Pharmacology: Drug Classes and Indications

Tricyclic Antidepressants

• Nortriptyline Hydrochloride: treats major depression and chronic neuropathic pain.

Homeopathic Remedies

• Nux Vomica Liquid Extract / Nux Vomica Tincture: treats digestive disorders, indigestion, bloating, constipation, anxiety, and stress.

Antifungals

• Nystatin: treats fungal infections, particularly Candida infections of the skin, mouth, and gastrointestinal tract.

Hormone Replacement Therapy

• Oestradiol Benzoate: used for hormone replacement therapy, menopausal symptoms, and certain hormone-responsive cancers.

Antipsychotics

• Olanzapine: treats schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Opioid Analgesics

• Opium Tincture / Camphorated Opium Tincture (Paregoric): treats severe diarrhea and moderate to severe pain.
• Powdered Opium: treats severe pain and diarrhea.

Anticholinergics/Antimuscarinics

• Oxybutynin: treats overactive bladder, frequent or urgent urination, and incontinence.

Antibiotics

• Oxytetracycline: treats various bacterial infections, including respiratory tract infections, skin infections, and sexually transmitted infections.

Oxytocic Agents

• Oxytocin Injection: induces or augments labor, controls postpartum hemorrhage, and induces abortion.

Digestive Enzyme Supplements

• Pancreatin: treats pancreatic insufficiency, cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis, and post-pancreatic surgery.

Analgesics/Antipyretics

• Paracetamol (Acetaminophen): relieves mild to moderate pain and fever.

Laxatives/Emollients

• Liquid Paraffin: treats constipation and soothes/hydrates the skin.

Antiprotozoal Agents

• Pentamidine Isethionate: treats Trypanosomiasis, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP), and leishmaniasis.

Barbiturates

• Pentobarbitone Sodium (Pentobarbital Sodium): sedates, induces preoperative anesthesia, treats insomnia, and controls acute convulsive episodes.

Antispasmodics/Carminatives

• Peppermint Oil / Concentrated Peppermint Water: treats irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), relieves digestive symptoms like bloating, gas, and indigestion.

ACE Inhibitors

• Perindopril: treats hypertension, heart failure, and reduces cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Typical Antipsychotics

• Perphenazine: treats schizophrenia and severe nausea and vomiting.

Opioid Analgesics

• Pethidine Hydrochloride (Meperidine): relieves moderate to severe pain, including during labor.

MAOIs

• Phenelzine Sulphate: treats major depressive disorder, particularly atypical and treatment-resistant depression.