Drug classes

A class is the Established Pharmacologic Class of FDA, from the label of the drug. A class has a page when two or more of its drugs have a page. Search engines may index the pages of the classes with 20,000 reports or more and 3 or more drug pages.

291 pharmacologic classes in order of name, with the number of drug pages
Class	Drug pages
5-alpha reductase inhibitor	5
Acetylcholine release inhibitor	6
Adenosine receptor agonist	1
Adenosine Triphosphate-Citrate lyase inhibitor	3
Adrenocorticotropic hormone	2
Aldosterone antagonist	4
Alkaloid	2
Alkylating drug	23
Allylamine antifungal	2
alpha-1 adrenergic agonist	2
alpha-Adrenergic agonist	11
alpha-Adrenergic blocker	12
Amide local anesthetic	13
Aminoglycoside antibacterial	15
Aminoketone	7
Aminosalicylate	7
Androgen	8
Androgen receptor inhibitor	5
Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker	24
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor	12
Anthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor	7
Anti-coagulant	10
Anti-epileptic agent	23
Anti-IgE	3
Antiarrhythmic	11
Anticholinergic	24
Antihistamine	5
Antimalarial	7
Antimetabolite	3
Antimetabolite immunosuppressant	4
Antimycobacterial	6
Antiparasitic	4
Antirheumatic agent	2
Antisense oligonucleotide	3
Aromatase inhibitor	6
Aromatic amino acid	7
Arteriolar vasodilator	4
Asparagine-specific enzyme	3
Atypical antipsychotic	37
Azole antifungal	16
B lymphocyte stimulator-specific inhibitor	2
BCL-2 inhibitor	2
Benzodiazepine	19
beta-Adrenergic agonist	2
beta-Adrenergic blocker	22
beta2-Adrenergic agonist	7
beta3-Adrenergic agonist	3
Biguanide	7
Bispecific CD20-directed CD3 T cell engager	3
Bisphosphonate	9
Blood coagulation factor	4
Bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist	3
Calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant	11
Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist	5
Calcium channel blocker	6
Calcium-sensing receptor agonist	5
Calculi dissolution agent	4
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor	12
Cardiac glycoside	2
Catechol-O-Methyltransferase inhibitor	2
Catecholamine	7
CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor	4
CD20-directed cytolytic antibody	12
CD22-directed immunoconjugate	2
CD30-directed immunoconjugate	2
CD33-directed immunoconjugate	2
CD38-directed cytolytic antibody	5
CD52-directed cytolytic antibody	3
Central alpha-2 adrenergic agonist	13
Central nervous system depressant	4
Central nervous system stimulant	26
Cephalosporin antibacterial	18
Cholinergic muscarinic antagonist	9
Cholinergic nicotinic agonist	8
Cholinergic receptor agonist	3
Cholinesterase inhibitor	8
Complement 5a receptor antagonist	2
Complement inhibitor	6
Contrast agent for ultrasound imaging	2
Copper-containing intrauterine device	1
Corticosteroid	74
Cortisol synthesis inhibitor	2
CTLA-4-directed blocking antibody	4
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator potentiator	3
Cytochrome P450 17A1 inhibitor	3
Cytochrome P450 3A inhibitor	8
Cytomegalovirus nucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor	5
Cytoprotective agent	3
Depolarizing neuromuscular blocker	2
Dietary cholesterol absorption inhibitor	3
Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor antibacterial	6
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker	6
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor	10
Direct thrombin inhibitor	3
Dopamine-2 receptor antagonist	6
Dopaminergic agonist	3
Echinocandin antifungal	4
Endoglycosidase	2
Endothelin receptor antagonist	6
Epidermal growth factor receptor antagonist	4
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent	9
Estrogen	25
Estrogen Agonist/Antagonist	3
Estrogen receptor antagonist	3
Expectorant	10
Factor Xa inhibitor	7
Fluoroquinolone antibacterial	7
Folate analog	3
Folate analog metabolic inhibitor	7
Gadolinium-based contrast agent	4
gamma-Aminobutyric acid A receptor positive modulator	3
gamma-Aminobutyric acid-ergic agonist	3
General anesthetic	8
GLP-1 receptor agonist	18
GLP-2 analog	2
Glycopeptide antibacterial	2
Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor agonist	7
Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor antagonist	4
Guanylate Cyclase-C agonist	3
Hedgehog pathway inhibitor	3
Hepatitis B virus nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor	12
Hepatitis C virus NS3/4A protease inhibitor	3
Hepatitis C virus NS5A inhibitor	3
Hepatitis C virus nucleotide analog NS5B polymerase inhibitor	2
HER2/neu receptor antagonist	6
Herpes simplex virus nucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor	5
Histamine-1 receptor antagonist	34
Histamine-1 receptor inhibitor	3
Histamine-2 receptor antagonist	8
Histone deacetylase inhibitor	3
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor	13
Human alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor	3
Human C1 esterase inhibitor	2
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Non-Nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor	7
Human immunodeficiency virus integrase strand transfer inhibitor	4
Human immunodeficiency virus nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor	13
Human immunoglobulin G	11
Hydrolytic lysosomal glucocerebroside-specific enzyme	3
Hydrolytic lysosomal glycogen-specific enzyme	2
Hydrolytic lysosomal glycosaminoglycan-specific enzyme	6
Hydrolytic lysosomal neutral glycosphingolipid-specific enzyme	2
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel blocker	2
Immunoglobulin G	3
Influenza A M2 protein inhibitor	3
Insulin	9
Insulin analog	26
Integrin receptor antagonist	4
Interferon alpha	2
Interferon beta	5
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist	2
Interleukin-12 antagonist	2
Interleukin-13 antagonist	2
Interleukin-17A antagonist	4
Interleukin-2 receptor blocking antibody	2
Interleukin-23 antagonist	5
Interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist	2
Interleukin-5 antagonist	3
Interleukin-5 receptor alpha-directed cytolytic antibody	2
Interleukin-6 receptor antagonist	5
Intestinal lipase inhibitor	3
Iron chelator	5
Janus kinase inhibitor	11
Kinase inhibitor	100
l-Thyroxine	5
l-Triiodothyronine	2
Leukocyte growth factor	7
Leukotriene receptor antagonist	3
Lincosamide antibacterial	5
Lipid-based polyene antifungal	2
Loop diuretic	5
Low molecular weight heparin	2
Macrolide antimicrobial	5
Melatonin receptor agonist	2
Methylxanthine	2
Microtubule inhibitor	4
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor	4
Mood stabilizer	4
Muscle relaxant	8
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist	3
Neonatal Fc receptor blocker	2
Neuraminidase inhibitor	4
Nitrate vasodilator	5
Nitrofuran antibacterial	2
Nitroimidazole antimicrobial	3
Non-Standardized chemical allergen	3
Non-Standardized food allergenic extract	2
Noncompetitive AMPA glutamate receptor antagonist	2
Nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker	5
Nonergot dopamine agonist	6
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug	46
Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor	4
Nuclear export inhibitor	2
Nucleoside analog antiviral	2
Nucleoside metabolic inhibitor	19
Opioid agonist	42
Opioid antagonist	10
Orexin receptor antagonist	3
Osmotic laxative	17
Oxazolidinone antibacterial	3
P2Y12 platelet inhibitor	8
Paramagnetic contrast agent	2
Parathyroid hormone analog	2
Parenteral iron replacement	9
Partial cholinergic nicotinic agonist	2
Partial opioid agonist	8
PCSK9 inhibitor	4
Penem antibacterial	6
Penicillin-class antibacterial	15
Peroxisome proliferator receptor alpha agonist	7
Phenothiazine	8
Phosphate binder	5
Phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor	2
Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor	5
Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor	7
Plasma kallikrein inhibitor	3
Platelet aggregation inhibitor	3
Platinum-based drug	3
Poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitor	7
Potassium channel blocker	3
Progesterone	3
Progestin	17
Progestin antagonist	2
Programmed death Ligand-1 blocker	4
Programmed death Receptor-1 blocking antibody	8
Prostacyclin receptor agonist	2
Prostacycline vasodilator	8
Prostaglandin analog	13
Prostaglandin E1 analog	3
Protease inhibitor	6
Proteasome inhibitor	6
Proton pump inhibitor	22
Provitamin D2 compound	2
Purine antimetabolite	5
Pyridone	2
Pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor	2
Pyrophosphate analog DNA polymerase inhibitor	3
Quinolone antimicrobial	2
Radiographic contrast agent	11
RANK ligand inhibitor	3
Recombinant human growth hormone	5
Renin inhibitor	2
Respiratory syncytial virus Anti-F protein monoclonal antibody	3
Retinoid	11
Rifamycin antibacterial	3
SARS-CoV-2 nucleotide analog RNA polymerase inhibitor	2
Selective T cell costimulation blocker	2
Selective T cell costimulation modulator	2
Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor	11
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor	21
Serotonin-1b and Serotonin-1d receptor agonist	9
Serotonin-3 receptor antagonist	4
Sigma-1 agonist	3
Skin test antigen	2
SLAMF7-directed immunostimulatory antibody	2
Small interfering RNA	2
Sodium-Glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor	8
Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator	3
Somatostatin analog	6
Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator	6
Standardized chemical allergen	3
Substance P/Neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist	3
Sulfone	2
Sulfonylurea	4
Survival of motor neuron 2 splicing modifier	2
Sympathomimetic amine anorectic	2
Sympathomimetic-like agent	2
Tetracycline-class antibacterial	3
Tetracycline-class drug	6
Thalidomide analog	4
Thiazide diuretic	7
Thiazide-like diuretic	4
Thrombopoietin receptor agonist	5
Thyroid hormone synthesis inhibitor	2
Topoisomerase inhibitor	12
Tricyclic antidepressant	11
Tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor	2
Tumor necrosis factor blocker	17
Typical antipsychotic	2
Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor	10
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 antagonist	2
Vasoconstrictor	4
Vasodilator	3
Vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist	2
Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor	3
Vinca alkaloid	3
Vitamin B12	1
Vitamin C	3
Vitamin D analog	2
Vitamin D3 analog	2
Vitamin K antagonist	2
Xanthine oxidase inhibitor	3