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Aripiprazole (air eh pip’ rah zole) Abilify, Abilify Discmelt, Abilify Maintena PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine, serotonin agonist and antagonist Psychotropic drug Therapeutic Actions Acts as an…

Argatroban

Arformoterol Tartrate (ar for moh’ ter ol) Brovana PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Beta2-adrenergic agonist, long-acting Bronchodilator Therapeutic Actions Long-acting agonist that binds to beta2-adrenergic receptors in the lungs, causing…

Aprepitant (ah pre’ pit ant) Emend Fosaprepitant Emend for Injection PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiemetic Substance P and neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist Therapeutic Actions Selectively blocks human substance P…

Apomorphine

Apixaban (ah picks’ ah ban) Eliquis PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Direct activated thrombin inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits free and clot-bound activated thrombin. Thrombin enables the conversion of fibrinogen into…

Antithrombin III

Antithrombin, Recombinant

Antihemophilic Factor (AHF, Factor VIII) (an tee hee moe fill’ ik fack’ tur) Advate, Helixate FS, Hemofil M, Humate-P, Koate-DVI, Kogenate FS, Monoclate-P, Recombinate, ReFacto, Wilate, Xyntha PREGNANCY CATEGORY C…

Anidulafungin (an ah doo’ lah fun gin) Eraxis PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antifungal Echinocandin Therapeutic Actions Inhibits glucan synthesis, an enzyme present in fungal cells but not human cells;…