Clevidipine Butyrate
Clevidipine Butyrate (klev id’ ih peen) Cleviprex PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antihypertensive Calcium channel blocker Therapeutic Actions Blocks the influx of calcium in the arterial smooth muscle, leading to…
Clemastine Fumarate
Clemastine Fumarate (klem’ as teen) Dayhist-1, Tavist Allergy PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antihistamine Therapeutic Actions Blocks the effects of histamine at H1-receptor sites; has atropine-like, antipruritic, and sedative effects….
Clarithromycin
Clarithromycin (klar ith’ ro my sin) Biaxin, Biaxin XLDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Macrolide antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria, causing cell death. Indications Treatment of…
Dangerous Drug: Cladribine (CdA, 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine)
Dangerous Drug: Cladribine (CdA, 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine) (kla’ dri been) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Purine analogue Therapeutic Actions Blocks DNA synthesis and repair, causing cell death in active and…
Citalopram Hydrobromide
Citalopram Hydrobromide (si tal’ oh pram hi dro broh’ myde) Apo-Citalopram (CAN)DNC, CelexaDNC, Co Citalopram (CAN)DNC, Gen-Citalopram (CAN)DNC, PMS-Citalopram (CAN)DNC, ratio-Citalopram (CAN)DNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant SSRI Therapeutic…
Dangerous Drug: Cisplatin (CDDP)
Dangerous Drug: Cisplatin (CDDP) (sis’ pla tin) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating drug Antineoplastic Platinum agent Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Heavy metal that inhibits cell replication by alkylating DNA; cell…
Ciprofloxacin
Ciprofloxacin (si proe flox’ a sin) Apo-Ciprofloxacin (CAN), Ciloxan, Cipro, Cipro HC Otic, Cipro I.V., Cipro XRDNC, Co Ciprofloxacin, Gen-Ciprofloxacin (CAN), PMS-Ciprofloxacin (CAN), ratio-Ciprofloxacin (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes…
Cinacalcet Hydrochloride
Cinacalcet Hydrochloride (sin ah kal’ set) SensiparDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Calcimimetic Calcium-lowering drug Therapeutic Actions Increases the sensitivity to extracellular calcium of the calcium-sensing receptors on the surface…
Cimetidine
Cimetidine (sye met’ i deen) Apo-Cimetidine (CAN), Gen-Cimetidine (CAN), Nu-Cimet (CAN), Tagamet, Tagamet HB PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Histamine2 (H2) antagonist Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the action of histamine at…
Cilostazol
Cilostazol (sill ahs’ tah zoll) Pletal PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiplatelet Therapeutic Actions Reversibly inhibits platelet aggregation induced by a variety of stimuli including ADP, thrombin, collagen, shear stress,…
