Central Nervous System

The central nervous system (CNS) represents the largest part of the nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord. Together with the peripheral nervous system, it has a fundamental role in the control of behavior. The CNS is contained within the dorsal cavity, with the brain within the cranial cavity, and the spinal cord in the spinal cavity. The CNS is covered by the meninges. The brain is also protected by the skull, and the spinal cord is also protected by the vertebrae. There are many central nervous system Disorders such as Anxiety, Depression, Convulsants, Psychosis.

For Treatment of various central nervous system diseases following types of medicines are used.

Sr Sub Group Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs In Treatment Of Common Brand Name for Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs
1. SEDATIVES & ANXIOLYTICS CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE Treatment of Anxiety; Control of Acute symptoms of Alcohol withdrawal
& Insomnia.Severe Anxiety		 Novapam,librium,Tropium
         
    DIAZEPAM Short term treatment of Anxiety
disorders;treatment of Insomnia
associated w/ Anxiety;Control of
sleepwalking;Nigh terrors		 Antenex,Ducene,Diastat, Anxicalm,
Diazemuls, D Pam, Benzopine,Betapam, Calmpose,Dialar,Diastat, Valium
         
    ALPRAZOLAM Short term treatment of anxiety
disorders; treatment of panic disorder		 Xanax,Xanor,Niravam
         
    BUSPIRONE Short term treatment of anxiety
disorders		 BuSpar, Ansial, Ansiced, Anxiron,
Axoren, Bespar, Buspimen, Buspinol,
Buspisal, Narol, Spamilan, Spitomin,
Sorbon
         
    CLOBAZAM Short term treatment of Anixiety disorders;adjunctive therapy in the mgt of Epilepsy Frisium and Urbanol
         
    FLURAZEPAM Short term mgt of Insomnia Dalmane and Dalmadorm
         
    HYDROXYZINE Short term mgt of Anxiety disorders
adjunctive to pre- or post operative
sedation;prompt control of anxiety
and agitation		 Atarax, Ucerax, Serecid, and Vistaril
         
    LORAZEPAM Treatment of Anxiety & Insomnia Ativan,Temesta
         
    MELATONIN Degenerative disease;disturbed
biorhythms		 Rozerem
    MIDAZOLAM Pre operative sedation/Anxiolysis/
Amnesia/and/or prior to or during diagnostic,therapeutic or endoscopic
procedures,such as bronchoscopy,
gastroscopy,cystoscopy,
cardiac,oncology,radiological and other superficial or surgical procedures;
induction of continuous sedation for patients
in intensive care		 Dormicum,Hypnovel, Midacum,Versed
         
    OXAZEPAM Treatment of anxiety & control of alcohol withdrawal Alepam,Medopam,Murelax,
Noripam,Oxpam,Purata, Serax,
Serepax
         
    ZOLIPEDEM Short term mgt of Insomnia Adormix,Ambien,Amiem CR,Edlvar,Damixon,Hyponogen,
Stilnoct,Stilnox,Zoldem
         
2. HYPNOTICS NITRAZEPAM Short term mgt of Insomnia Alodorm,Arem,Insoma,
Mogadon,Nitrados, Nitrazadon,
Ormodon, Paxadorm,Remnos, Somnite
         
    ZALEPLON INSOMNIA Sonata,Starnoc
         
    ZOPICLOME Short term mgt of Insomnia Imovane,Zimovane
         
3. ANTI DEPRESSANTS AMITRIPTYLINE Treatment of depression Amitryptyline Hydrochloride,
Elavil, Tryptizol,Trepiline,Laroxyl,
Sarolen,Triplyl,Redomex
         
    AMOXAPINE Treatment of depression Asendin,Asendis,Defanyl,
Demolox,Moxadil
         
    CITALOPRAM Treatment of depression Celexa,Cipramil,Citrol, Citabax,citaxin,Citalec, Celapram,Ciazil
         
    CLOMIPRAMINE Treatment of depression Anafranil
         
    DOSULEPIN Treatment of depression Prothiaden, Dothep, Thaden, Dopress
         
    DOXEPIN Treatment of depression Aponal,Adapine, Deptran, Sinquan and Sinequan
         
    DULOXETINE Major depressive disorders Cymbalta
         
    ESCITALOPRAM Treatment of depression & panic disorder Lexapro, Cipralex
         
4. ANTI DEPRESSANTS FLUOXETINE Treatment of DepressionMgt of bulimia nervosa,mgt of obsessive-compulsive disorders Prozac
         
    FLUVOXAMINE Treatment of depression Luvox
         
    IMIPRAMINE Treatment of depression Antideprin, Deprenil, Deprimin, Deprinol, Depsonil, Dynaprin, Eupramin, Imipramil, Irmin, Janimine, Melipramin, Surplix, Tofranil
         
    LITHIUM Acute mania,Hypomania,
Prophylaxis against maniac depressive Psychosis		  
         
    MIANSERIN Treatment of depression  
         
    MIRTAZAPINE Treatment of depression  
         
    MOCLOBEMIDE Treatment of Depression  
         
    NORTRIPTYLINE Treatment of Depression  
         
    PAROXETINE Treatment of Depression,Mgt of obsessive-compulsive disorders,treatment of panic disorders w/ or without agoraphobia  
         
    REBOXETINE Treatment of depression  
         
    SERTRALINE Treatment of Depression,Mgt of obsessive-compulsive disorders,treatment of panic disorders w/ or without agoraphobia  
         
    TIANEPTINE Treatment of depression  
         
    TRAZODONE Treatment of depression Desyrel,Molipaxin,Deprax, Trittico,Thombran, Trialodine,Trazorel
         
    TRIMIPRAMINE Treatment of depression Stangyl,Surmontil,Rhotrimine
         
    VENLAFAXINE Generalised anxiety Disorder,Treatment of depression,treatment of severe depression Effexor,Efexor
         
5. ANTIEMETICS & ANTINAUSEANTS BETAHISTINE Reduction of symptoms of vertigo in Meniere's diseases Betaserc
         
    CINNARIZINE Motion Sickness,vertigo and other vestibular disturbances vomiting in Meniere's disease Stugeron,Stunazone
         
    DIMENHYDRINATE Prevention & treatment of motion sickness;treatment of nausea and vertigo caused by Meniere's diseases Dramamine,Gravol,Gravamin,
Vertirosan
         
    DOMPERIDONE Acute treatment of nausea and vomiting Motilium,Motinorm,Cosli, Motillium
         
    GRANISTERON Prophylaxis of Nausea and vomiting associated w// radiation therapy  
         
    MECLOZINE Vertigo & Vestibular Disorders & prevention and treatment of motion sickness  
         
    ONDANSETRON Nausea &vomiting associated w/ Cancer chemotherapy or radiotherapy  
         
    PROCHLORPERAZINE Treatment of Nausea & vomiting  
         
    PROMETHAZINE Prevention & treatment of Nause and vomiting associated w/ Labyrinthitis  
         
    TRIFLUOPERAZINE Mgt of Nausea & vomiting Eskazinyl,Eskazine, Jatroneural,Modalina,Stelazine
         
6. ANTI PSYCHOTICS CLOZAPINE Treatment of Schizophraenia/Psychoses Clozaril,Leponex,Fazaclo,    Froidir, Denzapine,Zaponex, Klozapol,Clopine
         
    ARIPIPRAZOLE SCHIZOPHRENIA Abilify,Discmelt
         
    CHLORPROMAZINE Mgt of Psychiatric conditions Thorazine
         
    DIVALPROEX SODIUM Mgt of Psychiatric conditions  
         
    FLUPENTHIXOL Treatment of Psychoses & depression  
         
    OLANZAPINE Mgt of Schizophrenia  
         
    QUETIAPINE Treatment of Schizophraenia/Psychoses  
         
    THIORIDAZINE Treatment of Schizophraenia/Psychoses  
         
    ZIPRASIDONE Treatment of Schizophraenia  
         
    PENFLURIDOL Traetment of Psychoses  
         
    PIMOZIDE Treatment of Schizophraenia  
         
    FLUPHENAZINE Treatment of Psychoses; Mania & Schizopherenia  
         
    TRIFLUOPERAZINE Treatment of Schizophraenia/Psychoses  
         
    HALOPERIDOL Short term adjunctive mgt of seere anxiety or behavioral disturbances  
         
    DROPERIDOL    
         
    LOXAPINE Mgt of Psychotic Disorders Loxapax,Loxitane
         
    RISPERIDONE Treatment of Schizophrenia;chronic Psychosis Risperdal,Rispolept
         
    ZUCLOPENTHIXOL Treatment of Psychoses;severe or resistant Schizophrenia;initial treatment of acute Psychoses & exacerbations of chronic Psyhoses Cisordinal,Clopixol,  Acuphase
         
7. ANTI CONVULSANTS CARBAMAZEPINE Treatment of Epilipsey  
         
    CLOBAZAM Short term treatment of anxiety diorders;adjunctive therapy in the mgt of Epilepsy Frisium,Urbanol
         
    CLONAZEPAM Treatment of all types of Epilepsy Klonolpin,Ravotril,Rivotril, Rivatril
         
    DIVALPROX SODIUM Primary generalised seizures eg. Absence and mycoclonic seizures;partial seizures  
         
    FOSPHENYTON Treatment of tonic-clonic status Epilepticus  
         
    GABAPENTIN Treatment of Epilipsey (Prtial seizures w/ or w/o secondary generalisation);treatment ofNeuropathic pain  
         
    LAMOTRIGINE Adjunctive therapy in simple partial seizures;complex partial seizures and secondarily generalised tonic-clonic seizures  
         
    OXCARBAZEPINE Monotherapy or adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures w/ or w/o secondary generalised tonic-clonic seizures  
         
    PHENOBARBITONE Emergency mgt of acute seizures or status epileptics,partial seizures;generalised tonic-clonic seizures  
         
    PHENYTOIN Treatment of Epilepsy(partial seizures w/ or w/o secondary generalisation)  
    PRIMIDONE Essential Tremor  
         
    TOPIRAMATE Adjunctive therapy forrefractory partial seozures associated w/ the Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome & primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures Topamax
         
    VALPORIC ACID Myoclonic seizures;partial seizures;Pett-Mal seizures;Tonic-clonic seizures 2-Propylvaleric Acid
         
    BENZHEXOL Prevention of Drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms Trihexyphenidyl
         
    BROMOCRIPTINE Mgt of Parkinson Disease Parlodel
         
    CABERGOLINE Adjunctive in Parkinsion Disease Dostinex,Cabaser
         
    CARBIDOPA +LEVODOPA Parkinson's Diseases;postencephalitic Prakinsonism;Idiopathic Lodosyn
         
    CITICOLINE Parkinson's Disease;Cerebrovascular disorders and head injury  
         
    LEVODOPA Treatment of Parkinson's Disease  
         
    ORPHENADRINE Treatment in Parkinsonsonism and releif from drug-induced extrapyramidal syndrome  
    PIRIBEDIL Parkinson's disease  
         
    PROCYCLIDINE Symptomatic treatment of Parkinsonism and drug induced extrapyramidal syndrome  
         
    ROPINIROLE Parkinson's disease Requip,Ropark
         
         
    SELEGILINE Treatment of early parkinsonism I-deprenyl,Eldepryl,Zelapar, Anipryl
         
    TETRABENZINE Treatment of Chorea,Ballism and other hyperkinetic movement disorders Nitoman,Xenazine
         
8. CEREBERAL ACTIVATORS CO-DERGOCRINE MESYLATE Treatment of Mild to oderate Dementia  
       
    MODAFINIL Narcolepsy
         
    NICERGOLINE Peripheral vascular disease,treatment of symptoms of mental deterioration associated w/ cerebrovascular insufficiency Sermion
         
    PIRACETAM Adjunct in the treatment of cortical Myoclonus Nootropic
         
    PYRITINOL Treatment of various cerebrovascular and mental disorders Encephabol
         
    VINPOCETINE Treatment of various cerebrovascular and mental disorders Cavinton,Intelectol

A. Anxiolytics:
An anxiolytic is a drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety. Some anxiolytics have been shown to be useful in the treatment of anxiety disorders as have antidepressants such as the class of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Examples of Anxiolytics are as follows

Brand Names Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs
atarax hydroxyzine
ambien zolpidem tartrate
elavil,endep amitriptyline hydrochloride
  melatonin

B. Antidepressant:
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication or other substance (nutrient or herb) used for alleviating depression or dysthymia ('milder' depression). Drug groups known as MAOIs, tricyclics and SSRIs are particularly associated with the term. Examples of Antidepressant are as follows:

Brand Names Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs
sinequan doxepin hydrochloride
luvox fluvoxamine malete
effexor xr venlafaxine
celexa citalopram
lexapro escitalopram
anafranil clomipramine hydrochloride
celexa citalopram
prozac fluoxetine
zoloft sertraline
paxil paroxetine
eskalith lithium carbonate
tofranil imipramine hcl
lithobid lithium carbonate
pamelor nortriptyline

C. Anticonvulsants:
The anticonvulsants, also called antiepileptic drugs (abbreviated "AEDs"), belong to a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in prevention of the occurrence of epileptic seizures. More and more, anticonvulsants are also finding ways into the treatment of bipolar disorder, since many seem to act as mood stabilizers. The goal of an anticonvulsant is to suppress the rapid and excessive firing of neurons that start a seizure. Examples of Anticonvulsants are as follows:

Brand Names Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs
neurontin gabapentin
tegretol caramazepine
lamictal lamotriqine
celexa citalopram
lexapro escitalopram
topamax topiramate
lamictal lamotrigine

D. Antipsychotics:
The term antipsychotic is applied to a group of drugs commonly but not exclusively used to treat psychosis. Common conditions with which antipsychotics might be used include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mania and delusional disorder. Examples of Antipsychotics are as follows:

Brand Names Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs

abilify

aripiprazole

prolixin fluphenazine
haldol haloperidol
zyprexa olanzapine
risperdal risperidone
mellaril thioridazine hydrochloride

E. Anti Emetics, Anti Nauseants & Antiallergics:
These drugs are effective against vomiting and nausea. Anti-emetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anaesthetics and chemotherapy directed against cancer. Examples of Anti Emetics, Anti Nauseants & Antiallergics are as follows:

Brand Names Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs

compazine

prochlorperazine maleate

dramamine dimenhydrinate
zofran ondansteron

F. Rigidity:
Rigidity describes an increase in muscle tone, leading to a resistance to passive movement throughout the range of motion. Examples of Rigidity are as follows.

Brand Names Generic Prescription (Rx) Drugs

amantadine

amantadine

parlodel bromocriptine
sinemet carbidopa,levodopa
eldepryl selegiline