Drugs can be categorized into different types. In the world of medicine and pharmacology, a drug can be classified by its chemical activity or by the condition that it treats. The drug classifications can also be written as Drug class. A drug class is defined as a set of medications that have similar chemical structures or the same mechanism of action or same mode of action, and are used to treat the same disease.
1. DRUGS ACTING ON AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Drugs Acting on Autonomic Ganglia
2. AUTACOIDS AND RELATED DRUGS
Histaminergic Agonists
H1-Antagonists
5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) Antagonists
Drugs for Migraine
Prostaglandins (PGs) and their Analogues
Antipyretic-Analgesics and Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Antirheumatoid Arthritis Drugs
Antigout Drugs
3. DRUGS FOR RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
Drugs for Cough
Drugs for Bronchial Asthma
4. DRUGS ACTING ON CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
General Anaesthetics
Preanaesthetic Medication
Sedative-Hypnotics
Antiepileptic Drugs
Antiparkinsonian Drugs
Antipsychotic Drugs
Drugs for Mania and Manic-Depressive (Bipolar) Disorder
Antidepressants
Antianxiety Drugs
Opioid Analgesics
Complex Action Opioids and Opioid Antagonists
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Cognition Enhancers
5. DRUGS ACTING ON PERIPHERAL (SOMATIC) NERVOUS SYSTEM
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Local Anaesthetics
6. HORMONES AND RELATED DRUGS
Anterior Pituitary Hormones and Related Drugs
Thyroid Hormone
Thyroid Inhibitors
Antidiabetic Drugs
Corticosteroids
Androgens and Related Drugs
Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction
Estrogens and Related Drugs
Progestins
Oral Contraceptives
Uterine Stimulants
Uterine Relaxants
7. CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS
Antihypertensive Drugs
Antianginal Drugs
Drugs for Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Drugs for Congestive Heart Failure
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
8. DRUGS ACTING ON KIDNEY
Diuretics
Antidiuretics
9. DRUGS AFFECTING BLOOD
Haematinics
Coagulants
Anticoagulants
Fibrinolytics
Antifibrinolytics
Antiplatelet Drugs
Hypolipidaemic Drugs
Plasma Expanders
10. GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS
Drugs for Peptic Ulcer
Antiemetics
Drugs for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Laxatives
Antidiarrhoeal Drugs
Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
11. ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS – Click Here
Sulfonamides
Cotrimoxazole
Quinolones
Beta-Lactam Antibiotics (Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Monobactams, Carbapenems), Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol
Macrolide Antibiotics
Lincosamide, Aminocyclitol, Glycopeptide, Oxazolidinone, Polypeptide Antibiotics
Urinary Antiseptics
Antitubercular Drugs
Antileprotic Drugs
12. ANTIFUNGAL, ANTIVIRAL, ANTIPROTOZOAL AND ANTHELMINTIC DRUGS
Antifungal Drugs
Antiviral Drugs
Antimalarial Drugs
Antiamoebic Drugs
Drugs for Giardiasis
Drugs for Trichomoniasis
Drugs for Leishmaniasis
Anthelmintics
13. ANTICANCER DRUGS
Antineoplastic Drugs
14. MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS
Immunosuppressants
Chelating Agents
Locally Acting Drugs on Skin and Mucous Membranes
Antiseptics and Disinfectants
Ectoparasiticides
Vaccines, Antisera and Immuneglobulins
Classification of drugs on the basis of mechanism, Spectrum of activity and Type of action of action