General Classification of drugs Flashcards
This is achieved by:
Origin
Natural products
Semi synthetic
Synthetic
Therapeutic use
Chemical structure
Site of drug action
Street name
What is therapeutic meaning?
Relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents
What is an adverse effect?
The converse and refers to harmful or undesired response.
What does “pure” mean?
The term pure means nonsynthetic.
How can a drug be classified by its origin?
Drugs that come from plants, such as the opiates, which are derived from the opium poppy.
How can a drug be classified by its semi syntheticity ?
Heroin, a semisynthetic substance, is commonly referred to as an opiate drug. Because this classification identifies solely the drug’s source,
How can a drug be classified by therapeutic use?
The method by which a medicine is utilised to treat or modify something in the body. Amphetamines, for example, are referred to be appetite suppressant medications in this system.
How can a drug be classified by chemical structure?
Barbiturates (phenobarbital, Amytal, and Seconal, for example) are synthetic chemicals created from the molecular structure of barbituric acid, the synthetic substance that serves as the chemical base for barbiturate medications.
How can a drug be classified by site of drug?
This refers to where the medicine is generating physical changes in the body. Alcohol, for example, is frequently referred to as a depressant drug due to its depressed effect on the central nervous system (CNS). Cocaine, on the other hand, is frequently referred to as a stimulant substance due to its CNS stimulating characteristics.
How can a drug be classified by street name?
This is derived from drug “subcultures” and the street drug industry.
Controlled Substance Analogue
the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in schedule I or II.
The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 has how many classification?
The legislation created five Schedules (classifications), with varying qualifications for a substance to be included in each.
What are the agencies that get to decide whether a drug is removed or added from schedules?
The Drug Enforcement Administration and The Food and Drug Administration
What are schedule I drugs?
substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
What are examples of schedule I drugs?
heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote.