Dangerous Drug: DOXOrubicin Hydrochloride (dox oh roo’ bi sin) Doxil PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antibiotic Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Binds to DNA and inhibits DNA synthesis in susceptible cells,…
Doxepin Hydrochloride (dox’ e pin) Apo-Doxepin (CAN), Prudoxin, Silenor, Sinequan, Zonalon PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (TOPICAL) Drug Classes Antidepressant Antipruritic TCA (tertiary amine) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action…
Doxazosin Mesylate (dox ay’ zoe sin mess’ ah late) Cardura, Cardura XLDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alpha-adrenergic blocker Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Reduces total peripheral resistance through alpha-blockade, causing an…
Doxapram Hydrochloride (docks’ a pram) Dopram PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Analeptic Respiratory stimulant Therapeutic Actions Stimulates the peripheral carotid chemoreceptors to cause an increase in tidal volume and slight…
Dangerous Drug: DOPamine Hydrochloride (doe’ pa meen) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alpha-adrenergic agonist Beta1-selective adrenergic agonist Dopaminergic drug Sympathomimetic Therapeutic Actions Drug acts directly and by the release of…
Donepezil Hydrochloride (doe nep’ ah zill) Aricept, Aricept ODT PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alzheimer disease drug Cholinesterase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Centrally acting reversible cholinesterase inhibitor leading to elevated acetylcholine…
Dolutegravir (do loot ah grah veer) Tivicay PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiviral Integrase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Antiviral, inhibits the virus-specific enzyme intergase, an encoded enzyme needed for viral replication,…
