Sucralfate
Sucralfate (soo kral’ fayt) Apo-Sucralfate (CAN), Carafate, Sulcrate (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Antiulcer drug Therapeutic Actions Forms an ulcer-adherent complex at duodenal ulcer sites, protecting the ulcer against…
Succimer (DMSA)
Succimer (DMSA) (sux’ i mer) Chemet PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidote Chelate Therapeutic Actions Forms water-soluble chelates with lead, leading to increased urinary excretion of lead. Indications Treatment of…
Stavudine (d4T)
Stavudine (d4T) (stay vyoo’ deen) Zerit PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits replication of some retroviruses, including HIV, HTLV III, LAV, and ARV….
Spironolactone
Spironolactone (speer on oh lak’ tone) Aldactone, Novo-Spiroton (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION) Drug Classes Aldosterone antagonist Potassium-sparing diuretic Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks the effects of…
Sotalol Hydrochloride
Sotalol Hydrochloride (soh’ tal lole) Apo-Sotalol (CAN), Betapace, Betapace AF, Gen-Sotalol (CAN), PMS-Sotalol (CAN), ratio-Sotalol (CAN), Sorine PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiarrhythmic, classes II and III Beta-adrenergic blocker Therapeutic…
Somatropin
Somatropin (soe ma troe’ pin) Genotropin, Genotropin Miniquick, Humatrope, HumatroPen, Norditropin, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Nutropin AQ Pen, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Tev-Tropin, Zorbtive PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (GENOTROPIN, OMNITROPE,…
Solifenacin Succinate
Solifenacin Succinate (sole ah fen’ ah sin suck’ sin ate) VESIcareDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Muscarinic receptor antagonist Urinary antispasmodic Therapeutic Actions Counteracts smooth muscle spasm of the urinary…
