Name | Mechanism of action | Indication | Year of Approval | Type of medicine | Subtype of medicine | Note |
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Amiloride | ENaC inhibitor | Hypertensive disorder, edema, hypokalemia | 1981 | Diuretics | ||
Amiodarone | Kv11.1 blocker | Ventricular fibrillation, life-threatening ventricular tachycardia | 1961 | Cardiovascular medicines | Antiarrhythmic medicines | Complementary List |
Amlodipine | Cav1.x inhibitor | Hypertension, vasospastic angina, angina pectoris | 1992 | Cardiovascular medicines | Antihypertensive medicines | |
Atracurium | Chrn abd antagonist | General anaesthesia, muscle relaxation | 1983 FDA | Mucsle relaxants (peripherally acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors | ||
Bupivacaine | Nav inhibitor | Local anesthesia | 1972 FDA | Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases | Local anaesthetics | |
Carbamazepine | Nav1.5 blocker | Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, bipolar disorder | 1968 | Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | ||
Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders | Medicines used in bipolar disorders | |||||
Diazepam | GABA-A potentiator | Anxiety, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, spasticity, epilepsy | 1963 FDA | Medicines for pain and paliative care | Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care | |
Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | ||||||
Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders | Medicines for anxiety disorders | |||||
Diazoxide | Kir6.2 activator | Hypertensive emergencies, hyperinsulinism | 1973 | Medicines for endocrine disorders | Medicines for hypoglycaemia | Complementary List |
Ethosuximide | Cav3.1 inhibitor | Absence seizures | 1960 | Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | Complementary List | |
Gliclazide | Kir6.2 inhibitor | Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 1972 | Medicines for endocrine disorders | Medicines for diabetes | Oral hypoglycaemic agents |
Halothane | GABA-A agonist, GluA1 inhibitor, GLYRA1 agonist | General anesthesia | 1958 FDA | Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases | General anaesthetics and oxygen | Inhalational medicines |
Isoflurane | GABA-A agonist, GluA1 inhibitor, GLYRA1 agonist | General anestesia | 1979 | Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases | General anaesthetics and oxygen | Inhalational medicines |
Ketamine | GluN antagonist | General and local anaesthesia | 1970 FDA | Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases | General anaesthetics and oxygen | Injectable medicines |
Lamotrigine | Nav inhibitor | Tonic-clonic seizures, epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome | 1994 | Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | ||
Lidocaine | Nav blocker | Local anaesthesia, neuralgia, itching, pediculosis, ventricular arrhythmia | 1948 | Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases | Local anaesthetics | |
Cardiovascular medicines | Antiarrhythmic medicines | |||||
Lorazepam | GABAA activator | Anxiety, Myoclonic seizure, Atonic seizure, Status epilepticus | 1977 | Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | ||
Midazolam | GABA-A activator | Anxiety, Anesthesia, Status epilepticus | 1985 | Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases | Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures | |
Medicines for pain and paliative care | Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care | |||||
Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | ||||||
Nicotine | Chrn agonist | Smoking cessation, nicotine dependence | Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders | Medicines for disorders due to psychoactive substance use | Nicotine replacement therapy | |
Nifedipine | Cav1.x blocker | Hypertension, vasospastic angina, premature labor | 1981 | Medicines for reproductive health and perinatal care | Antioxytocics (tocolytics) | |
Ondansetron | 5HT3A antagonist | Therapy-induced nausea and vomiting | 1991 FDA | Medicines for pain and paliative care | Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care | |
Gastrointestinal medicines | Antiemetic medicines | |||||
Permethrin | Sodium channel (Sarcoptes scabiei) inhibitor | Infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei, Pediculosis | 1986 | Dermatological medicines (topical) | Scabicides and pediculicides | |
Phenobarbital | GABA-A potentiator | Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, migraine | 1912 | Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | ||
Phenytoin | Nav inhibitor | Epilepsy | 1953 | Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | ||
Propofol | GABA-A potentiator | General anaesthesia | 1989 FDA | Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases | General anaesthetics and oxygen | Injectable medicines |
Tetracaine | Nav inhibitor | Local anesthesia | 1941 | Ophtalmological preparations | Local anaesthetics | |
Valproic acid | Nav inhibitor, GABAA modulator | Epilepsy, absence seizures, bipolar disorder, migraine | Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics | |||
Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders | Medicines used in bipolar disorders | |||||
Verapamil | Cav1.x inhibitor | Hypertension, angina, supraventricular tachycardia, migraine, cluster headache | 1981 | Cardiovascular medicines | Antianginal medicines Antiarrhythmic medicines |