Cardiovascular System

Cumulative Alphabetical Bolded Drug List

Adenosine

Class: Endogenous nucleoside. Major indications: Arrhythmias terminated by slowing AV conduction.

Albuterol

Class: β2 agonist. Major indications: Asthma, COPD.

Aliskiren

Class: Direct renin inhibitor. Major indications: Hypertension.

Amlodipine

Class: Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (DHP CCB). Major indications: Angina pectoris, hypertension.

Amphetamine

Class: Amphetamine-like indirect sympathomimetic. Major indications: ADHD, narcolepsy. Also a drug of abuse.

Aspirin

Class: NSAID. Major indications: Mild-to-severe pain, fever, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea, migraine, cardioprotection (low dose).

Atenolol

Class: β1 antagonist. Major indications: Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension.

Atropine

Class: Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist (mAChR antagonist). Major indications: Bradycardia, AV block, poisoning from certain mushrooms (mycetism), anticholinesterase toxicity.

Bethanechol

Class: Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist (mAChR agonist). Major indications: Urinary retention, including neurogenic bladder.

Carvedilol

Class: β antagonist with additional cardiovascular actions. Major indications: Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), hypertension.

Celecoxib

Class: COX-2 selective NSAID. Major indications: Moderate-to-severe pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis.

Clonidine

Class: α2 agonist. Major indications: Hypertension.

Digoxin

Class: Cardiac glycoside. Major indications: HFrEF, cardiac arrhythmias treated by decreasing AV conduction.

Dobutamine

Class: β1 agonist. Major indications: Acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock (IV only).

Enalapril

Class: ACE inhibitor. Major indications: Hypertension, HFrEF, myocardial infarction, renal protection (e.g., diabetes mellitus).

Epinephrine (EPI)

Class: Endogenous catecholamine. Major indications: Acute anaphylactic reactions, cardiac arrest, prolonging duration of local anesthesia.

Ibuprofen

Class: NSAID. Major indications: Mild-to-severe pain, fever, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea, migraine.

Ipratropium

Class: Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist (mAChR antagonist). Major indications: COPD, rhinorrhea due to viral infections or allergies.

Isoproterenol

Class: β agonist. Major indications: Extreme bradycardia, AV block.

Losartan

Class: Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). Major indications: Hypertension, HFrEF, myocardial infarction, renal protection (e.g., diabetes mellitus).

Methyldopa

Class: α2 agonist (prodrug). Major indications: Hypertension.

Metoprolol

Class: β1 antagonist. Major indications: Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, HFrEF, migraine prophylaxis, hypertension.

Norepinephrine (NE)

Class: Endogenous catecholamine. Major indications: Severe hypotension, shock.

Nitroglycerin

Class: Organic nitrate (nitric oxide donor). Major indications: Acute and chronic angina pectoris, hypertensive emergencies, acute myocardial infarction, acute heart failure.

Nitroprusside

Class: Inorganic nitrate (nitric oxide donor). Major indications: Hypertensive emergencies, acute heart failure, controlled hypotension during surgery (IV only).

Oxybutynin

Class: Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist (mAChR antagonist). Major indications: Overactive bladder, enuresis, neurogenic bladder.

Phentolamine

Class: α antagonist. Major indications: Pheochromocytoma.

Phenylephrine

Class: α1 agonist. Major indications: Nasal congestion, ophthalmological examination.

Prazosin

Class: α1 antagonist. Major indications: Hypertension.

Propranolol

Class: β antagonist. Major indications: Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension, essential tremor, performance anxiety, migraine prophylaxis.

Pyridostigmine

Class: Carbamoylating anticholinesterase (anti-ChE). Major indications: Reversal of neuromuscular blockade produced by competitive nicotinic muscle receptor antagonists, myasthenia gravis.

Sildenafil

Class: Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor. Major indications: Erectile dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension.

Succinylcholine

Class: Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent. Major indications: Skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery.

Vecuronium

Class: Competitive nicotinic muscle receptor antagonist (neuromuscular blocking agent). Major indications: Skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery.

Verapamil

Class: Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (non-DHP CCB). Major indications: Angina pectoris, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias treated by decreasing AV conduction.

-afil

PDE5 inhibitor.

-coxib

COX-2 selective NSAID.

-curonium / -curium

Competitive nicotinic muscle receptor antagonist (neuromuscular blocker).

-dipine

Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (DHP CCB).

-lol (usually -olol)

β antagonist.

-osin

α1 antagonist.

-pril

ACE inhibitor.

-sartan

Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB).

-stigmine

Carbamoylating anticholinesterase (anti-ChE).

-terol

β2 agonist (most drugs with this suffix).

-zoline

α agonist (nonselective).