Antidepressants

Antidepressants Table of Contents Depression is a common psychiatric disorder andcould be:              Reactive: Due to distressing circumstances inlife Endogenous: Major depression due to a biochemical abnormality in brain. Bipolar mood disorder: Mania and depression occur alternately causing cyclic moodswings. Antidepressants Classification Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)—Imipramine, desipramine, amitriptyline, nortriptylinedoxepin Selective serotonin […]

NSAIDS Drugs

Anti inflammatory drugs Table of Contents NSAIDS drugs NSAIDs are aspirin-type or non-opioid analgesics. In addition they have anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and uricosuric properties—without the addiction liability Mechanism of Action NSAIDS CLASSIFICATION Nonselective Cox Inhibitors Salicylic acid derivatives—Aspirin, sodium , salicylate, diflunisal. Para-aminophenol derivatives—Paracetamol. Pyrazolone derivatives—Phenylbutazone, azapropazone. Indole acetic acid derivatives—Indomethacin, sulindac. Arylacetic acid derivatives—Diclofenac,ketorolac, tolmetin […]