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Pharm Classification

Pharmaceutical Classifications-Logan Strack

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Analgesics Pain relieving drugs
Anesthetics Agents that produce local or general numbness or touch, pain or stimulation
Antacids Substances that neutralize acidity; commonly used in the digestive tract
Anticoagulants Agents that prevent the coagulation of blood
Antidotes Substances that prevent or counteract the action of a poison
Antipruritic Agents that relieve itching
Antiseptics Agents that kill bacteria or inhibit their growth and can be applied to living tissue
Antispasmodics Agents that relieve muscle spasms
Antitussive Agents that inhibit or prevent coughing
Astringents Agents that course contraction or puckering action
Bacteriostatic Agents that retard restart or inhibit the growth of bacteria
Fungistatic Agents that retard or inhibit the growth of Fungi
Carminatives Agents that relieve flatulence in the intestinal tract
Cathartics Agents used to evacuate substances from the bowels; active purgatives
Caustics Burning agents, capable of destroying living tissue
Counterirritants Agents applied locally to produce an inflammatory reaction for the relief of a deeper inflammation
Depressants Agents that diminish body function or nerve activity
Disinfectants Agents that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms; should be applied only to nonliving materials
Diuretics Agents that increase the excretion of urine
Emetics Agents that course comiting
Expectorants Agents that suppress coughing
Hemostatic Substances that either slow down or stop bleeding
Irritants Agents that course irraitation
Narcotics Drugs that produce analgesic and hypnotic effects
Sedatives Agents that relieve anxiety
Skeletal Muscle Relaxers Drugs that depress neural activity within skelelal muscles
Stimulants Agents that excite the central nervous system
Vasoconstrictors Drugs that constrict blood vessels,
Vasodilators Drugs that dilate blood vessels
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