Ziprasidone (zih praz’ i done) Geodon PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Atypical antipsychotic Benzisoxazole Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not fully understood; blocks dopamine and serotonin receptors in the brain,…

Ziv-Afliberacept

Zileuton (zye loot’ on) Zyflo, Zyflo CRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Leukotriene synthesis inhibitor 5-lipooxygenase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of leukotrienes from…

Zidovudine (Azidothymidine, AZT, Compound S) (zid o vew’ den) Retrovir PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Thymidine analogue isolated from the sperm of herring;…

Ziconotide

Zanamivir (zan am’ ah ver) Relenza Diskhaler PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Neuroaminidase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits influenza virus neuroaminidase; by blocking the actions of this enzyme, there…

Zaleplon (zal’ ah plon) Sonata PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Class Sedative-hypnotic (nonbenzodiazepine) Therapeutic Actions Interacts with GABA-B2 receptor complex to cause suppression of neurons leading to sedation…

Zafirlukast (zah fur’ luh kast) Accolate PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Leukotriene receptor antagonist Therapeutic Actions Selectively and competitively blocks receptor for leukotriene D4 and E4, components of SRS-A,…

Dangerous Drug: Warfarin Sodium (war’ far in) Apo-Warfarin (CAN), Coumadin, Gen-Warfarin (CAN), Jantoven PREGNANCY CATEGORY X PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (USE WITH MECHANICAL HEART VALVES) Drug Classes Coumarin derivative Oral anticoagulant…

Vortioxetine (vor shee ox’ e teen) Brintellix PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant SSRI Therapeutic Actions Acts as an antidepressant by inhibiting CNS neuronal uptake of serotonin; blocks uptake of…