Group/Class Description Examples of drugs

Analgesic Drugs that relieve pain are called analgesics. Brufen, Dyclo,
It may be in tablet, syrup, injection, or
Paracetamol.
ointment form.

Antibiotics Drugs that kill or inhibit growth of bacteria in Ampicillin, cephradine,

the body. cefotaxime

Anticoagulant Drugs that used for dissolving clots. Heparin

Coagulant Drugs which causes clotting of blood L Transamine, Vit K.

Antihistamine Drugs that reduce histamine secretions, or Incidal Avil, Tavegyl etc.
allergic reaction.

Histamines Drug that increases histamine secretions

Anesthetics Drugs that cause loss of sensation may be Lignocain, xylocain cinchocain,
local or general. These are available in the Pantothal
form of Injection, inhalation, or spray.

Anti-pyretics These are drugs that reduce temperature

Paracetamol, magnopyrol.

Anthelmintic These are the oral drugs which kill or Elixir Piparazine Citrate,
paralyze the intestinal worms
Zental
Anti-dotes. These are the drugs which neutralize the Alkali for acid, milk of magnesia
effects if poisons in the body

Bronchodilators Drugs that dilate bronchi Aminophylline, ephedrine etc.

Carminative These are drugs either in tablet or mixture Carminative mixture

form which expels gas from the stomach and
intestine and help in digestion

Cathartics: Groups These are drugs available in tablet or liquid form used for evacuation; and
have the following groups depending on actions

a. Laxatives 'These have mild action for evacuation of Liquid paraffin, milk of
intestine magnesia, glycerin
suppositories.

b. Purgatives They have more powerful action to evacuate Caster oil

bowel

They are violent in action and may cause Croten oil

C.Drastic erosion to intestinal wall
 d. Hydragogues They produce loose watery motion Magnesium sulphate

Diaphoretics
These are drugs which increases respiration

Diuretics Drugs that increases the formation of urine

Frusemide; Lasix.
m

Emetics These are drugs which causes vomiting Morphine

Anti-Emetics These are the drugs, which stop vomiting and Largectil, marzine, Metocolon
nausea

Expectorants Cough expectorant syrups

These are drugs which Increase bronchial hydraline, Benadryl etc.
secretion and helps In expulsion of mucus

Hypnotics Drugs that induce sleep Diazepam, Xanax, lexotan etc.

Sedatives That drugs which causes sleeping effects and Diazepam, Xanax, lexotan etc.
depress mood

Antispasmodics Drugs that relieve spasms muscles and

sphincters Hyosine;

Tranquilizers Drugs that calm the body Promazine, Diazepam, xanax,

lexotanil etc.

Drugs that reduce blood pressure Aldomet, tenormine, renitec

Hypotensive
etc.

·Drugs that increases blood pressure Normal saline, Ringolact,

Hypertensive
dextrose saline drips etc.

Anti-convulsants Drugs that relieve convulsions/ Phenobarbitone

Antacids· Drugs that neutralize acld of the stomach Milk of magnesia, mucain
simeco etc.

Chemotherapeutics The drugs, which are used In the Treatment of Antibiotics: bleomycin,
cancer, are called dactinomycin etc.
chemotherapeutic agents, The goal of Antimetabolites: cytarabin,
chemotherapy is a care that is long-term fluderabine etc Others: platen
disease free survival. and carboplatin, procarbazine
etc.

Anti-tuberculosis Drugs that are used In the treatment Inj: Streptomycin,

of tuberculosis (T.B) Ethambutol (Mymbutol)
 Isoniizid' (INH),Pyrazinamide (PZA),Rifampin
(rifampicin), Myrin-P··

Antifungal drugs The drugs, which are used to treat the Superficial: Clotrimetazole, Econazole,
fungal infection, are called Antifungal Nystatin (Nil state) etc. Subcutancous：小
drugs,(Infectious 'disease caused by Amphotericin B, Fluconazole, Flucytosine etc.
fungi is called mycoses or fungal
infection and olten are chronlc
(nnature.) This may be superficlal; may
penetrate skln

causing subcutaneous, or it may be

systemic mycoses which is life

threatening.

Anti viral drugs Drugs that are used in the treatment of For resp:viral inf:
viral Infection like AIDS, Hepatitis
herpes etc. Amantidine,

Ribavirin,

Rimantidine

For Herpes and cytomegalovirus inf:

Acyclovir

Famciclovir

Vidarabine

For HIV infection:

Didenosine (ddi),

Zidovudine (AZT)

For Hepatitis,

Leukemia, sarcoma

Interferon

Steroids A group of compounds including Aldosterone, cortisone,

cholesterol, most of hormones, bile
salts and vitamin D in the skin However Dexamethasone, etc.
the term is often used for the

corticosteroids only, which are the.

 hormones of the adrenal cortex.

Drugs that Increase gastric secretions,

Stomachics,
and thereby Increases appetite