Darbepoetin Alfa (dar bah poe e’ tin) Aranesp PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Erythropoiesis-stimulating hormone Therapeutic Actions An erythropoietin-like glycoprotein hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology; stimulates RBC production in…
Daptomycin (dap toe mye’ sin) Cubicin PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Binds to bacterial cell membranes, causing a rapid depolarization of membrane potential. The loss…
Dantrolene Sodium (dan’ troe leen) Dantrium, Dantrium Intravenous PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Skeletal muscle relaxant (direct acting) Therapeutic Actions Relaxes skeletal muscle within the skeletal muscle fiber, probably by…
Dangerous Drug: Dalteparin Sodium (dahl’ tep ah rin) Fragmin PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Anticoagulant Antithrombotic Low–molecular-weight heparin Therapeutic Actions Low–molecular-weight heparin that inhibits thrombus and clot formation by blocking…
Dangerous Drug: Dactinomycin (Actinomycin D, ACT) (dak ti noe mye’ sin) Cosmegen PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antibiotic Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Inhibits synthesis of messenger RNA, causing cell death;…
Dangerous Drug: Dacarbazine (DTIC, Imidazole Carboxamide) (da kar’ ba zeen) DTIC-Dome PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alkylating agent Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Exact mechanism of action unknown; inhibits DNA and…
Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate (da bye gah’ tron) PradaxaDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Direct thrombin inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Competitive, direct thrombin inhibitor; thrombin enables the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin…
