Classification of Drugs- HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES

HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES

Hypnotics are used to Induce Sleep, Where as Sedatives are used to calm or reduce the anxiety.

The following Drugs are used as Hypnotics and Sedatives, The Hypnotics and Sedatives action produced based on the concentration of the drug used or the combination of drugs used.

Barbiturates:

Pentobarbital

Amobarbital

Butobarbital

Barbital

Aprobarbital

Secobarbital

Talbutal

Vinylbital

Vinbarbital

Cyclobarbital

Heptabarbital

Reposal

Methohexital        

Hexobarbital

Thiopental        

Etallobarbital        

Allobarbital        

Proxibarbal 

Aldehydes and derivatives:

Chloral hydrate

Chloralodol

Acetylglycinamide chloral hydrate

Dichloralphenazone

Paraldehyde 

Benzodiazepine derivatives:

Flurazepam

Nitrazepam

Flunitrazepam

Estazolam

Triazolam

Lormetazepam

Temazepam

Midazolam

Brotizolam

Quazepam

Loprazolam

Doxefazepam        

Cinolazepam  

Piperidinedione derivatives:

Glutethimide

Methyprylon

Pyrithyldione  

Benzodiazepine related drugs:

Zopiclone

Zolpidem

Zaleplon

Eszopiclone 

Melatonin receptor agonists:

Melatonin

Ramelteon        

Tasimelteon 

Other hypnotics and sedatives:

Methaqualone

Clomethiazole

Bromisoval

Carbromal

Scopolamine

Propiomazine

Triclofos

Ethchlorvynol

Valerianae radix        

Hexapropymate  

Bromides        

Apronal

Valnoctamide

Methylpentynol        

Niaprazine        

Dexmedetomidine

Classification of Drugs -ANXIOLYTICS

ANXIOLYTICS

This class of drugs used to reduce anxiety, The following drugs comes under this class, based on their origin they are classified as follow:

Benzodiazepine derivatives

Diazepam

Chlordiazepoxide

Medazepam

Oxazepam

Potassium clorazepate

Lorazepam

Adinazolam        

Bromazepam

Clobazam

Detazolam        

Prazepam

Alprazolam

Halazepam

Pinazepam        

Camazepam

Nordazepam

Fludiazepam

Ethyl loflazepate

Etizolam        

Clotiazepam        

Cloxazolam        

Tofisopam        

Bentazepam

Lorazepam, combinations   

Diphenylmethane derivatives

Hydroxyzine

Captodiame

Hydroxyzine, combinations        

Carbamates

Meprobamate

Emylcamate

Mebutamate        

Meprobamate, combinations 

Dibenzo-bicyclo-octadiene derivatives

Benzoctamine

Azaspirodecanedione derivatives

Buspirone

Other anxiolytics

Mephenoxalone

Gedocarnil    

Etifoxine      

Fabomotizole

Classification of Drugs- ANTIPSYCHOTICS

PSYCHOLEPTICS:

Psycholeptics further divided into following subgroups based on their Pharmacological Properties :

Antipsychotics

Anxiolytics

Hypnotics and sedatives

ANTIPSYCHOTICS

This class of drugs has antipsychotic property (i.e. neuroleptics), the list of Drugs as follow:

Phenothiazines with aliphatic side-chain

Chlorpromazine

Levomepromazine

Promazine

Acepromazine

Triflupromazine

Cyamemazine        

Chlorproethazine 

Phenothiazines with piperazine structure

Dixyrazine

Fluphenazine

Perphenazine

Prochlorperazine

Thiopropazate

Trifluoperazine

Acetophenazine

Thioproperazine

Butaperazine

Perazine 

Butyrophenone derivatives

Haloperidol

Trifluperidol

Melperone

Moperone

Pipamperone

Bromperidol

Benperidol

Droperidol

Fluanisone 

Indole derivatives

Oxypertine

Molindone

Sertindole

Ziprasidone

Lurasidone 

Isoindoles are further classified as follows

Thioxanthene derivatives

Flupentixol

Clopenthixol

Chlorprothixene

Tiotixene

Zuclopenthixol 

Diphenylbutylpiperidine derivatives

Fluspirilene

Pimozide

Penfluridol

Diazepines, oxazepines, thiazepines and oxepines

Loxapine

Clozapine

Olanzapine

Quetiapine

Asenapine

Clotiapine 

Benzamides

Sulpiride

Sultopride

Tiapride

Remoxipride

Amisulpride

Veralipride        

Levosulpiride

Lithium

Other antipsychotics

Prothipendyl

Risperidone

Mosapramine        

Zotepine

Aripiprazole

Paliperidone

Iloperidone

Cariprazine        

Brexpiprazole        

Pimavanserin