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29 class(es)
Antibacterials
J01
Antibacterials are drugs that fight bacterial infections by mechanisms including inhibition of cell ...
36 drug(s)
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Antimycobacterials
J04
Antimycobacterials are used to treat tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy. First-line drugs — isoniazid (my...
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Antivirals
J05
Antivirals treat viral infections by acting on different stages of the viral replication cycle. Acic...
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Antiretrovirals
J05
Antiretrovirals are used to treat HIV/AIDS. They include: NRTIs (nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase...
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Antifungals
J02
Antifungals treat fungal infections (candidiasis, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, among others). Poly...
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Antimalarials
P01
Antimalarials prevent and treat malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. Ch...
12 drug(s)
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Cardiovasculars
C
Cardiovasculars encompass a wide group of drugs acting on the cardiovascular system. ACE inhibitors ...
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Anticoagulants & Antithrombotics
B01
Anticoagulants and antithrombotics prevent and treat thromboembolic events. Oral anticoagulants incl...
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Antiepileptics
N03
Antiepileptics control seizures and are used in epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia and Lennox-Gastaut sy...
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Antipsychotics
N05A
Antipsychotics treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, manic episodes and other psychotic disorders. ...
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Antidepressants
N06A
Antidepressants treat major depression, anxiety disorders (generalised, social, panic), OCD and neur...
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Anxiolytics & Hypnotics
N05B
Anxiolytics and hypnotics treat anxiety, insomnia and seizures. Benzodiazepines (diazepam — also use...
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Analguesics
N02
Analguesics relieve pain, classified by WHO into Step 1 (non-opioids), Step 2 (weak opioids) and Ste...
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Anti-Parkinson Drugs
N04
Anti-Parkinson drugs treat Parkinsons disease. They include levodopa (dopamine precursor), dopamine ...
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Antidiabetics
A10
Antidiabetics treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. They include metformin (biguanide), sulfonylureas (gli...
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Respiratory Drugs
R03
Respiratory drugs treat obstructive airway diseases (asthma, COPD). They include bronchodilators (SA...
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Gastrointestinal Drugs
A02
Gastrointestinal drugs treat digestive tract diseases. They include PPIs (omeprazole), H2 antagonist...
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Hormones & Endocrinology
H
Hormones and endocrine modulators include levothyroxine, thiamazole, estradiol, medroxyprogesterone,...
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Immunosuppressants
L04
Immunosuppressants prevent and treat transplant rejection and autoimmune diseases. They include tacr...
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Antineoplastics
L
Antineoplastics treat cancer. They include alkylating agents (cyclophosphamide), hormonal agents (an...
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Musculoskeletal Drugs
M
Musculoskeletal drugs treat musculoskeletal diseases. They include NSAIDs (ibuprofen, diclofenac, ni...
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Antidotes
V03
Antidotes neutralize or antagonize poisons and adverse drug effects. They include naloxone (opioid a...
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Other Nervous System Drugs
N
Other nervous system drugs include anticholinesterase for Alzheimers (donepezil, memantine), antispa...
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Nutrition & Electrolytes
B05
Nutrition and electrolytes include amino acid solutions, lipid emulsions, glucose, potassium chlorid...
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Anthelmintics & Antiparasitics
P02
Anthelmintics and antiparasitics treat parasitic infections. They include praziquantel (cestodes and...
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Dermatologicals
D
Dermatologicals treat skin diseases. They include systemic retinoids (isotretinoin for severe acne, ...
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Urologicals & Sexual Health
G04
Urologicals treat urinary tract dysfunctions and erectile dysfunction. Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) in...
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Anaesthetics
N01
Anaesthetics induce reversible loss of consciousness and/or sensation. They include ketamine (dissoc...
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Others
V
Drugs not fitting the above classes, including haematopoietic growth factors (filgrastim, epoetin al...
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