RT Book, Section A1 Finnegan, Lisa SR Print(0) ID 1182724876 T1 Drugs and Drug Classifications T2 Medical Terminology in a Flash! A Multiple Learning Styles Approach, 4e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB F. A. Davis Company PP New York, NY SN 9780803689534 LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182724876 RD 2024/03/28 AB There are several systems of drug classification. One is based on the body system that is most affected (e.g., respiratory drugs, cardiac drugs); another is based on the therapeutic action (e.g., antihypertensive, antacid); and another is based on the chemical action of the drug (e.g., cholinergic, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor). As the following table indicates, most drugs fall into several classes.