what is classification of medication
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A drug class is a term used to describe medications that are grouped together because of their similarity. There are four dominant methods of classifying these groups: By their therapeutic use, meaning the types of condition they are used to treat.
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A sampling of classes of medicine includes:
- Antipyretics: reducing fever (pyrexia/pyresis)
- Analgesics: reducing pain (painkillers)
- Antimalarial drugs: treating malaria
- Antibiotics: inhibiting germ growth
- Antiseptics: prevention of germ growth near burns, cuts and wounds
- Mood Stabilisers: lithium and valpromide
- Hormone replacements: Premarin
- Oral Contraceptives: Enovid, "biphasic" pill, and "triphasic" pill
- Stimulants: methylphenidate, amphetamine
- Tranquilizers: meprobamate, chlorpromazine, reserpine, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, and alprazolam
- Statins: lovastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin...
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