CLASSIFICATIONS
3Fibric acid derivatives
•Bezafibrate
•Fenofibrate
•Gemfibrozil
4Inhibitors of intestinal sterol absorption
•Ezetimibe
5Niacin (nicotinic acid)
H1-receptor antagonists (antihistaminics)
AFirst generation
1Alkylamines
•Chlorpheniramine maleate
•Pheniramine maleate
•Triprolidine HCl
2Ethanolamines
•Clemastine fumarate
•Dimenhydrinate
•Diphenhydramine HCl
3Ethylene diamines
•Antazoline HCl
•Methapyrilene HCl
•Mepyramine maleate
•Tripelennamine citrate
4Piperazines
•Buclizine
•Cyclizine HCl
•Chlorcyclizine HCl
•Hydroxyzine HCl
•Meclizine HCl
5Phenothiazines
•Dimethothiazine mesylate
•Methdilazine HCl
•Promethazine theoclate
•Trimeprazine tartarate
6Piperidines
•Astemizole
•Cyproheptadine hydrochloride
•Phenindamine tartarate
•Terfenadine
7Miscellaneous
•Doxepine hydrochloride
•Mebhydrolin napadisylate
BSecond generation
1Alkylamines (acrivastine)
2Piperazines (cetrizine hydrochloride)
3Piperidines (fexofenadine, loratadine)
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PHARMACOLOGY IN 7 DAYS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
General anaesthetics
IInhalational GA A Volatile liquids
1Older GA
•Ether
•Chloroform
2Halogenated GA
•Halothane
•Isoflurane
•Methoxyflurane
•Enflurane
•Desflurane
•Sevoflurane
BGases
•Nitrous oxide
•Xenon
•Cyclopropane
II Intravenous GA
1Barbiturates
•Thiopentone sodium
•Hexobarbitone
•Methohexitone
2Non-barbiturates
aPhencyclidine
•Ketamine
bBenzodiazepines
•Diazepam
•Lorazepam
•Midazolam
3Neuroleptic analgesia/anaesthesia
•Fentanyl
•Droperidol
4Opioid analgesics
•Morphine
•Alfentanil
•Remifentanil
•Sufentanil
5Miscellaneous drugs
•Propofol
•Etomidate
Local anaesthetics
1According to duration of action a Short DOA
•Procaine
bMedium DOA
•Cocaine
•Lidocaine
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CLASSIFICATIONS
•Mepivacaine
•Prilocaine
cLong DOA
•Tetracaine
•Bupivacaine
•Etidocaine
•Ropivacaine
2According to chemistry a Esters
•Cocaine
•Procaine
•Tetracaine
•Benzocaine
bAmides
•Bupivacaine
•Etidocaine
•Lidocaine
•Mepivacaine
•Prilocaine
•Ropivacaine
cEthers
•Pramoxine
dKetones
•Dyclonine
ePhenetidin derivatives
•Phenacaine
Narcotic (opioid) analgesics
ABased on source
1Naturally occurring opium alkaloids
•Morphine
•Codeine
2Semi-synthetic derivatives of opium alkaloids
•Diamorphine (heroin)
•Etorphine
•Hydromorphone
•Oxymorphone
•Hydrocodone
•Oxycodone
3Synthetic morphine substitutes a Pethidine and its congeners
•Fentanyl
•Sufentanil
•Alfentanil
•Diphenoxylate
•Loperamide
bMethadone and its congeners
•D-propoxyphene
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cMorphinan compounds
•Levorphanol
dBenzomorphan compounds
•Pentazocine
•Cyclazocine
•Phenazocine
BBased on agonist-antagonist activities
iPure agonists
•Morphine
•Codeine
•Heroin
•Etorphine
•Fentanyl
•Pethidine
iiPure antagonists
•Naloxone
•Nalmefene
•Naltrexone
iiiMixed agonists-antagonists
•Pentazocine
•Cyclazocine
•Meptazinol
•Nalorphine
Penicillins
ANatural penicillins (narrow-spectrum, β-lactamase susceptible penicillins)
•Benzylpenicillin (penicillin ‘G’)
•Phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin ‘V’)
BSemi-synthetic penicillins
1Very narrow-spectrum, β-lactamase resistant penicillins
•Methicillin
•Nafcillin
•Oxacillin
•Dicloxacillin
•Flucloxacillin
2Extended spectrum, β-lactamase susceptible penicillins a Aminopenicillins
•Ampicillin
•Ampicillin pro-drugs (bacampicillin, pivampicillin, talampicillin)
•Amoxycillin alone, and with clavulanate (i.e. augmentin)
•Amoxycillin + flucloxacillin = magnapam
bAmidinopenicillins
•Mecillinam
•Pivmecillinam
cCarboxypenicillins
•Carbenicillin
•Ticarcillin
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dUreidopenicillins
•Azlocillin
•Mezlocillin
•Piperacillin
3Other β-lactam drugs
•Monobactam (aztreonam)
•Carbapenems (imipenem and meropenem)
4β-lactamase inhibitors
•Sulbactam
•Tazobactam
•Sodium or potassium clavulanate
Quinolones
1st Generation
•Cinoxacin
•Nalidixic acid
•Oxolinic acid
2nd Generation
AAgents with least activity against Gram –ve and Gram +ve bacteria
•Norfloxacin
BAgents with excellent activity against Gram –ve and moderate to good activity against Gram +ve bacteria
•Enoxacin
•Pefloxacin
•Ciprofloxacin
•Lenfloxacin
•Lomefloxacin
•Ofloxacin
CAgents with excellent activity against Gram –ve and improved activity against Gram +ve bacteria
•Gatifloxacin
•Moxyfloxacin
•Sparfloxacin
•Trovafloxacin
DAgents with additional activity against anaerobic bacteria
•Moxyfloxacin
•Trovafloxacin
Sedative-hypnotics (according to DOA)
ABarbiturates
iLong-acting
•Barbitone
•Methyl phenobarbitone
•Phenobarbitone
iiIntermediate-acting
•Amylobarbitone
•Butobarbitone
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