Rosuvastatin Calcium (row sue’ va sta tin) Crestor PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic drug HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) Therapeutic Actions A fungal metabolite that inhibits the enzyme (HMG-CoA) that…

Rosiglitazone

Ropinirole Hydrochloride (row pin’ ah roll) Requip, Requip XLDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiparkinsonian Dopamine receptor agonist Therapeutic Actions Acts as a non-ergot dopamine agonist acting directly on postsynaptic…

Romiplostim

Romidepsin

Roflumilast (roe flu’ ma last) Daliresp PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits PDE4 activity, leading to an accumulation of intracellular cyclic AMP in lung…

Rizatriptan (rih zah trip’ tan) Maxalt, Maxalt-MLT PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antimigraine drug Serotonin selective agonist Therapeutic Actions Binds to serotonin receptors to cause vascular constrictive effects on cranial…

Rivastigmine Tartrate (riv ah stig’ meen) Exelon, Exelon Oral Solution, Exelon Patch PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Alzheimer disease drug Cholinesterase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Centrally acting, selective, long-acting reversible cholinesterase…

Rivaroxaban (riv’ a rox’ a ban) Xarelto PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Anticoagulant Factor Xa inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Factor Xa inhibitor that selectively blocks the active site of factor Xa…

Rituximab