A section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System. The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System is used for the classification of drugs. ...

N Nervous system A section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System. ...

N01A Anesthetics, general

Anesthesia (AE), also anaesthesia (BE), is the process of blocking the perception of pain and other sensations. ...

N01AA Ethers

N01AA01 Diethyl ether

N01AA02 Vinyl ether

Ether is the general name for a class of chemical compounds which contain an ether group — an oxygen atom connected to two (substituted) alkyl groups. ... Diethyl ether, also known as ether and ethoxyethane, is a clear, colorless, and highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and a typical smell. ...

N01AB Halogenated hydrocarbons

N01AB01 Halothane

N01AB02 Chloroform

N01AB03 Methoxyflurane

N01AB04 Enflurane

N01AB05 Trichloroethylene

N01AB06 Isoflurane

N01AB07 Desflurane

N01AB08 Sevoflurane

In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is any chemical compounds that consists only of carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). ... Structural formula of halothane Halothane vapour is an inhalational general anaesthetic. ... Chloroform (also known as trichloromethane and methyl trichloride) is a chemical compound with formula CHCl3. ... Enflurane is an outdated halogenated ether that was commonly used for inhalation anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s. ... The chemical compound trichloroethylene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent. ... Isoflurane (1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether) is a halogenated ether used for inhalation anesthesia. ... Categories: Stub | Anesthetics ... Sevoflurane (2, 2, 2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl) ethyl ether), also called fluoromethyl, is a halogenated ether used for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia. ...

N01AF Barbiturates, plain

N01AF01 Methohexital

N01AF02 Hexobarbital

N01AF03 Thiopental

Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia. ... Sodium thiopental (also called sodium pentothal (™ of Abbott Laboratories), thiopental (or thiopentone) sodium) is a rapid-onset, short-acting barbiturate general anesthetic. ...

N01AG Barbiturates in combination with other drugs

N01AG01 Narcobarbital

N01AH Opioid anesthetics

N01AH01 Fentanyl

N01AH02 Alfentanil

N01AH03 Sufentanil

N01AH04 Phenoperidine

N01AH05 Anileridine

N01AH06 Remifentanil

N01AH51 Fentanyl, combinations

An opioid is any agent that binds to opioid receptors found principally in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. ... Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic, first synthesized in Belgium in the late 1950s, with an analgesic potency of about 80 times that of morphine. ... Alfentanil (Alfenta) is a parenteral short-acting opioid painkiller, used for anaesthesia in surgery. ... Sufentanil is a drug that belongs to the class of drugs known as the opioid analgesic drugs. ... Some factual claims in this article or section need to be verified. ...

N01AX Other general anesthetics

N01AX01 Droperidol

N01AX03 Ketamine

N01AX04 Propanidid

N01AX05 Alfaxalone

N01AX07 Etomidate

N01AX10 Propofol

N01AX11 Hydroxybutyric acid

N01AX13 Nitrous oxide

N01AX14 Esketamine

Ketamine is a general dissociative anesthetic for human and veterinary use. ... Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic agent used for the induction of general anesthesia in adult patients and pediatric patients older than 3 years of age; maintenance of general anesthesia in adult patients and pediatric patients older than 2 months of age; and intensive care unit (ICU) sedation for intubated, mechanically... Nitrous oxide, also known as dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide, is a chemical compound with chemical formula N2O. Under room conditions it is a colourless non-flammable gas, with a pleasant slightly sweet odor. ...

N01B Anesthetics, local

N01BA Esters of aminobenzoic acid

N01BA01 Metabutethamine

N01BA02 Procaine

N01BA03 Tetracaine

N01BA04 Chloroprocaine

N01BA05 Benzocaine

N01BA52 Procaine, combinations

In organic chemistry and biochemistry esters are substances where an organic group replaces a hydrogen atom (or more than one) in an oxygen acid. ... Procaine hydrochloride is a local anesthetic used primarily in dentistry. ... Benzocaine is a local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever. ...

N01BB Amides

N01BB01 Bupivacaine

N01BB02 Lidocaine

N01BB03 Mepivacaine

N01BB04 Prilocaine

N01BB05 Butanilicaine

N01BB06 Cinchocaine

N01BB07 Etidocaine

N01BB08 Articaine

N01BB09 Ropivacaine

N01BB10 Levobupivacaine

N01BB20 Combinations

N01BB51 Bupivacaine, combinations

N01BB52 Lidocaine, combinations

N01BB53 Mepivacaine, combinations

N01BB54 Prilocaine, combinations

N01BB57 Etidocaine, combinations

N01BB58 Articaine, combinations

In chemistry, the term amide has several meanings. ... Also known as Marcaine and Sensorcaine. ... Lidocaine (INN) or lignocaine (former BAN) is a popular local anesthetic often used in dentistry or topically. ...

N01BC Esters of benzoic acid

N01BC01 Cocaine

Structural formula Benzoic acid, C6H5C(O)OH, is an aromatic carboxylic acid. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

N01BX Other local anesthetics

N01BX01 Ethyl chloride

N01BX02 Dyclonine

N01BX03 Phenol

N01BX04 Capsaicin