General anesthetics classification

General Anesthetics Classification and Use According to Route of Administration... 

Anesthetics are classified into three main groups general, regional, and local. Research the criteria for this classification, and explain the distinctions. 

DOT CLASSIFICATION Forbidden SAFETY PROFILE A human poison by ingestion and possibly other routes. Poison experimentally by ingestion, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous, and parenteral routes. Human central nervous system effects by ingestion and possibly other routes general anesthesia, hallucinations or distorted perceptions, and convulsions. An eye irritant. A widely abused, controlled substance. Abuse leads to habituation or addiction. In medicine, it is used as a local narcotic anesthetic applied topically to mucous membranes. The free base is soluble... 

What are the two general classifications of local anesthetic drugs ... 

Central nervous system depressants are medications that suppress the transmission of information throughout the central nervous system. There are seven broad classifications of central nervous system depressants. These are sedative-hypnotics, general and local anesthetics (discussed later in this chapter), analgesics, narcotic analgesics (Chapter 16), anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, and antidepressants (discussed later in this chapter)... 

There are seven broad classifications of medications that depress the central nervous system. These are sedative-hypnotics, general and local anesthetics, analgesics, narcotic analgesics, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, and antidepressants. 

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