Unit- IX-Drugs_Acting_On_Nervous_System

Drugs acting on Nervous system

Drugs acting on Nervous system is classified into:
A. Drug acting on Autonomous Nervous system.
B.Drug acting on central and peripheral nervous
system.




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, Drug acting on Autonomous
Nervous system.
• It is classified into:
1. Cholinergic Drugs.
2. Anticholinergics drugs.
3. Drugs acting on autonomic Ganglia.
4. Adrenergic Drugs [sympathomimetics].
5.Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists/
Antiadrenergics.

, Drug acting on central and
peripheral nervous system.
It is classified into:
1) Skeletal muscle relaxants.
2) Local Anesthetics.
3) General Anesthetics.
4) Drug used in Pre-anaesthetic medication.
5) Sedatives & Hypnotics.
6) Anti-epileptic Drugs
7) Anti-parkinsonian Drugs.
8) Anti-psychotic Drugs.
9) Anti-anxiety Drugs.
1 0)Anti-depressants.
1 l)Anti-manic [mood stabilising ] Drugs.

, contd
12) Psychotomimetic drugs [Hallucinogens].
13) Opioids.