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Categorization scheme

Proposed categorization scheme

Pharmacology

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Pharmacological mechanisms

Drugs

Drugs by mechanism of action

Drugs by target organ system^[1]

Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system and metabolism

Stomatological drugs

Drugs for acid related disorders

Drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders

Antiemetics and antinauseants

Drugs for bile and liver therapy

Laxatives

Antidiarrheals, intestinal anti-inflammatory or anti-infective drugs

Antiobesity drugs, excluding diet products

Digestives, including enzymes

Antidiabetic drugs

Vitamins

Mineral supplements

Tonics

Anabolic drugs for systemic use

Appetite stimulants

Drugs acting on the blood and blood forming organs

Antithrombotic drugs

Antihemorrhagics

Antianemic drugs

Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions

Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system

Drugs for cardiac therapy

Antihypertensives

Diuretics

Peripheral vasodilators

Vasoprotectives

Beta blocking drugs

Calcium channel blockers

Drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin system

Lipid modifying drugs

Dermatologic drugs^[2]

Antifungals for dermatologic use

Emollients and protectives

Preparations for treatment of wounds and ulcers

Antipruritics

Antipsoriatics

Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatologic use

Dermatologic preparations of corticosteroids

Antiseptics and disinfectants

Medicated dressings

Anti-acne preparations

Drugs acting on the genito-urinary system, and sex hormones

Gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics

Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system

Urologicals

Systemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones and insulins

Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues

Corticosteroids for systemic use

Thyroid therapy

Pancreatic hormones

Calcium homeostasis

Antineoplastic and immunomodulating drugs

Antineoplastic drugs

Drugs for endocrine therapy

Immunostimulants

Immunosuppressants

Drugs acting on the musculoskeletal system

Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic drugs

Topical products for joint and muscular pain

Muscle relaxants

Antigout drugs

Drugs for treatment of bone diseases

Drugs acting on the nervous system

Anesthetics

Analgesics

Antiepileptics

Anti-parkinson drugs

Psycholeptics

Psychoanaleptics

Anti-infective agents

Anti-infective agents for systemic use

Antibacterials for systemic use

Antimycotics for systemic use

Antimycobacterials

Antivirals for systemic use

Immune sera and immunoglobulins

Vaccines

Antiparasitic agents

Antiprotozoals

Anthelmintics

Ectoparasiticides, including scabicides, insecticides and repellents

Drugs acting on the respiratory system

Nasal drugs

Throat drugs

Drugs for obstructive airway diseases

Cough and cold drugs

Antihistamines for systemic use

Drugs acting on the sensory organs

Ophthalmologicals

Otologicals

Ophthalmological and otological drugs

Actual categorization

Pharmaceutical sciences

Notes

^ The subcategories of Drugs by target organ system are designed to mirror the first level ATC groups, and the twelve subcategories presented here should be the only first level subcategories of Drugs by target organ system.
^ For additional information about the categorization of dermatology-related articles, including dermatologic pharmacology, see WP:DERM:CAT.

[1] The subcategories of Drugs by target organ system are designed to mirror the first level ATC groups, and the twelve subcategories presented here should be the only first level subcategories of Drugs by target organ system.

[2] For additional information about the categorization of dermatology-related articles, including dermatologic pharmacology, see WP:DERM:CAT.

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