Antidepressants: Treat depression and other mood disorders by affecting brain chemicals.

Antipsychotics: Manage symptoms of psychosis, such as hallucinations and delusions, in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Anxiolytics: Relieve anxiety symptoms like nervousness, restlessness, and worry.

Anticonvulsants: Control seizures arising from abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

Analgesics: Relieve pain, with various mechanisms of action depending on the type (e.g., opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

These are drugs that affects the function of the heart and blood vessels.  

ACE inhibitors , Angiotensin-II antagonists, Beta-blockers , Calcium-channel blockers – Losartan,  Amlodipine, Valsartan, Atenolol, Carvedilol etc

Anti-arrhythmic medicines like Amiodarone, Propafenine, Quinidine, Flecainide etc

Anticoagulant medicines like Warfarin, Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban, Apixaban etc     (Note: if it is not fitting the space, give ‘read more’ option)

Anti-platelet medicines like Aspirin, Clopidogrel, Ticagrelor, Prasugel, Silostadol, Dipridamole.

Cholesterol-lowering medicines like Simvastatin, Atorvastatin and other statins

Diuretics (water pills) like Thiazide and Nitrates like Nitroglycerin(GTN), Isosorbide mononitrate(ISMN)

Antibiotics: Treat bacterial infections  by killing bacteria or stop their growth, medications include Levofloxacin, Tetracyclic, Amoxicillin etc

Antifungal: Treat fungal infections by killing fungus or stop their growth, medications include Ketoconazole, Fluconazole, Clotrimazole.

Antivirals: Treat viral infections by killing fungus or stop their growth, medications include Tenofovir, Oseltamivir, Oseltamivir, Entecavir etc

Antacids: Neutralize stomach acid to treat heartburn and indigestion. Example: Pantoprazole, Omeprazole, Lansoprazole etc.

Antidiarrheal medications: Reduce diarrhoea symptoms.

Laxatives: Promote bowel movements to treat constipation. Example; Senna, Lactulose.

ANTIDIABETIC MEDICATIONS: Help control blood sugar levels in diabetes. There are many different types with various mechanisms of action.

Insulin: Includes rapid acting insulins, long acting insulins and premixed insulins.

Biguanides: Metformin-which reduces glucose production in the liver and improve insulin sensitivity.

Sulfonylureas: These stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin. Example include glipizide and glyburide.

Thiazolidinediones(TZDs): These improve insulin sensitivity. Example include pioglitazone and rosiglitazone.

DPP-4 : These help increase insulin release and decrease glucagon level. Example include sitagliptin and saxogliptin.

SGLT-2 inhibitors: These help the kidneys remove glucose from the bloodstream. Example include dapagliflozin and canagloflozin.

GLP-1 Receptor Agonist: These enhance insulin secretion and inhibit glucagon release. Example include exenatide and liraglutide.

THYROID HORMONES: Replace or regulate thyroid hormone production for hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism: Levothyroxine(T4) is the synthetic form of thyroxine.

Hyperthyroidism: Methimazole, a medication which inhibits thyroid hormone synthasis.

Antihistamines: These relieve allergy symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, and hives.

Mast cell stabilizers: Prevent the release of inflammatory chemicals from mast cells, helpful in allergies.

Chemotherapy: These medications kill cancer cells or stop their growth. There are many different chemotherapy drugs, each with its own mechanism of action.

Targeted therapy: These drugs target specific molecules or pathways involved in cancer cell growth and survival. They are often more precise than chemotherapy and may have fewer side effects.

Immunotherapy: These medications help the body’s immune system recognize and attack cancer cells. There are several different types of immunotherapy drugs.

Hormonal therapy: These medications block the hormones that some cancers need to grow.