Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System

Preanesthetic Medication

General Anesthetics

• Inhalational Anesthetics
• Halothane
• Desflurane, Sevoflurane, Enflurane and Isoflurane
• Methoxyflurane, Ethyl chloride, Trichloroethylene and Chloroform
• Nitrous Oxide and Cyclopropane
• Intravenous Anesthetics

Local Anesthetics

Alcohols

Antiepileptic Drugs

• Phenytoin Sodium
• Carbamazepine and Oxcarbamazepine
• Valproic Acid
• Phenobarbitone, Methobarbitone, Primidone and Succinamides
• Benzodiazepines as Antiepileptics
• Acetazolamide, Sulthiame and Newer Antiepileptics

Sedatives and Hypnotics -An Introduction

• Benzodiazepines
• Flumazenil -Benzodiazepines Antagonist
• Buspirone, Zolpidem, Zaleplon and other Sedative/Hypnotic Drugs
• Barbiturates

Psychiatric Problems

• Anti psychotic Drugs
• Lithium

Anti Depressant Agents

• Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
• Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
• 5HT2 Antagonists and Tetracyclic Unicyclic Antidepressants
• Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
• Clinical Uses of Antidepressants

Drugs Used in Parkinsonism -An Introduction

• Levo Dopa
• Peripheral DOPA decarboxylase inhibitors and Dopamine Releasing Drugs
• Dopamine Receptor Antagonists
• Drugs Decreasing Cholinergic Activity