Therapeutic Classification and Category of Drugs.
Generic drugs are categoriesd in different groups, categories or classes on the basis of the chemical characteristics type of the active ingredient or structure or by the way it is used to treat a particular medical condition/ailment/disease or mode of action, route of administration, biological system affected, or therapeutic effect. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug categories or classes or groups.
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Anesthetics, Local
Drugs that block nerve conduction when applied locally to nerve tissue in appropriate concentrations. They act on any part of the nervous system and on every type of nerve fiber. In contact with a nerve trunk, these anesthetics can cause both sensory and motor paralysis in the innervated area. Their action is completely reversible. (From Gilman AG, et. al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological
7 Generic Drugs Available under Drug Class/Category : Anesthetics, Local