NURSING
Stavudine (d4T)
Stavudine (d4T) (stay vyoo’ deen) Zerit PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits replication of some retroviruses, including HIV, HTLV III, LAV, and ARV….
Spironolactone
Spironolactone (speer on oh lak’ tone) Aldactone, Novo-Spiroton (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION) Drug Classes Aldosterone antagonist Potassium-sparing diuretic Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks the effects of…
Sotalol Hydrochloride
Sotalol Hydrochloride (soh’ tal lole) Apo-Sotalol (CAN), Betapace, Betapace AF, Gen-Sotalol (CAN), PMS-Sotalol (CAN), ratio-Sotalol (CAN), Sorine PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiarrhythmic, classes II and III Beta-adrenergic blocker Therapeutic…
Somatropin
Somatropin (soe ma troe’ pin) Genotropin, Genotropin Miniquick, Humatrope, HumatroPen, Norditropin, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Nutropin AQ Pen, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Tev-Tropin, Zorbtive PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (GENOTROPIN, OMNITROPE,…
Solifenacin Succinate
Solifenacin Succinate (sole ah fen’ ah sin suck’ sin ate) VESIcareDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Muscarinic receptor antagonist Urinary antispasmodic Therapeutic Actions Counteracts smooth muscle spasm of the urinary…
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate (soe’ dee um) Kalexate, Kayexalate, Kionex, SPS PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Potassium-removing resin Therapeutic Actions An ion exchange resin that releases sodium ions in exchange for…
