Medication Affecting the Nervous System

Medications that temporarily block the transmission of nerve signals to muscles, causing muscle relaxation.

Drugs that directly affect muscles, causing relaxation.

Drugs that work by affecting the central nervous system to relax muscles.

Drugs that induce relaxation, calmness, and sleep. Often used to treat anxiety.

Medications that regulate serotonin levels in the brain, used to treat depression.

Medications used to treat psychosis, including hallucinations and delusions.

Drugs that stimulate beta-2 receptors, improving breathing.

Powerful diuretics that promote water excretion from the body, primarily in the kidneys.

Medications to prevent blood clots from forming.

Medications used to relieve pain.

Powerful anti-inflammatory medications, often used for various conditions.

Medications that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.

A hormone crucial for blood sugar regulation, often used to treat diabetes.

Medications containing calcium to treat or prevent calcium deficiencies.

Medications that reduce pain and inflammation.

A class of medications used to treat depression, neuropathic pain, anxiety, and other conditions. They work by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin in the central nervous system.

A class of antidepressants that increase the levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and tyramine in the body by blocking MAO enzymes.

Foods containing tyramine should be avoided when taking MAOIs, as they can lead to a hypertensive crisis.

Medication used to treat bipolar disorder by controlling acute manic episodes.

Symptoms of lithium toxicity include tremors, confusion, hypotension, seizures, and tinnitus. Plasma levels above 1.5 mEq/L indicate possible toxicity.

Side effects of TCAs that include dry mouth, blurry vision, photophobia, urinary retention, and constipation.

Used to treat or prevent mania and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder. These medications decrease synaptic transmission in the brain.

A serious, potentially life-threatening condition caused by dangerously high blood pressure.

Reduces triglyceride production and transport, increasing HDL levels.

GI upset, gallstones, liver problems (hepatotoxicity), muscle pain.

Lowers lipoprotein and triglyceride production (high doses).

Facial flushing, stomach problems, itching, liver problems (hepatotoxicity), high blood sugar.

Activates antithrombin, stopping clot formation; does not dissolve existing clots.

Bleeding, blood platelet count drop (Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia), allergic reaction.

Blocks vitamin K, preventing certain clotting factors from forming.

PT/INR monitoring required; therapeutic INR 2-3.

Increases GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, in the central nervous system (CNS).

Hepatotoxicity, gastrointestinal (GI) effects, pancreatitis, thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity

Treats sinus bradycardia and heart block; used to reduce secretions during surgery.

Blocks acetylcholine (ACh) receptors in smooth muscles, glands, and the central nervous system, decreasing vagal stimulation to increase heart rate.

Treats high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), preventing coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction (MI).

Lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol & increases HDL (good) cholesterol, lowering bad cholesterol production.

Blocks cholesterol absorption in the small intestine.

Binds bile acids in the intestine, increasing cholesterol excretion and lowering LDL cholesterol.

Dabigatran inhibits thrombin, preventing blood clot formation.

Prevent or treat blood clots in the veins (DVT/PE) and limit stroke.

These medications stop platelets from clumping together (aggregation).

Break up existing blood clots, used for stroke, heart attack, and blocked blood vessels.

Stops blood clot breakdown, an antidote for blood clot dissolving medications, controls bleeding.

Stimulates the body to make more red blood cells, for anemia.

Possible side effects include high blood pressure due to increased red blood cells and an increased risk of blood clots/strokes.

Side effects include bleeding, stomach upset, and rash, depending on the drug.

A medication that stimulates the bone marrow to produce more neutrophils, helping to prevent infections in people with low neutrophil counts caused by cancer treatments, certain diseases, or other conditions.

Similar to Filgrastim, this medication also increases neutrophil production, but it remains in the body for a longer duration, requiring less frequent injections.

A protein found in blood that helps maintain fluid balance. It's used to treat conditions like hypovolemia (low blood volume), shock, hemorrhage, and burns.

A transfusion of blood that contains all blood components, used to replace lost blood volume and increase the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

A transfusion of only red blood cells, used to treat severe anemia, hemoglobinopathies (diseases affecting red blood cells), and erythroblastosis fetalis (a condition affecting newborns).