Here is an essay on the ‘Drugs Used for the Treatment of Mental Illness’ for class 11 and 12. Find paragraphs, long and short essays on ‘Drugs Used for the Treatment of Mental Illness’ especially written for college and medical students. Essay # 1. Antipsychotic Drugs: Psychosis may be defined as any major mental disorder of organic or emotional origin [...]
In this essay we will discuss about the nonspecific and specific drugs used for the treatment of migraine. Nonspecific Drugs: Nonspecific drugs are NSAIDs, metoclopramide and pro-chloperazine. i. NSAIDs : NSAIDs are first-line treatment that is most effective early in the course of an attack. The headache often responds to oral administration of simple analgesics such as paracetamol or aspirin [...]
In this essay we will discuss about the drugs used for the treatment of hypertension. a. Diuretics: Thiazide diuretics in low doses (e.g. 2.5 mg bendrofluazide) produce a maximal or near maximal blood pressure lowering effect, with very little metabolic disturbances and are considered to be the drugs of first choice because of their safety and benefit in reducing the [...]