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Atorvastatin Calcium (ah tor’ va stah tin) Lipitor PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the first step in…

Atovaquone (a toe’ va kwon) Mepron PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiprotozoal Therapeutic Actions Directly inhibits enzymes required for nucleic acid and ATP synthesis in protozoa; effective against Pneumocystis carinii,…

Atomoxetine Hydrochloride (at oh mox’ ah teen) Strattera PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine at the neuronal synapse. The…

Atenolol (a ten’ o lole) Apo-Atenolol (CAN), Gen-Atenolol (CAN), Novo-Atenol (CAN), ratio-Atenolol (CAN), Tenormin PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antianginal Antihypertensive Beta1-selective adrenergic blocker Therapeutic Actions Blocks beta-adrenergic receptors of…

Atazanavir Sulfate (ah taz’ ah nah veer) Reyataz PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Anti-HIV drug Antiretroviral Protease inhibitor Therapeutic Actions HIV-1 protease inhibitor; selectively inhibits processing of viral proteins in…

Aspirin (ass’ pir in) Bayer, Bayer Advanced Aspirin, Easprin, Ecotrin, Empirin, Genprin, Halfprin 81, Heartline, Norwich, St. Joseph, ZORprinDNC Buffered aspirin products: Adprin-B, Alka-Seltzer, Ascriptin, Bufferin, Buffex PREGNANCY CATEGORY D…

Asparaginase Erwinia Chrysanthemi

Asenapine (ah sin’ ah peen) Saphris PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine/serotonin antagonist Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not fully understood; blocks dopamine and serotonin receptors in the…

Arsenic Trioxide

Armodafinil (are moe daff’ ih nill) Nuvigil PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Classes CNS stimulant Narcolepsy drug Therapeutic Actions A CNS stimulant that helps to improve vigilance and…