Which of the following is mainly a body drug?

• A. Valium, a benzodiazepine
• B. Lipitor, a lipid regulator
• C. hydrocodone, an opiate
• D. Seroquel, an antipsychotic

Answer: (B)

Some drugs are classified as mainly affecting the body's physiology rather than the mind. Lipitor works by lowering cholesterol through a direct metabolic action in the liver (it inhibits the enzyme that makes cholesterol). That’s a body-level effect, changing a physical process in the body.

The other drugs listed mainly influence the brain and nervous system. Valium (a benzodiazepine) and Seroquel (an antipsychotic) act on brain neurotransmitters to alter mood, perception, or cognition, and hydrocodone is an opioid that also primarily produces CNS effects like pain relief and sedation. So Lipitor best fits the idea of a body drug because its primary action is in the body’s metabolic pathways, not in altering brain function.