Penicllin – interfere with cell wall synthesis and division of bacteria

Cephalosphorin –inhibit cell wall synthesis

-Work well on rapidly growing organism

- bacteriostatic and bactericidal

Tetracycline - inhibits protein synthesis

-bacteriostatic, stoo l maybe yellow or green

Aminoglycosides – inhibit protein synthesis,

-bacteriostatic and bactericidal

- not given with extended spectrum penicillin

* Streptomycin – amninoglycoside and anti-tubercular

Antitubercular drugs –inhibiting mycolic acid

*R – Rifampicin

*I- Isoniazid : peripheral neuropathy

*P-Pyrazinamide: Hyperurecemia

*E- Ethambutol: Optic Neuritis

*S- Streptomycin: Ototoxicity, Nephrotoxicity

Macrolides – bind to ribosome inhibits protein synthesis

Sulfonamides- decrease synthesis of folic acid

Quinolones- interupt DNA synthesis

Antiviral – interfere with DNA repliccation of virus

*Acyclovir (Zovirax) – Herpes

* Ribavirin –respiratory synctial virus

* Didanosine & Zidovudine – AIDS

* Amantadine HCL (sysmmetrel) – Influenza A

Antihelmintic agents – destroy parasitic helminths

 *Metronidazole(Flagyl) – amoebiasis

* Mebendazoe(Vermox)- rooundworm/hookworm

* Pyrantel Pamoate – pinworm

Antimalarial – kill the parasite

*Quinine- severe malaria

Analgesic - drug that relieves pain`

Narcotic Analgesic – act on CNS to alter perception of pain

- Combined with opiate receptor to produced analgesic effect

Meperidine HCL(Demerol) - respiratory depressant

Hydromorphone HCL - for severe pain

Brompton’s cocktail - morphine, cocaine, detroamphetamine and alcohol

Naloxone (Narcan) - Narcotic antagonist

-respiratory stimulant, antidote for Demerol

Mixed Narcotic Agonist Antagonist agent -prevent opoid from remaining on opoid receptor site.

Narcotic Antagonist – compete with narcotics for receptors site

Antirheumatic agents – suppress inflammation of synovial membrane

Gold Drug theraphy – also called as Heavy metal therapy or chrysotheraphy

Antigout agent – control acute inflammation, inc excretion of uric acid, dec production of uric acid

Steroidal anti-inflammatory agents – suppresses the intensity of anti-inflammatory response

Non narcotic analgesic - inhibit the enzymne prostaglandin

Acetylcysteine(Mucomyst) – antidote for acetaminophen

Antiplatelet – inc coagulation

Barbiturates –CNS depession by excitabilty of synaptic membrane in cerebral cortex

Sedative – low dose barbiturate

Hypnotics – high dose barbiturates

Benzodiazepines – CS depression by GABA neuronal inhibition

Non-babirturates – similar in all way with barbiturates

Alcohol – CNS depressant that cause sedative and hypnotics effect

Disulfiram (antabuse) – treatment for alcoholism