Lists of drugs explained

There are many hundreds of thousands of possible drugs. Any chemical substance with biological activity may be considered a drug. This list categorises drugs alphabetically and also by other categorisations.

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List of lists of drugs

General

• List of bestselling drugs
• List of drugs by year of discovery

By chemical structure

Depressants

• Comparison of psychoactive alcohols in alcoholic drinks
• List of benzodiazepines

Psychedelics

• List of 2C-* drugs
• List of DO* drugs
• List of substituted phenethylamines
• List of substituted tryptamines
• List of lysergimides
• Quasi-psychedelics: List of cannabinoids
  • Comparison of phytocannabinoids
  • Synthetic cannabinoids
    • List of AM cannabinoids
    • List of CP cannabinoids
    • List of HU cannabinoids
    • List of JWH cannabinoids

Stimulants

• List of cocaine analogues
• List of methylphenidate analogues
• List of substituted cathinones

Misc

• List of antidepressants
• List of androgen esters
• List of corticosteroid esters
• List of estrogen esters
• List of tetracyclic antidepressants
• List of tricyclic antidepressants
• List of substituted α-alkyltryptamines
• List of substituted amphetamines
• List of substituted benzofurans
• List of substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamines

By biological activity

• List of androgen esters
• List of androgens/anabolic steroids
• List of anaesthetic drugs
• List of antiandrogens
• List of antibiotics
• List of antipsychotics
• List of antiviral drugs
• List of corticosteroid esters
• List of corticosteroids
• List of designer drugs
• List of drugs affected by grapefruit
• List of estrogen esters
• List of nasal decongestants
• List of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
• List of opioids
• List of progestogens
• List of psychedelic drugs
• List of psychotropic medications
• List of selective estrogen receptor modulators
• List of tetracyclic antidepressants
• List of tricyclic antidepressants

Investigational

See main article: Lists of investigational drugs.

• List of investigational analgesics
• List of investigational antidepressants
• List of investigational antipsychotics
• List of investigational anxiolytics
• List of investigational attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs
• List of investigational hallucinogens and entactogens
• List of investigational obsessive–compulsive disorder drugs
• List of investigational sex-hormonal agents
• List of investigational sexual dysfunction drugs
• List of investigational sleep drugs
• List of investigational social anxiety disorder drugs

By medical application

• List of drugs known for off-label use
• List of psychiatric medications
• List of psychiatric medications by condition treated
• List of veterinary drugs

By other institutional aspects

• List of approved antidepressants
• List of controlled drugs in the United Kingdom
• List of drugs banned from the Olympics
• List of Schedule I drugs (US)
• List of Schedule II drugs (US)
• List of Schedule III drugs (US)
• List of Schedule IV drugs (US)
• List of Schedule V drugs (US)
• List of withdrawn drugs
• List of World Health Organization Essential Medicines

See also

• Development and discovery of SSRI drugs
• Channel modulator, for links to articles referring to drugs that modulate ion channels.
• List of monoclonal antibodies
• List of off-label promotion pharmaceutical settlements
• List of schedules for drugs and poisons
• List of steroid abbreviations
• List of plants used for smoking