Medication

**Medication** (dem sanso dey bell **medicament**, **medicine**, **pharmaceutical drug**, **medicinal product**, **medicinal drug** anaa simply **drug**) be a drug dem use take diagnose, cure, treat, anaa prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) be an important part of de medical field wey dey rely on de science of pharmacology for continual advancement den for pharmacy for appropriate management.

## Classification
A sampling of classes of medicine dey include:

# Antipyretics: dey reduce fever (pyrexia/pyresis)
# Analgesics: dey reduce pain (painkillers)
# Antimalarial drugs: dey treat malaria
# Antibiotics: dey inhibit germ growth
# Antiseptics: prevention of germ growth near burns, cuts, den wounds
# Mood stabilizers: lithium den valproate
# Hormone replacements: Premarin
# Oral contraceptives: Enovid, "biphasic" pill, den "triphasic" pill
# Stimulants: methylphenidate, amphetamine
# Tranquilizers: meprobamate, chlorpromazine, reserpine, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, den alprazolam
# Statins: lovastatin, pravastatin, den simvastatin

## Types of medicines

### For de digestive system

* Lower digestive tract: laxatives, antispasmodics, antidiarrhoeals, bile acid sequestrants, opioids.
* Upper digestive tract: antacids, reflux suppressants, antiflatulents, antidopaminergics, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), H2-receptor antagonists, cytoprotectants, prostaglandin analogues.

### For de cardiovascular system

* Dey affect blood pressure/(antihypertensive drugs): ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, beta-blockers, α blockers, calcium channel blockers, thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics, aldosterone inhibitors.
* Coagulation: anticoagulants, heparin, antiplatelet drugs, fibrinolytics, anti-hemophilic factors, haemostatic drugs.
* General: β-receptor blockers ("beta blockers"), calcium channel blockers, diuretics, cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmics, nitrate, antianginals, vasoconstrictors, vasodilators.
* HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for lowering LDL cholesterol inhibitors: hypolipidaemic agents.

### For de central nervous system
Drugs wey dey affect de central nervous system dey include psychedelics, hypnotics, anaesthetics, antipsychotics, eugeroics, antidepressants (dey include tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, lithium salts, den selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)), antiemetics, anticonvulsants/antiepileptics, anxiolytics, barbiturates, movement disorder (e.g., Parkinson's disease) drugs, nootropics, stimulants (wey include amphetamines), benzodiazepines, cyclopyrrolones, dopamine antagonists, antihistamines, cholinergics, anticholinergics, emetics, cannabinoids, den 5-HT (serotonin) antagonists.

### For pain
De main classes of painkillers be NSAIDs, opioids, den local anesthetics.

**For consciousness (anesthetic drugs)**

Some anesthetics dey include benzodiazepines den barbiturates.

### For musculoskeletal disorders
De main categories of drugs for musculoskeletal disorders be: NSAIDs (wey dey include COX-2 selective inhibitors), muscle relaxants, neuromuscular drugs, den anticholinesterases.

### For de eye

* Anti-allergy: mast cell inhibitors.
* Anti-fungal: imidazoles, polyenes.
* Anti-glaucoma: adrenergic agonists, beta-blockers, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors/hyperosmotics, cholinergics, miotics, parasympathomimetics, prostaglandin agonists/prostaglandin inhibitors, nitroglycerin.
* Anti-inflammatory: NSAIDs, corticosteroids.
* Antibacterial: antibiotics, topical antibiotics, sulfa drugs, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones.
* Antiviral drugs.
* Diagnostic: topical anesthetics, sympathomimetics, parasympatholytics, mydriatics, cycloplegics.
* General: adrenergic neurone blocker, astringent.

### For de ear, nose, den oropharynx
Antibiotics, sympathomimetics, antihistamines, anticholinergics, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, antiseptics, local anesthetics, antifungals, den cerumenolytics.

### For de respiratory system
Bronchodilators, antitussives, mucolytics, decongestants, inhaled den systemic corticosteroids, beta2-adrenergic agonists, anticholinergics, mast cell stabilizers, leukotriene antagonists.

### For endocrine problems
Androgens, antiandrogens, estrogens, gonadotropin, corticosteroids, human growth hormone, insulin, antidiabetics (sulfonylureas, biguanides/metformin, thiazolidinediones, insulin), thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs, calcitonin, diphosphonate, vasopressin analogues.

### For de reproductive system or urinary system
Antifungal, alkalinizing agents, quinolones, antibiotics, cholinergics, anticholinergics, antispasmodics, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, selective alpha-1 blockers, sildenafils, fertility medications.

### For contraception

* Hormonal contraception.
* Ormeloxifene.
* Spermicide.

### For obstetrics den gynecology
NSAIDs, anticholinergics, haemostatic drugs, antifibrinolytics, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), bone regulators, beta-receptor agonists, follicle stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, LHRH, gamolenic acid, gonadotropin release inhibitor, progestogen, dopamine agonists, oestrogen, prostaglandins, gonadorelin, clomiphene, tamoxifen, diethylstilbestrol.

### For de skin
Emollients, anti-pruritics, antifungals, antiseptics, scabicides, pediculicides, tar products, vitamin A derivatives, vitamin D analogues, keratolytics, abrasives, systemic antibiotics, topical antibiotics, hormones, desloughing agents, exudate absorbents, fibrinolytics, proteolytics, sunscreens, antiperspirants, corticosteroids, immune modulators.

### For infections den infestations
Antibiotics, antifungals, antileprotics, antituberculous drugs, antimalarials, anthelmintics, amoebicides, antivirals, antiprotozoals, probiotics, prebiotics, antitoxins, den antivenoms.

### For de immune system
Vaccines, immunoglobulins, immunosuppressants, interferons, den monoclonal antibodies.

### For allergic disorders
Anti-allergics, antihistamines, NSAIDs, corticosteroids.

### For nutrition
Tonics, electrolytes den mineral preparations (wey dey include iron preparations den magnesium preparations), parenteral nutrition, vitamins, anti-obesity drugs, anabolic drugs, haematopoietic drugs, food product drugs.

### For neoplastic disorders
Cytotoxic drugs, therapeutic antibodies, sex hormones, aromatase inhibitors, somatostatin inhibitors, recombinant interleukins, G-CSF, erythropoietin.

### For diagnostics
Contrast media.

### For euthanasia
Dem dey use euthanaticum for euthanasia den physician-assisted suicide. 

## References

## External links

* Drug Reference Site Directory – OpenMD
* Drugs & Medications Directory – Curlie
* European Medicines Agency
* NHS Medicines A–Z
* U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Drugs
* WHO Model List of Essential Medicines