Flurbiprofen (flure bi’ proe fen) Ophthalmic solution: Ocufen Oral: Ansaid, Apo-Flurbiprofen (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (ORAL), C (OPHTHALMIC) Drug Classes Analgesic (nonopioid) Anti-inflammatory NSAID Therapeutic Actions Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic…
Flurazepam Hydrochloride (flur az’ e pam) Apo-Flurazepam (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Classes Benzodiazepine Sedative-hypnotic Therapeutic Actions Exact mechanisms not understood; acts mainly at subcortical levels of…
Fluphenazine (floo fen’ a zeen) Fluphenazine Decanoate Injection: Modecate Concentrate (CAN) Fluphenazine Hydrochloride Oral tablets, concentrate, elixir, injection: Apo-Fluphenazine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antipsychotic Dopaminergic blocker Phenothiazine Therapeutic…
Fluoxetine Hydrochloride (floo ox’ e teen) Apo-Fluoxetine (CAN), Co-Fluoxetine (CAN), Gen-Fluoxetine (CAN), Novo-Fluoxetine (CAN), PMS-Fluoxetine (CAN), Prozac, Prozac Weekly, ratio-Fluoxetine (CAN), Sarafem PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant SSRI Therapeutic…
Dangerous Drug: Fluorouracil (5-Fluorouracil, 5-FU) (flure oh yoor’ a sill) Adrucil, Carac, Efudex, Fluoroplex PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits thymidylate synthetase, leading to inhibition of…
Flunisolide (floo niss’ oh lide) Aerospan HFA, Apo-Flunisolide (CAN), ratio-Flunisolide (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Corticosteroid Glucocorticoid Hormone Therapeutic Actions Anti-inflammatory effect; local administration into lower respiratory tract or…
Flumazenil (floo maz’ eh nill) Anexate (CAN), Romazicon PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidote Benzodiazepine receptor antagonist Therapeutic Actions Antagonizes the actions of benzodiazepines on the CNS and inhibits activity…
Dangerous Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate (floo dar’ a been) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits DNA polymerase alpha, ribonucleotide reductase and DNA primase, which inhibits DNA synthesis…
Flucytosine (5-FC, 5-Fluorocytosine) (floo sye’ toe seen) Ancobon PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antifungal Therapeutic Actions Affects cell membranes of susceptible fungi to cause fungus death; exact mechanism of action…
