGS
the peripheral part of the nervous system external to the brain and spinal cord from their roots to their peripheral terminations. This includes the ganglia, both sensory and autonomic, and any plexuses through which the nerve fibers and all the peripheral nerves run.
CVS DRUGS
Cardiovascular agents are drugs, which are used in any way to treat conditions of the heart or the circulatory or vascular system. Many classes of cardiovascular agents are available to treat the various cardiovascular conditions.
GIT DRUGS
A gastroprokinetic agent, gastrokinetic, or prokinetic, is a type of drug which enhances gastrointestinal motility by increasing the frequency of contractions in the small intestine or making them stronger, but without disrupting their rhythm.
RENAL DRUGS
Although medicine cannot reverse chronic kidney disease, it is often used to help treat symptoms and complications and to slow further kidney damage.
RESPIRATORY DRUGS
Respiratory agents are drugs or a combination of drugs used to prevent, relieve or treat respiratory diseases. They can be taken as pills or liquid, for the drugs to work systemically. Or they can be available as inhalers or other forms or inhalation devices, where the medicine is delivered directly into the lungs.
ANTICANCER DRUGS
Antineoplastics or Anticancer drugs are the drugsthat prevent or inhibit the maturation and proliferation of neoplasms. Antineoplastic agents travel the body and destroy cancer cells.
ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS
antibiotic, antibiotic drug. a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections. Zithromax, azithromycin. a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body.
ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS
An antifungal medication is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycoses such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others.
ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUGS
a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa. ... antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis. chloroquine. an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus.
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS
Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used specifically for treating viral infections rather than bacterial ones. Most antivirals are used for specific viral infections, while a broad-spectrum antiviral is effective against a wide range of viruses.