Dangerous Drug: Cytarabine (Cytosine Arabinoside) (sye tare’ a been) DepoCyt, Tarabine PFS PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits DNA polymerase; cell cycle phase specific—S phase (stage…
Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride (si proe hep’ ta deen) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antihistamine (piperidine type) Therapeutic Actions Blocks the effects of histamine at H1 receptor sites; has atropine-like, antiserotonin, antipruritic,…
CycloSPORINE (Cyclosporin A) (sye’ kloe spor een) Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Immunosuppressant Therapeutic Actions Exact mechanism of immunosuppressant is not known; specifically and reversibly inhibits immunocompetent…
CycloSERINE (sye kloe ser’ een) Seromycin Pulvules PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Antituberculotic (third line) Therapeutic Actions Inhibits cell wall synthesis in susceptible strains of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria…
Dangerous Drug: Cyclophosphamide (sye kloe foss’ fa mide) Procytox (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating drug Antineoplastic Nitrogen mustard derivative Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Interferes with the replication of susceptible…
Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride (sye kloe ben’ za preen) Amrix, Apo-Cyclobenzaprine (CAN), Flexeril, Gen-Cyclobenzaprine (CAN), PMS-Cyclobenzaprine (CAN), ratio-Cyclobenzaprine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Skeletal muscle relaxant (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Precise…
Cyanocobalamin, Intranasal (sigh’ an oh coh ball’ a min) Nascobal PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Synthetic vitamin Therapeutic Actions Intranasal spray that allows absorption of vitamin B12, which is essential…
Crofelemer (kro fel’ ah mer) FulyzaqDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidiarrheal Calcium channel stimulator Therapeutic Actions Stimulates chloride ion channels and calcium channels in intestinal epithelial cells, blocking the…
