Therapeutic Classification and Category of Drugs.
Generic drugs are categoriesd in different groups, categories or classes on the basis of the chemical characteristics type of the active ingredient or structure or by the way it is used to treat a particular medical condition/ailment/disease or mode of action, route of administration, biological system affected, or therapeutic effect. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug categories or classes or groups.
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Vitamin D
A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can also be viewed as a hormone since it can be formed in SKIN by action of ULTRAVIOLET RAYS upon the precursors, 7-dehydrocholesterol and ERGOSTEROL, and acts on VITAMIN D RECEPTORS to regulate CALCIUM in opposition to PARATHYROID HORMONE.
2 Generic Drugs Available under Drug Class/Category : Vitamin D