Positive Inotropic Drugs

Drugs used in cardiovascular system

Positive inotropic drugs

• Cardiac glycosides
• Phosphodiesterase inhibitors

Diuretics

• Thiazides and related diuretics
• Loop diuretics
• Potassium-sparing diuretics and aldosterone antagonists
• Potassium-sparing diuretics with other diuretics
• Osmotic diuretics
• Mercurial diuretics
• Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
• Diuretics with potassium

Anti-arrhythmic drugs

• Management of arrhythmias
• Drugs for arrhythmias

Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs

Hypertension and heart failure

• Vasodilator antihypertensive drugs
• Centrally acting antihypertensive drugs
• Adrenergic neurone blocking drugs
• Alpha-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
• Drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin system
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
• Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists
• Renin inhibitors

Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers, and other antianginal drugs

• Nitrates
• Calcium-channel blockers
• Other antianginal drugs
• Peripheral vasodilators and related drugs

Sympathomimetics

• Inotropic sympathomimetics
• Vasoconstrictor sympathomimetics
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Anticoagulants and protamine 

• Parenteral anticoagulants
• Oral anticoagulants
• Protamine sulphate

Antiplatelet drugs

Myocardial infarction and fibrinolysis

• Management of myocardial infarction
• Fibrinolytic drugs

Antifibrinolytic drugs and haemostatics

Lipid-regulating drugs

Local sclerosants