Benzonatate (ben zoe’ na tate) Benzonatate SoftgelsDNC, TessalonDNC, Tessalon PerlesDNC, Zonatuss PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antitussive (nonopioid) Therapeutic Actions Related to the local anesthetic tetracaine; anesthetizes the stretch receptors…
Benazepril Hydrochloride (ben a’ za pril) Lotensin PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes ACE inhibitor Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Blocks ACE from converting angiotensin I to angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor, leading…
Belatacept (bel at’ ah sept) Nulogix PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class T-cell costimulation blocker Therapeutic Actions Inhibits cytokine production by T cells required for antigen-specific antibody production by B cells,…
Bedaquiline (bah dah kwa line) SirturoDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antimycobacterial Antituberculotic Therapeutic Actions Antimycobacterial: Inhibits mycobacterial ATP synthase, an enzyme needed for the generation of energy by the…
Beclomethasone Dipropionate (be kloe meth’ a sone) Apo-Beclomethasone (CAN), Gen-Beclo AQ (CAN), OrbeShield, Propaderm (CAN), QNASL, QVAR, ratio-Beclomethasone AQ (CAN) Beclomethasone Dipropionate Monohydrate Beconase AQ PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes…
Balsalazide Disodium (bal sal’ a zyde) Colazal, Giazo PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Anti-inflammatory Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action is unknown; thought to be direct, delivered intact to the colon;…
