Answer:
What is the pharmacologic classification?
Pharmacologic class is a group of active moieties that share scientifically documented properties and is defined on the basis of any combination of three attributes of the active moiety: Mechanism of Action (MOA) Physiologic Effect (PE) Chemical Structure (CS)
How Are Drugs Classified?
Stimulants.
Depressants.
Hallucinogens.
Dissociative.
Opioids.
Inhalants.
Cannabis.
Examples of drugs widely analysed for therapeutic drug monitoring:
Aminoglycoside antibiotics (gentamicin)
Antiepileptics (such as carbamazepine, phenytoin and valproic acid)
Mood stabilisers, especially lithium citrate.
Antipsychotics (such as pimozide and clozapine)
Digoxin.
