Central nervous system agents
What are Central nervous system agents
Central nervous system agents are drugs that affect the central nervous system i.e. the brain and the spinal cord, and produce a response that could be used to alleviate or treat a particular medical condition.
Central nervous system agents can be used as analgesics, anesthetics, anti-emetics, anti-convulsants, and have many more therapeutic uses.
Types of Central nervous system agents
Please refer to the drug classes listed below for further information.
- analgesics
- anorexiants
- anticonvulsants
- AMPA receptor antagonists
- barbiturate anticonvulsants
- benzodiazepine anticonvulsants
- carbamate anticonvulsants
- carbonic anhydrase inhibitor anticonvulsants
- dibenzazepine anticonvulsants
- fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants
- gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs
- gamma-aminobutyric acid reuptake inhibitors
- hydantoin anticonvulsants
- miscellaneous anticonvulsants
- neuronal potassium channel openers
- oxazolidinedione anticonvulsants
- pyrrolidine anticonvulsants
- succinimide anticonvulsants
- triazine anticonvulsants
- antiemetic/antivertigo agents
- antiparkinson agents
- anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics
- cholinergic agonists
- cholinesterase inhibitors
- CNS stimulants
- drugs used in alcohol dependence
- general anesthetics
- miscellaneous central nervous system agents
- muscle relaxants
