Drug Categories: Antigonadotropin

Antigout Agent

Antihemophilic

Antiherpes Agent Antihistaminic

Antihyperlipidemic Antihypertensive

Antihypocalcemic Antihypoglycemic Anti-infective, Topical (or Local) Anti-inflammatory Antileishmanial Antileprotic Antimalarial Antimanic Antimetabolite

Antimigraine Agent

Description: Inhibits anterior pituitary secretion of gonadotropins; used to suppress ovarian malfunction Reduces tissue deposits of uric acid in chronic gout; suppresses the intense inflammatory reaction of acute gout Replaces blood clotting factors absent in the hereditary disease hemophilia (antihemophilic factor) Inhibits replication of Herpes simplex virus; used to treat genital Herpes Antagonizes histamine action at H1 histamine receptors; useful in suppressing the histamine-induced symptoms of allergy Lowers plasma cholesterol and lipid levels Lowers arterial blood pressure especially the elevated diastolic pressure of hypertension Elevates plasma calcium level; useful in treating hypocalcemia Elevates plasma glucose leve; useful in treating hypoglycemia Kills/inhibits pathogenic microorganisms; suitable for sterilizing skin and wounds Inhibits physiological response to cell damage (inflammation) Kills/inhibits pathogenic protozoa of the genus Leishmania Kills/inhibits Mycobacterium leprae, causative agent of leprosy Kills/inhibits protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, causative agent of Malaria Suppresses the excited phase (mania) of bipolar disorder Attacks malignant cells or pathogenic cells by serving as nonfunctional substitute for an essential metabolite Reduces incidence or severity of migraine vascular headaches

Examples: Danazol

Allopurinol, chronic gout; Indomethacin, acute gout

Acyclovir Chlorpheniramine maleate; Cetirizine; Fexofenadine HCl

Atorvastatin Metoprolol; Atenolol

Parathyroid injection Glucagon Povidone Iodine Soap Prednisolone, adrenocorticosteroid; Ibuprofen, nonsteroid Hydroxystilbamidine isethionate Dapsone Chloroquine Lithium carbonate Fluorouracil, antineoplastic antimetabolite Sumitriptan

Anti-motion Sickness Agent Antimuscarinic

Antinauseant Antineoplastic Antiparasitic

Suppresses motion-induced nausea, vomiting and vertigo Anticholinergic drug that inhibits symptoms by acetylcholine receptors of visceral organs (muscarinic receptors) Suppresses nausea and vomiting; antiemetic Attacks malignant (neoplastic) cells in the body Eradicates parasitic arthropods, helminthes, protozoa, etc. Suppresses the neurologic disturbances and symptoms of parkinsonism Inhibits intestinal motility; antidiarrheal drug Inhibits aggregation of blood platelets; used to prevent heart attack Kills/inhibits pathogenic protozoa Suppresses the lesions and symptoms of psoriasis Restores normal body temperature in the presence of fever Drug with vitamin D activity; useful in treating vitamin D deficiency and rickets Anti-inflammatory drug used to treat arthritis and rheumatoid disorders Kills/inhibits pathogenic microorganisms of the genus Rickettsia Kills/inhibits pathogenic flukes of the genus Schistosoma Drug with vitamin C activity; useful in treating vitamin C deficiency and scurvy Aids in the control of seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff) Inhibits the motility of visceral smooth muscles Reduces thyroid hormone action usually by inhibiting hormone synthesis Kills/inhibits Treponema pallidum, causative agent of syphilis

Dimenhydrinate HCl Atropine sulfate

Ondansetron Chlorambucil, alkylating agent Permethrin, scabies; mebendazole, intestinal worms; metronidazole, amebic dysentery; malathion, head lice Levodopa Diphenoxylate HCl Aspirin; Clopidogrel bisulfate Metronidazole Methotrexate, systemic antipsoriatic; anthralin, topical antipsoriatic Acetaminophen Cholecalciferol Indomethacin Chloramphenicol Oxaminiquine Ascorbic acid Selenium sulfide Atropine Methimazole Penicillin

Antiparkinsonian (antidyskinetic) Antiperistaltic Antiplatelet Agent Antiprotozoal Antipsoriatic Antipyretic Antirachitic Antirheumatic Antirickettsial Antischistosomal Antiscorbutic Antiseborrheic Antispasmodic Antithyroid agent Antitreponemal

Antitrichomonal Antitubercular Antitussive Antiviral Antiviral, prophylactic Antixerophthalmic Anxiolytic Astringent Astringent, ophthalmic Barbiturate

Kills/inhibits pathogenic protozoa of the genus Trichomonas Kills/inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causative agent of tuberculosis Suppresses coughing Kills/inhibits viral infections Useful in preventing viral infections Drug with vitamin A activity; useful in treating vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia Suppresses symptoms of anxiety Used topically to toughen and shrink tissues Mild astringent suitable for use in the eye Sedative-hypnotic drug; contains the barbituric acid moiety in its chemical structure Plant principle derived from Atropa belladonna and related species, with anticholinergic action Sedative-anxioloytic-muscle relaxant drug that contains the benzodiazepine moiety in its chemical structure Reacts asymptomatically with sympathetic nervous system beta receptors and prevents their endogenous activation (ex. To oppose sympathetic stimulation of the heart) Activates sympathetic nervous system beta receptors (ex. To induce bronchodilation) Expands bronchiolar airways; useful in treating asthma Inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, the therapeutic effects of which are diuresis and reduced formation of intraocular fluid Antianginal drug that impairs the function of transmembrane calcium channels of vascular smooth muscle cells

Metronidazole Isoniazid Dextromethorphan hydrobromide Idoxuridine, ophthalmic antiviral Amantadine,prophylactic for influenza Vitamin A Diazepam; alprazolam Aluminum acetate solution Zinc sulfate Phenobarbital

Belladonna Alkaloid

Atropine

Benzodiazepine

Diazepam

Beta Receptor Antagonist

Atenolol; metoprolol; propranolol

Beta Receptor Agonist Bronchodilator

Isoproterenol Albuterol & isoproterenol, adrenergic bronchodilators; oxytriphylline, smooth muscle relaxant bronchodilator Acetazolamide

Calcium Anhydrase Inhibitor

Carbonic Anhydrase Blocker

Verapamil

Cardiac Depressant, Antiarrhythmic Cardiac Glycoside

Catecholamine Synthesis Inhibitor Cathartic Caustic Centrally Acting Drug

Cephalosporin Chelating Agent

Cholelitholytic Choleretic Cholinergic

Chrysotherapeutic Coagulant

Depresses myocardial function; useful in treating cardiac arrhythmias Plant principle derived from Digitalis purpurea and related speciew, with cardiotonic action Inhibits the biosynthesis of catecholamine neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine Promotes defecation; considered stronger in action than laxative Topical drug that destroys tissue on contact; useful in removing skin lesions Produces its therapeutic effect by action on the CNS; designated by the type of therapeutic action Antimicrobial drug that contains cephalosporin moiety Complexing agent that binds metal ions into stable ring structures (chelates); useful in treating poisoning Promotes dissolution of gallstones Increases bile secretion by the liver Activates organs innervated by the parasympathetic nervous system; parasympathomimetic drug Contains gold; used to treat rheumatoid arthritis Stops bleeding by inhibiting systemic fibrinolysis

(Procainamide) Digoxin

Metyrosine

Bisacodyl Toughened Silver nitrate Sedative, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, etc. Cefotaxime; Cefdinir Edetate calcium disodium, chelating agent for lead Ursodoxycholic acid Dehydrocholic acid Neostigmine, systemic cholinergic; Pilocarpine, ophthalmic cholinergic Auranofin Aminocaproic acid