Pharmacologic Class A-Z Index

A pharmacologic class is a group of drugs that share scientifically documented properties. The pharmacologic class of each product is determined by any of the following attributes of the drug:

• 1. Mechanism of action (MOA) - Pharmacologic action at the receptor, membrane, or tissue level
• 2. Physiologic effect (PE) - Pharmacologic effect at the organ, system, or whole body level
• 3. Chemical structure (CS)

The pharmacologic class of a drug is important information for health care professionals because it provides a reference about what to expect from a drug and how it relates to other therapeutic options. This information could also help reduce the risk of duplicative therapy and drug interactions, in cases of drug overdose it provides important treatment information.

The following table is an alphabetical listing of all pharmacologic class available in the NDC dataset.