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Below, you'll find a list of subcategories of medical drugs. To find all medical drugs within a specific subcategory, please click the respective subcategory of interest.

Subcategories (83)

• Analgesics (299 medical drugs)

  Commonly known as a painkiller; any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain (achieve analgesia)

• Anesthetics (37 medical drugs)

  Drugs that cause loss of sensation to pain or awareness

• Anti-diabetic (75 medical drugs)

  Drugs preventing or relieving diabetes

• Anti-inflammatory (8 medical drugs)

  The property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation

• Antianginals (30 medical drugs)

  Any drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, a symptom of ischaemic heart disease

• Antiarrhythmic (144 medical drugs)

  Antiarrhythmic agents are a group of pharmaceuticals that are used to suppress fast rhythms of the heart (cardiac arrhythmias)

• Antiasthmatic (15 medical drugs)

  Substances that are capable of dilating the bronchial system and breaking up mucous

• Anticholinergics (9 medical drugs)

  Substances which block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine -- one of the chemicals the body makes to help nerve cells communicate with each other -- in the central and the peripheral nervous system

• Anticoagulants (65 medical drugs)

  Substance that prevent coagulation; stopping blood from clotting

• Anticonvulsants (75 medical drugs)

  Used in prevention of the occurrence of epileptic seizures

• Antidementia (12 medical drugs)

  Substances used to prevent the decay of intellectual functioning, including problems with memory, reasoning and thinking

• Antidotes (54 medical drugs)

  substance which can counteract a form of poisoning

• Antifibrinolytics (0 medical drugs)

  Substances which inhibits the breakdown of fibrin, the blood component that forms the essential portion of a blood clot

• Antigout (18 medical drugs)

  Substances which fight the build up of uric acid

• Antihemorrhagics/Hemostatic (8 medical drugs)

  Substance that promote hemostasis

• Antihistamines (142 medical drugs)

  Agents which serve to inhibit the release or action of histamine

• Antihypertensive (95 medical drugs)

  Substances used to treat high-blood pressure

• Antimicrobials (0 medical drugs)

  Substances that kill or inhibit the growth of microbes such as bacteria, fungi, or viruses

• Antimigraine (22 medical drugs)

  Substances used to treat and or prevent migrane headaches

• Antiobesity (2 medical drugs)

  Substances intended to reduce or control weight

• Antiparkinsonian (24 medical drugs)

  Substances which treat Parkinson's disease

• Antiplatelet (68 medical drugs)

  A substance which reduces the clumping of platelets in the blood; it helps thin the blood to prevent clot formation

• Antipsychotics (8 medical drugs)

  A group of drugs commonly, but not exclusively, used to treat psychosis

• Antipyretics (2 medical drugs)

  Drugs that reduce a fever, typically via direct action on the temperature control mechanisms within the brain

• Antiseptics (432 medical drugs)

  Antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction

• Antithyroids (3 medical drugs)

  Substances which counteract excessive thyroid activity

• Antitussives (93 medical drugs)

  Substances which are capable of relieving coughing

• Bisphosphonates (5 medical drugs)

  Classes of compounds that slow bone resorption

• Cannabinoids (4 medical drugs)

  Substances that are structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or that bind to cannabinoid receptors

• Chemical Contraception (3 medical drugs)

  An agent or device able to prevent conception

• Chemotherapeutic (145 medical drugs)

  Used for the treatment of cancers

• Cough Drops (0 medical drugs)

  Substances used for reducing coughing

• Decongestants (110 medical drugs)

  Medications used to relieve nasal congestion

• Dermatological (58 medical drugs)

  Medicine dealing with the skin and its appendages (hair, sweat glands, etc)

• Dietary Supplements (170 medical drugs)

  Substances intended to supply nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, fatty acids or amino acids, that are missing or are not consumed in sufficient quantity in a person's diet

• Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitors (46 medical drugs)

  Agents used to inhibit the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase -- an important rate-limiting step in the de novo folate synthesis pathway

• Endothelin Receptor Antagonists (2 medical drugs)

  Medications which block the action of endothelin by binding to receptor sites and preventing the interaction of endothelin with its usual receptor sites

• Erectile Dysfunction (29 medical drugs)

  Substances used to treat erectile dysfunctions

• Erythropoiesis-stimulating (4 medical drugs)

  Agents similar to the [Chemical?] that stimulates red blood cell production (erythropoeisis)

• Excipients (1 medical drug)

  Inactive substances used as a carrier for the active ingredients of a medication

• Expectorants (9 medical drugs)

  Medications that help bring up mucus and other material from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea

• Fictional (0 medical drugs)

  Drugs, medications, and or substances that aren't real -- ie. come from a game, etc

• Gastrointestinal System (6 medical drugs)

  Substances used with regard to the digestive tract

• GpIIb/IIIa Inhibitors (3 medical drugs)

  Medications which decrease platelet aggregation and inhibit thrombus formation; effective in the arterial circulation where anticoagulants have little effect

• Hormonal (57 medical drugs)

  Pharmacologic agents / medications that are synthetics or derivatives of hormones

• Hypolipidemic (34 medical drugs)

  Agents used to lower blood cholesterol

• Immunostimulants (0 medical drugs)

  Agents used to stimulate the immune system

• Immunosuppressive (51 medical drugs)

  Drugs that prevent or inhibit activity of the immune system

• Infusions (11 medical drugs)

  Agents infused into another substance -- ie. tea, coffee, etc

• Inotropic (11 medical drugs)

  Agents that alter the force or energy of muscular contractions

• Intravenous Fluids (4 medical drugs)

  Substances transmitted through a vein

• Medicinal Herbs And Fungi (0 medical drugs)

  Medicinal and psychoactive herbs and fungi

• Military (0 medical drugs)

  Substances that are or have been used to prepare for, or as part of, military operations

• Monoclonal Antibodies (26 medical drugs)

  Substances that can locate and bind to cancer cells wherever they are in the body

• Muscle Relaxants (102 medical drugs)

  Agents which affect skeletal muscle function and decrease muscle tone

• Nootropics (35 medical drugs)

  Substances that are used to enhance mental performance in healthy individuals

• Ointments (6 medical drugs)

  Viscous semisolid substance used topically on a variety of body surfaces

• Orphan (40 medical drugs)

  In the U.S, any drug developed under the Orphan Drug Act of January 1983 ("ODA")

• Other (3339 medical drugs)

  Undetermined categorization

• Parasympathomimetics (0 medical drugs)

  A drug or poison that acts by stimulating or mimicking the parasympathetic nervous system

• Patent Medicines (0 medical drugs)

  Various medical compounds sold under a variety of names and labels

• Phosphate Binders (10 medical drugs)

  Medications used to reduce the absorption of phosphate and taken with meals and snacks

• Photosensitizers (8 medical drugs)

  Agents that increase the photosensitivity of an organism

• Prodrugs (210 medical drugs)

  Substances that are administered in an inactive (or significantly less active) form

• Psychoactive (8 medical drugs)

  Agents that directly and chemically affect a person's mental state when used or administered

• Radiocontrast (35 medical drugs)

  Substances that are given before a medical imaging procedure to increase the clarity of an image or to highlight a particular structure

• Receptor Modulators (0 medical drugs)

  Compounds that act as either antagonists, agonists, reverse agonists, or in another fashion when interacting with the cellular receptors

• Respiratory (7 medical drugs)

  Agents that are used to treat non-infectious diseases of the respiratory system

• Retinoids (20 medical drugs)

  Chemical compounds that are related chemically to vitamin A

• Sexual Dysfunction (0 medical drugs)

  Agents that aid the ability to fully enjoy sexual intercourse

• Sigma Agonists (12 medical drugs)

  N/A

• Sports (0 medical drugs)

  Substances used in sports

• Sympathomimetics (15 medical drugs)

  Substances that mimic the effects of the hormone epinephrine (adrenaline) and the hormone/neurotransmitter norepinephrine (noradrenaline) -- ie. those that raise blood pressure and are weak bases

• Teratogens (34 medical drugs)

  Substances or environmental agents which cause the development of abnormal cell masses during fetal growth, resulting in physical defects in the fetus

• TNF-alpha Inhibitors (4 medical drugs)

  Substances that inhibit TNF-alpha's (Tumor necrosis factor-alpha) role in regulating immune cells

• Tocolytics (14 medical drugs)

  Agents which supress premature labor

• Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (7 medical drugs)

  Agents used to fight specific forms of cancer

• Vaccines (0 medical drugs)

  Antigenic preparations used to produce immunity to a disease

• Vasodilators (24 medical drugs)

  Substances that relax smooth muscle in blood vessels which causes them to dilate

• Veterinary (10 medical drugs)

  Substances used with animals

• Vitamins (41 medical drugs)

  Nutrients the human body needs to grow and stay strong

• VMAT Inhibitors (52 medical drugs)

  N/A

• Withdrawn (60 medical drugs)

  Substances and drugs removed from the market due to a range of different possible issues