What pharmaceutical drugs do in our systems
A pharma drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being. Traditionally drugs were obtained through extraction from medicinal plants, but more recently also by organic synthesis.
What is an example of a pharmaceutical drug?
Antibiotics, vaccines, human blood-plasma fractions, and steroid hormones are other important pharmaceuticals manufactured from natural substances. Vitamins, which were formerly obtained from natural sources, are now often made in the laboratory.
USP Drug Classification you should know
Analgesics | Antipsychotics | Hormonal agents (pituitary) |
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Anesthetics | Antispasticity agents | Hormonal agents (prostaglandins) |
Anti-addiction agents | Antivirals | Hormonal agents (sex hormones) |
Antibacterials | Anxiolytics | Hormonal agents (thyroid) |
Anticonvulsants | Bipolar agents | Hormone suppressant (adrenal) |