Drug classes

Psychotropic agents

MFDS drug class 01170

Psychotropic agents are medications used to treat mental and neurological disorders.

Representative ingredients

The ingredients most often used in single-ingredient medicines of this type.

Commonly used for

What kind of medicines are these?

These medications are used to improve various mental and neurological symptoms and conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and sleep disorders. They help regulate mental instability or mood disorders.

Psychotropic agents improve nervous system function by regulating the balance of neurotransmitters in the brain. They alleviate symptoms by modulating the actions of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine.

Good to know

Psychotropic agents are one of the types of medications that act on the nervous system, differing in mechanism of action and intended use from sedatives or anticonvulsants. Even among psychiatric medications, effects and side effects can vary depending on the specific classification.

Medicines in this class

Even within the same class, dosage form and prescription status can differ.

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Drug classes are only attached to medicines covered by the MFDS pill identification data, so this list does not include every medicine.

SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

Product approval information is based on drug information provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
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