Oxazepam (ox a’ ze pam) Apo-Oxazepam (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Classes Anxiolytic Benzodiazepine Therapeutic Actions Exact mechanisms not understood; acts mainly at subcortical levels of the…

Oxandrolone (ox an’ droh lone) Oxandrin PREGNANCY CATEGORY X CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-III Drug Classes Anabolic steroid Hormone Therapeutic Actions Testosterone analogue with androgenic and anabolic activity; promotes body tissue-building processes;…

Oxaliplatin

Oxacillin Sodium (ox a sill’ in) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Penicillinase-resistant penicillin Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits cell wall synthesis of sensitive organisms, causing cell death. Indications Infections due…

Ospemifene (os pem’ ah feen) OsphenaDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Class Estrogen receptor modulator Therapeutic Actions Acts on estrogen receptors to either stimulate or block specific tissue sites; stimulate vulvar…

Oseltamivir Phosphate (oz el tam’ ah ver) Tamiflu PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Neuraminidase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits influenza virus neuraminidase; by blocking the actions of this enzyme,…

Orphenadrine Citrate (or fen’ a dreen) Banflex, Flexon, Norflex PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Skeletal muscle relaxant (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Precise mechanisms not known; acts in the CNS; does…

Orlistat (ore’ lah stat) Alli, Xenical PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Lipase inhibitor Weight loss drug Therapeutic Actions Synthetic derivative of lipostatin, a naturally occurring lipase inhibitor or so-called fat…

Dangerous Drug: Opium Preparations (oh’ pee um) Camphorated tincture: Paregoric Deodorized tincture: Opium Tincture, Deodorized CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-III (PAREGORIC) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II (OPIUM TINCTURE, DEODORIZED) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes…

Ondansetron Hydrochloride (on dan’ sah tron) Zofran, Zofran ODT, Zuplenz PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Antiemetic Therapeutic Actions Blocks specific receptor sites (5-HT3), which are associated with nausea and vomiting…