PHARMA Classifications Of Drugs PART #5 for B.Pharmacy Freshers | PHARMA LEARNERS | PHARMA GUIDANCE
   CLASSIFICATIONS OF DRUGS - 5         Anticancer Drugs     (Antineoplastic Drugs)     A. Drugs acting directly on cells (Cytotoxic drugs)   1. Alkylating agents Mechlorethamine (Mustine HCl)   Nitrogen mustards Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide,   Chlorambucil, Melphalan.   Ethylenimine Thio-TEPA   Alkyl sulfonate Busulfan   Nitrosoureas Carmustine (BCNU),   Lomustine (CCNU),   Triazine Dacarbazine (DTIC)     2. Antimetabolites   Folate antagonist Methotrexate (Mtx)   Purine 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP),   antagonist 6-Thioguanine (6-TG),   Azathioprine, Fludarabine   Pyrimidine 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Cytarabine   antagonist (cytosine arabinoside)     3. Vinca alkaloids Vincristine (Oncovin), Vinblastine     4. Taxanes Paclitaxel, Docetaxel     5. Epipodophyllo Etoposide   Toxin     6. Camptothecin Topotecan, Irinotecan   Analogues     7. Antibiotics Actinomycin D (Dactinomycin)   Doxorubicin, Daunorubicin   (Rubidomycin), Mitoxantrone   Bleomycins, Mitomycin C     8. Miscellaneous Hydroxy...
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