Neuromuscular blocking agents

Thursday, December 16, 2010



1. Competitive agents

D- Tunocurarine
Gallamine
Pancuronium
Alcuronium
Atracurium
Vecuronium

 
2. Depolarizing agents

Succinylcholine

Opioid antagonists



Pure antagonists
Naloxone

Partial agonists

Nalophine
Levallorphan
Cyclazoxine
Naltrexone

CNS Stimulants


1. Direct CNS stimulants

A. Cortical stimulants

Caffeine
Amphetamine
Methyl phenidate

B. Medularly stimulants

Picrotoxin
Pentylene-tetrazol
Nikethamide
Doxapram


C. Spinal stimulants

Strychnine

11. Reflex CNS Stimulants

Lobeline
Nicotine
Veratrine
Ammonia

Analgesics and Anti-pyre tics



1. Salicylates

Acetyl-salicylic acid
Sodium salicylate
Methyl salycilate
Salicylic acid

2.Para- aminophenol derivatives

Paracetamol
Phenacetin


3. Pyrazolon derivatives

Phenyl butazone
Oxypehenbutazone
Aminopyrine
Antipyrine

 4. Propionic acid derivatives

Ibuprofen
Ketoprofen

5. Miscellaneous

Indomethacin
Diclofenac sodium
Nimesulide
Mefenamic acid
Metamizole

Opioid analgesics



1. According to ring structure

A . Phenanthrene derivatives

Morphine
Codeine
Thebaine

B . Benzo-isoquinoline derivatives

Papaverine
Noscapine

11. According to synthesis

A. Natural opium alkaloids

Morphine
Codeine

B. Semi synthetic opium alkaloids

Heroine
Pholcodeine

C. Synthetic opiods

Pethidine
Methadine
Tramadol

Hypnotics and sedatives



Hypnotics are drugs which produce sleep resembling natural sleep

Sedatives are drugs which reduce excitement without producing sleep
                                                                                                      
  1. Barbiturate derivatives
  2. Non – barbiturate derivatives
 
1 .Barbiturate derivatives

A. Long acting barbiturates   (8 -12 hours )

 Phenobarbitone
 Mephobarbitone
 Methylphenobarbitone
 Barbitone

B. Intermediate acting barbiturates

Amylobarbitone
Butobarbitone
Allobarbitone
Vinbarbitone

 C. Short acting barbiturates
 Pentobarbitone
Secobarbitone
Cyclobarbitone
Hepatobarbitone
  
D. Ultra short acting barbiturates
 Thiobarbitone
Hexabarbitone
Methobarbitone


2. Non –barbiturate derivatives


A. Benzodiazepines

Diazepam
Oxazepam

B. Chloral derivatives

Chloral hydrate
Chloral formamide
Butyl chloral hydrate

C. Aldehydes

Paraldehyde

D. Bromides

Potassium bromide
Sodium bromide
Ammonium bromide

E. Alcohols

Ethyl alcohol
Tribromoehamol
Amylene hydrate


F. Piperidine derivatives

Glutethimide
Methyprylon