Neuropsycopharmacology

  • BASIC PHARMACOLOGY Information transmission mechanisms at the level of S.N.C. General concepts related to the importance of neurotransmitters and co-transmitters in the control of higher nervous functions
  • ANTIPARKINSONIAN DRUGS L-Dopa and L-Dopa decarboxylase inhibitors (eg benserazide, carbidopa). Other dopamine agonists (bromocriptine, pergolide). Amantadine. Selegiline. Central anticholinergics.
  • ANTIPSYCHOTICS Phenotiazines, tioxanthines. Butyrophenones. Diphenylbutylpiperidines. Benzamides. Various •ANTIDEPRESSANTS Tricyclics (imipramine, desipramine, amitriptyline, etc.). Precursors of serotonin (eg L-5-hydroxytryptophan) and inhibitors of its re-uptake (eg fluoxetine, sertraline). Mianserine, trazodone, viloxazine. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
  • ANTIMANIACALS Lithium
  • SEDATIVES-ANXIOLYTICS Benzodiazepines; Buspirone. Dependence induced by anxiolytics. Alcohol and alcoholism
  • HYPNOTICS Intermediate acting barbiturates (eg secobarbital). Benzodiazepine derivatives (eg flurazepam, flunitrazepam). Alcoholic derivatives (eg chloral hydrate). Imidazopirimidines.
  • ANTIEPILEPTICS Phenytoin. Carbamazepine. Phenobarbital. Primidone. Vigabatrin, Tiagabine, Gabapentin, Pregabalin. Lamotrigine, Felbamate, Lacosamide, Levetiracetam, Topiramate, Zonisamide. Etosuccimide, trimetadione. Benzodiazepines (eg cIonazepam, cIordiazepoxide, diazepam). Valproic acid.
  • PSYCHOSTIMULANTS AND ANORECTICS Cocaine. Amphetamine and amphetamine-like psychostimulants. Anorexigenic agents unrelated to amphetamine (eg Mazindol).
  • HALLUCINOGENS Indole alkaloids (eg LSD, bufotenine, psilocybin). Phenylethylamines (eg amphetamines; mescaline). Piperidine derivatives (eg phencyclidine). Tetrahydrocannabinols
  • PHARMACOTHERAPY OF DEMENTIA
  • SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS Glyceryl ethers (eg mephenesin), carbamate derivatives (eg methocarbamol); oxazoles (eg chlorzoxazone); baclofen
  • GENERAL ANESTHETICS Gaseous anesthetics (eg nitrous oxide or cyclopropane), volatile liquids (eg ethyl ether, halothane, isoflurane, etc.), for intravenous use (barbiturates, etomidate, ketamine, etc.)
  • OPIOID DRUGS AND RECEPTORS
  • CENTRAL STIMULANTS