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Drugs Reated to central nervous system

central nervous system

 the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. 
In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord.

What are Central nervous system agents?

Central nervous system agents are medicines that affect the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is responsible for processing and controlling most of our bodily functions, and consists of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
There are many different types of drugs that work on the CNS, including anesthetics, anticonvulsants, antiemetics, antiparkinson agents, CNS stimulants, muscle relaxants, narcotic analgesics (pain relievers), nonnarcotic analgesics (such as acetaminophen and NSAIDs), and sedatives.

Types of Central nervous system agents


analgesics
  • analgesic combinations
  • antimigraine agents
  • cox-2 inhibitors
  • miscellaneous analgesics
  • narcotic analgesic combinations
  • narcotic analgesics
  • nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
  • salicylates

anorexiants
anticonvulsants
  • AMPA receptor antagonists
  • barbiturate anticonvulsants
  • benzodiazepine anticonvulsants
  • carbamate anticonvulsants
  • carbonic anhydrase inhibitor anticonvulsants
  • dibenzazepine anticonvulsants
  • fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid reuptake inhibitors
  • hydantoin anticonvulsants
  • miscellaneous anticonvulsants
  • neuronal potassium channel openers
  • oxazolidinedione anticonvulsants
  • pyrrolidine anticonvulsants
  • succinimide anticonvulsants
  • triazine anticonvulsants


antiemetic/antivertigo agents
  • 5HT3 receptor antagonists
  • anticholinergic antiemetics
  • miscellaneous antiemetics
  • NK1 receptor antagonists
  • phenothiazine antiemetics
antiparkinson agents
  • anticholinergic antiparkinson agents
  • dopaminergic antiparkinsonism agents
anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics
  • barbiturates
  • benzodiazepines
  • miscellaneous anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics
cholinergic agonists
cholinesterase inhibitors
CNS stimulants
drugs used in alcohol dependence
general anesthetics
miscellaneous central nervous system agents
muscle relaxants
  • neuromuscular blocking agents
  • skeletal muscle relaxant combinations
  • skeletal muscle relaxants
VMAT2 inhibitors

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