5-alpha-reductase inhibitors

How they work:

    interfere with the effect of certain male hormones (androgens) on the prostate

Examples: 

1. Propecia

2. Avodart

3. Proscar

4. Jalyn

5- aminosalicylates

How it Works:

   An anti-inflammatory agent, structurally related to the Salicylates, which is active in inflammatory bowel disease

Examples:

1. Lialda                         5. Colazal

2. Canasa Suppositories  6. Asacol

3. Rowasa Enema            7. Azulfidine EN-tabs

4. Pentasa                      8. Sulfazine

5HT3 receptor antagonsists

How it works:

    Serotonin antagonists work by blocking the effects of a chemical called serotonin, which is produced in the brain and the stomach.

Examples:

1. Aloxi           5. Sancuso

2. Anzemet     6. Granisol

3. Kytril           7. Zuplenz

4. Zofran & Zofran ODT

Adamantane Antivirals

How it works:

    An antiviral that is used in the prophylactic or symptomatic treatment of influenza A.

Examples:

1. Flumadine

2. Symmetrel

Adrenal corticosteroid inhibitors

How it works:

   Blocks the production of a variety of hormones, including glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, estrogens, and androgens

Examples:

1. Cytadren

2. Metopirone

Adrenergic Bronchodilators

How They Work:

   acts on the beta-2 sympathetic nervous system of the receptors to relax bronchial smooth muscle cells

Examples:

1. EpiPen

2. Serivent Diskus

3. Brovana

4. Proventil

Aldosterone receptor antagonists

How they work:

   block the effects of a hormones produced naturally by your adrenal glands  which can cause your heart failure to get worse by affecting the balance of water and salt going into urine.

Expample:

1. Aldactone

2. Inspra

Alkylating Agents

How they work:

   stops cancer cells by destroying the nucleus and making it hard to the cell to repair itself. Type of chemotherapy.

Expamples:

1. Cytoxan

2. Leukeran

3. Neosar

4. Alkeran

Alpha-Adrenoceptor Antagonists

(alph blockers)

How they work:

   block the effect of sympathetic nerves on blood vessels by binding to alpha-adrenoceptors located on the vascular smooth muscle

Examples:

1. Cardura XL

2. Minipress

3. Hytrin

4. Flomax

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors

How they work:

   reduces the amount of glucose that are absorbed by the intestines from food.

Examples:

1. Glyset

2. Precose

Amebicides

How they work:

   destroys parasitic amoeba

Examples: 

1. Paromycin

2. Flagyl

3. Humantin

4. Metro

Aminoglycosides

How they work:

   inhibiting protein synthesis in bacteria and compromising the structure of the bacterial cell wall  

Examples:

1. Paromycin

2. Tobi

3. Garamycin

4. Humantin

Aminopenicillins

How they work:

  kills bactireal microbes

Examples:

1. amoxicillin

2. bacampicillin

3. ampicillin

Aminosalicylates

How they work:

   thought to work on the cell lining of the gut to change the way the cell release certain chemicals

Examples:

1. Mesalazine

2. Dipentum® and Colazide®

3. Sulfasalazine

Amylin Analogs

How it works:

   used with insulin to lower blood sugar

Examples:

1. Symlin