CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
Let's start with the drugs.Veterinary drugs are divided into the following categories.(this classification is based on the therapeutic uses of drugs).
- Antibiotics
- Injectables
- Sprays
- Intramammary tubes
- Intramammary injectables
- Intrauterine pessaries
- Antipyretic/Analgesics/Antinflammatory drugs
- Antiallergic and antihistaminic drugs
- Corticosteroids
- Tranquilizers and anesthetics
- Antiprotozoal drugs
- Anthalmentic drugs
- Antiparasitic drugs
- For External+Internal parasites
- For external parasites only
- Hormonal drugs
- Special medicine
- Livertonics/hepatocare drugs
- respiratory drugs
- digestive drugs
- Multivitamins/aminoacids injectables
- Multivitamins+Minerals
- Antioxidant
- Calcium preparations
- Phosphorous preparations
- Sodium bicarbonate inj.
- Antisialogogues
- Debloating agents
- Antidiarrheal drugs
- Purgatives
- Antispasmodic
- Antiseptics and disinfectants
- Antiseptic creams
- IV infusions
- Water sanitizers
- Vaccines and antitoxins
Try to memorize these for today.In next lecture we'll start from antibiotics.