Oxybutynin Chloride (ox i byoo’ ti nin) Apo-Oxybutynin (CAN), Ditropan XLDNC, Gelnique, Gen-Oxybutynin (CAN), Oxytrol, PMS-Oxybutynin (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Anticholinergic Urinary antispasmodic Therapeutic Actions Acts directly to…
Oxcarbazepine (oks car baz’ e peen) Apo–Oxcarbazepine (CAN), Oxtellar-XRDNC, Trileptal PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antiepileptic Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not understood; antiepileptic activity may be related to its…
Oxandrolone (ox an’ droh lone) Oxandrin PREGNANCY CATEGORY X CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-III Drug Classes Anabolic steroid Hormone Therapeutic Actions Testosterone analogue with androgenic and anabolic activity; promotes body tissue-building processes;…
Oxacillin Sodium (ox a sill’ in) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Penicillinase-resistant penicillin Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits cell wall synthesis of sensitive organisms, causing cell death. Indications Infections due…
Ospemifene (os pem’ ah feen) OsphenaDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Class Estrogen receptor modulator Therapeutic Actions Acts on estrogen receptors to either stimulate or block specific tissue sites; stimulate vulvar…
Oseltamivir Phosphate (oz el tam’ ah ver) Tamiflu PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Neuraminidase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits influenza virus neuraminidase; by blocking the actions of this enzyme,…
Orphenadrine Citrate (or fen’ a dreen) Banflex, Flexon, Norflex PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Skeletal muscle relaxant (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Precise mechanisms not known; acts in the CNS; does…
