Drugs and Classes of Drugs

Drugs:
      Drugs are the chemicals of low molecular masses which interact with macromolecular target and produce a biological responce.
Medicines:
     Medicines are the drug which are therapeutic and used for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases.
Classes of Drugs:- 
1. Antiseptics-
   Dettol, Savlon, Cetavelon, Acriflavin, Iodine, Methylene blue, Mercurochrome, Furacine, Soframicine.
    *Dettol is a mixture of chloroxylenol & terpineol.
2. Disinfectants-
    1% of solution of phenol in disinfectant while 0.2% solution of phenol is antiseptic.
3.Analgesics-
     (a) Narcotics- Morphine, Codeine,                                        Heroin.
     (b) Non-narcotics- Aspirin, Novalgin,                               Ibuprofen, Naproxen.
4.Antipyretics-
  Analgin(Novalgin), Paracetamol,                  Phenacetin, Aspirin.
5.Antimalarials-
    Quinine, Chloroquine, Paraquine,                   Primaquine.

6.Tranquilizers-
    Benzedrine (amphetamine),                          Iproniazid, Phenelzine.
7.Anesthetics-
  (a) General:
         Gaseous form- Nitrous oxide,                                           Ethylene
         Liq. Form- Chloroform, Divinyl                                        ether
  (b) Local anaesthetics:
          Jelly form- Oxylocain
          Spray form- Ethyl chloride
          Injection form- Procain
8.Antibiotics-
   Ofloxacin, Ampicillin, Amoxycillin,            Dysidazirine etc.
       *Dysisazirine- toxic toward certain            strain of cancer cell.
9.Antacids-
      Ranitidine (Zantac)
10.Antihistamine-
    Brompheniramine (Dimetapp),
   Terfenadine (Seldane).