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•Cyclobarbitone
•Pentobarbitone
iiiShort-acting
•Quinalbarbitone
ivUltrashort-acting
•Methohexitone
•Thiopentone sodium
B Benzodiazepines
iLong-acting
•Chlorazepate
•Diazepam
•Flurazepam
•Nitrazepam
iiIntermediate-acting
•Alprazolam
•Estazolam
•Lorazepam
•Oxazepam
iiiShort-acting
•Lormetazepam
•Triazolam
CNewer agents
iImidazopyridine derivatives
•Zaleplon
•Zolpidem
ii5-HT1A partial agonists
•Buspirone
•Gepirone
•Ipsapirone
DOlder agents
•Chloralhydrate
•Glutethemide
•Meprobamate
•Paraldehyde
Skeletal muscle relaxants
ACentrally-acting muscle relaxants
1Benzodiazepines
•Clorazepate
•Diazepam
•Ketazolam
•Medazepam
2Benzoxazole derivatives
•Benzimidazole
•Chlorzoxazone
•Zoxazolamine
3GABA analogue
•Baclofen
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4Miscellaneous compounds
•Cyclobenzaprine
•Chlormezanone
•Chlorphensin
•Methocarbamol
•Orphenadrine HCl
•Orphendrine citrate
5Propanediol derivatives
•Carisoprodol
•Mephenesin
•Meprobamate
•Styramate
BDirectly-acting muscle relaxants
•Dantrolene
CNeuromuscular blocking agents
iCompetitive blocking/nondepolarising agents
•Alcuronium
•Atracurium
•Dimethyl tubocurarine
•Fazadinium
•Gallamine
•Pancuronium
•Tubocurarine
•Vecuronium
iiDepolarising agents
•Decamethonium
•Suxamethonium
•Suxemethonium
Sulfonamides
1Short-acting (well absorbed by mouth and rapidly eliminated) a General purpose
•Sulfadiazine
•Sulfadimidine
•Sulfamethoxazole
bMainly for UTI
•Sulfamethizole
•Sulfisoxazole
2Long acting (well absorbed by GIT and slowly eliminated)
•Sulfadoxine
•Sulfametopyrazine
•Sulfamethoxypyridazine
•Sulfaphenazole
3Poorly absorbed by GIT
•Sulfaguanidine
•Sulfathalidine
•Succinyl Sulfathiazole
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4For topical application
•Sulfacetamide
•Silver Sulfadiazine
5Miscellaneous group
•Sulfapyridine
•Sulfasalazine
6Sulfonamide combinations
•Co-trimoxazole (sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim)
•Fansidar (sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine)
Tetracyclines
1Based on source a Natural
•Chlortetracycline
•Oxytetracycline
•Demeclocycline b Semi-synthetic
•Clomocycline
•Doxycycline
•Lymecycline
•Minocycline
•Methacycline
•Tetracycline
2Based on duration of action a Short-acting
•Tetracycline
•Chlortetracycline
•Oxytetracycline
•Clomocycline
bIntermediate-acting
•Methacycline
•Lymecycline
•Demeclocycline
cLong-acting
•Doxycycline
•Minocycline
Thiazide diuretics
1Intermediate-acting
•Cyclothiazide
•Methylclothiazide
•Quinethazone
•Trichlormethiazide
2Short-acting
•Bendroflumethiazide
•Cyclopenthiazide
•Chlorothiazide
•Hydrochlorothiazide
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•Hydroflumethiazide
3 Long-acting
•Chlorthalidone
•Indapamide
•Polythiazide
Loop diuretics
1Carboxylic acid derivatives
•Bumetanide
•Furosemide
•Piretanide
•Torsemide
2Phenoxy acetic acid derivatives
•Ethacrynic Acid
•Indacrinone
Antitussives
ADrugs for productive cough
1Expectorants
a Sedative expectorants
iAlkaline expectorants
•Potassium acetate and citrate
iiNauseant expectorants
•Ammonium carbonate and chloride
•Tincture ipecacuanha
iiiSaline expectorants
•Sodium and potassium iodide
bStimulant (aromatic) expectorants
•Creosote
•Guaiacol
•Guaiphenesin
•Terpenehydrate
2Mucolytics
•Ambroxol
•Acetylcysteine
•Bromohexine
•Carbocysteine
•Methylcysteine
•Proteolytic enzymes (e.g. pancreatic domase and trypsin)
B Drugs for unproductive cough
1Peripheral antitussives
a Drugs with local anaesthetic activity
•Benzonatate b Demulcents
•Liquorice lozenges c Steam inhalation
•With tincture menthol
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2Central antitussives
a Opioid antitussives
iAddicting drugs
•Dihydromorphinone
•Methadone
•Morphine
iiNon-addicting drugs
•Dihydrocodeinone
•Pholcodine
bNon-opioid antitussives
•Benzonatate
•Carbetapentane
•Chlorphedianol
•Dextromethorphan
•Narcotine
•Oxeladine
Drugs used in cardiac failure
1ACE inhibitors
•Captopril
•Enalapril
•Lisinopril
2Cardiotonic drugs
iβ1-selective adrenoceptor agonists
•Dobutamine
•Prenalterol
iiBipyridine derivatives
•Inamrinone
•Milrinone
iiiCardiac glycosides
•Digoxin
•Digitoxin
•Gitoxin
•Gitaloxin
•Ouabain
•Strophanthin
3Diuretics
iLoop diuretics
•Ethacrynic acid
•Furosemide
iiThiazide diuretics
•Bendrofluazide
•Polythiazide
4Vasodilators
•Hydralazine
•Nifedipine
•Nitroglycerin
•Prazosin
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