Pharmacology Review of Everything (Principles, Cardiovascular and Respiratory drugs have been updated) 26 June :06 AM

Droperidol Antiemetic D 2 receptor antagonist

Drotrecogin alfa (Activated Protein C) Anticoagulant Many actions Treatment for septic shock

Dutasteride Antiandrogen Androgen synthesis inhibitor 5  -reductase inhibitor

Echinacea purpurea Dietary supplement Immune system stimulant

Ecothiophate Anticholinesterase Vasodilator Bronchoconstrictor Glaucoma treatment

Edrophonium Anticholinesterase Vasodilator Diagnostic for myaesthenia gravis Bronchoconstrictor

Efavirenz Antiretroviral Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)

Enalapril Antihypertensive Converting enzyme inhibitor Angioedema producer

Enflurane General anaesthetic Inhaled anaesthetic

Enfuvirtide (T-20) Antiretroviral Fusion inhibitor

Enoxaparin Anticoagulant LMW Heparin ATIII activator

Entacapone Antiparkinson Peripheral catechol-o- methyltransferase inhibitor

Ephedra (Ma Huang) Dietary supplement Amphetamine-like stimulant

Ephedrine Indirect sympathomimetic Vasoconstrictor Bronchodilator Decongestant

Epinephrine Sympathomimetic  and  adrenergic agonist Vasoconstrictor Bronchodilator

Eprosartan Antihypertensive Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)

Ergonovine Oxytocic ergot alkaloid Uterine stimulant

Erythromycin Macrolide antibiotic Bacteriostatic protein synthesis inhibitor 50S ribosome Inhibits translocation

Erythropoietin (EPO) Cytokine Primary regulator of RBC synthesis

Esmolol Sympatholytic  1 adrenergic antagonist Class II Antiarrhythmic Antihypertensive Bronchoconstrictor

Estraderm Estrogen Transdermal formulation

Estradiol Estrogen Primary natural female gonadal steroid

Estriol Estrogen Natural female gonadal steroid

Estrone Estrogen Natural female gonadal steroid

Etanercept TNF inhibitor Tumor necrosis factor receptor + F c portion of IgG Used in rheumatoid arthritis

Ethacrynic acid Loop diuretic Na-K-2Cl symporter inhibitor

Ethambutol Antibiotic Major drug for tuberculosis

Ethanol Drug of abuse Sedative

Ethinyl estradiol Estrogen Synthetic female gonadal steroid Combination oral contraceptive

Ethionamide Antibiotic Secondary drug for tuberculosis

Ethynodiol diacetate Progestin 19-nor testosterone analog Combination oral contraceptive

Etidronate Anti-osteoporesis Bisphosphonate Inhibitor of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption

Etoposide Antineoplastic Natural product Plant alkaloid

Ethosuximide Anticonvulsant

Etomidate General anaesthetic Intravenous anaesthetic

Exemestane Antineoplastic Antiestrogen Aromatase Inhibitor

Ezitimibe Antihyperlipidemic Cholesterol absorption inhibitor

Famciclovir Antiherpes Purine analog Phosphorylated to an inhibitor of viral DNA polymerase

Famotidine Antihistamine Antiulcer H 2 receptor antagonist

Felodipine Antihypertensive Calcium channel blocker

Fenofibrate Antihyperlipidemic Lipoprotein lipase activator

Fentanyl Opioid Analgesic  receptor agonist

Fexofenadine Antihistamine H 1 antagonist Non-sedating

Finasteride Antiandrogen Androgen synthesis inhibitor 5  -reductase inhibitor

Flecainide Class I antiarrhythmic Na + channel blocker

Fluconazole Triazole antifungal Inhibits synthesis of ergosterol by inhibiting lanosterol 14  demethylase

Flucytosine Antifungal Converted by fungi to 5-fluorouracil  faulty RNA and DNA synthesis

Fludrocortisone Adrenocorticosteroid Mineralocorticoid

Flumazenil Benzodiazepine antagonist Acts on GABA A receptor complex

Flunisolide Adrenocorticosteroid Glucocorticoid Anti-inflammatory steroid Inhaled

Fluorinated Quinolones ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin Antibiotics DNA replication inhibitors Inhibit bacterial DNA gyrase

5-Fluorouracil Antineoplastic Antimetabolite Thymidylate synthase inhibitor

Fluoxetine Antidepressant Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)

Flurazepam Sedative/Hypnotic Benzodiazepine Acts on GABA A receptor complex

Flutamide Antiandrogen Antineoplastic Androgen receptor antagonist

Fluticasone Adrenocorticosteroid Glucocorticoid Anti-inflammatory steroid Inhaled

Fluvastatin Antihyperlipidemic HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

Folic acid Vitamin Treatment for folic acid deficiency

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Anterior pituitary hormone Regulator of gonadal function

Formoterol Sympathomimetic  2 adrenergic agonist Long acting bronchodilator

Foscarnet Antiherpes Pyrophosphate analog Directly inhibits viral DNA polymerase

Fosinopril Antihypertensive Converting enzyme inhibitor

Fulvestrant Antineoplastic Antiestrogen Estrogen receptor antagonist

Furosemide Loop diuretic Na-K-2Cl symporter inhibitor Antihypertensive

Ganciclovir Antiherpes Purine analog Phosphorylated to an inhibitor of viral DNA polymerase

Ganirelix Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist Synthetic GnRH analogue

Gemfibrozil Antihyperlipidemic Lipoprotein lipase activator

Gemtuzumab Antineoplastic Anti-CD33 antibody

Gentamicin Aminoglycoside antibiotic Bactericidal protein synthesis inhibitor 30S ribosome Freezes initiation

Ginko biloba Dietary supplement Treatment of Alzheimer symptoms

Ginseng Dietary supplement Improvement in energy and vitality

Glargine insulin Hormone Insulin analogue Long acting

Glimepiride Oral hypoglycemic Sulfonylurea Insulinotropic

Glipizide Oral hypoglycemic Sulfonylurea Insulinotropic

Glucagon Pancreatic hormone Stimulates glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis

Glutethimide Sedative/Hypnotic

Glyburide Oral hypoglycemic Sulfonylurea Insulinotropic

Gold salts Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) auranofin, aurothioglucose

Gonadorelin Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) Synthetic form of natural GnRH Insulinotropic

Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone (GnRH) Hypothalamic hormone Stimulates release of FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary

Goserelin Antineoplastic Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist

Granisetron Antiemetic 5HT 3 receptor antagonist

Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) Cytokine Granulocyte synthesis stimulator

Granulocyte/Monocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) Cytokine WBC (granulocytes and monocyte) synthesis stimulator

Griseofulvin Antifungal Binds to microtubules

Growth Hormone-releasing Hormone (GHRH) Hypothalamic hormone Stimulates release of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary

Growth Hormone Somatotropin (GH) Anterior pituitary hormone Stimulates insulin-like growth factor I release (  growth at open epiphyses), lipolysis and skeletal muscle growth

Guanabenz Sympatholytic Antihypertensive

Guanadrel Sympatholytic Antihypertensive

Guanethidine Sympatholytic Antihypertensive

Guanfacine Sympatholytic  2 adrenergic agonist Antihypertensive

Haloperidol Antipsychotic

Halothane General anaesthetic Inhaled anaesthetic

Heparin Anticoagulant ATIII activator

Heroin Drug of abuse Opioid

Hirudin Anticoagulant Direct thrombin inhibitor (DTI)

Histamine Inflammatory mediator Stored in mast cells and basophils

Histrelin Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist Synthetic GnRH analogue

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) Placental hormone Stimulates ovarian progesterone production Maintains placenta

Hydralazine Vasodilator Antihypertensive