Drug definitions | Includes |
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Analgesics |
4-aminophenol derivatives antipyretics antirheumatics nonopioid analgesics nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAID] pyrazolone derivatives salicylates |
Sedative-hypnotics |
antidepressants anti-epileptic drugs not elsewhere classified anti-parkinsonism drugs not elsewhere classified barbiturates hydantoin derivatives iminostilbenes methaqualone compounds neuroleptics psychostimulants psychotropic drugs not elsewhere classified sedative-hypnotics not elsewhere classified succinimides and oxazolidinediones tranquillizers |
Narcotics |
cannabis (derivatives) cocaine codeine heroin lysergide [LSD] mescaline methadone morphine narcotics not elsewhere classified opium (alkaloids) psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] not elsewhere classified |
Other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system |
parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics parasympathomimetics [cholinergics] sympatholytics [antiadrenergics] sympathomimetics [adrenergics] |
Unspecified drugs |
agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system anaesthetics (general)(local) biological substances drugs affecting the:
• cardiovascular system
hormones and synthetic substitutes• gastrointestinal system medicaments systemic and haematological agents systemic antibiotics and other anti-infectives therapeutic gases topical preparations vaccines water-balance agents and drugs affecting mineral and uric acid metabolism |