ANTI-NEOPLASTIC AGENTS

16. ANTI-NEOPLASTIC AGENTS

ANTI-NEOPLASTIC AGENTS Introduction: Anti-neoplastic agents are drugs used to treat cancer by inhibiting abnormal cell growth. They may be used alone…

ANTIBIOTICS

15. ANTIBIOTICS

ANTIBIOTICS Introduction: Antibiotics are substances that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. They may be natural, semi-synthetic, or synthetic. Antibiotics…

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS

14. ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS Introduction: Anti-infective agents are drugs that destroy microorganisms or inhibit their growth. They are effective against bacteria, fungi, viruses,…

ANALGESIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS

13. ANALGESIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS

ANALGESIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS Introduction: Analgesics are drugs used to relieve pain, while anti-inflammatory agents reduce inflammation and fever. These drugs…

HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS

12. HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS

HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS Introduction: Hypoglycemic agents are drugs used to lower elevated blood glucose levels in diabetes mellitus. Most of these drugs…

DIURETICS

11. DIURETICS

DIURETICS Introduction: Diuretics are drugs that increase urine output by acting on the kidneys. They promote the excretion of water and…

DRUGS ACTING ON CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

8. DRUGS ACTING ON CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

DRUGS ACTING ON CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Introduction: The central nervous system controls thinking, movement, emotions, memory, pain sensation, and consciousness. Drugs…