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Rifaximin (reh facks’ ah men) XifaxanDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Antidiarrheal Therapeutic Actions A structural analogue of rifampin; binds to bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase and inhibits bacterial RNA…

Rifapentine (rif ah pin’ ten) Priftin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Antituberculotic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in susceptible strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing cell death. Indications…

Rifampin (rif ’ am pin) Rifadin, Rofact (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Antituberculotic (first-line) Therapeutic Actions Inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in susceptible bacterial cells. Indications Treatment of pulmonary…

Ribavirin (rye ba vye’ rin) Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere, Virazole PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Class Antiviral Therapeutic Actions Antiviral activity against RSV, influenza virus, hepatitis C virus, and HSV; mechanism of…

Rifabutin

Repaglinide (re pag’ lah nyde) GlucoNorm (CAN), Prandin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidiabetic Meglitinide Therapeutic Actions Closes potassium channels in the beta cells of the pancreas, which causes the…

Regorafenib

Raxibacumab

Rasagiline (raz ah’ gah leen) Azilect PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiparkinsonian MAO type B inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits MAO type B (found mostly in the CNS), leading to increased…

Rasburicase