NURSING

Gentamicin Sulfate

Jul 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Gentamicin Sulfate

Gentamicin Sulfate (jen ta mye’ sin) Parenteral intrathecal: Alcomicin (CAN), Pediatric Gentamicin Sulfate Ophthalmic: Gentak PREGNANCY CATEGORY D PREGNANCY CATEGORY C (OPHTHALMIC) Drug class Aminoglycoside Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits protein…

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Gemifloxacin Mesylate

Jul 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Gemifloxacin Mesylate

Gemifloxacin Mesylate (jem ah flox’ a sin) FactiveDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal; interferes with DNA replication, repair, transcription, and recombination in susceptible gram-negative and…

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Gemfibrozil

Jul 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Gemfibrozil

Gemfibrozil (jem fi’ broe zil) Apo-Gemfibrozil (CAN), Gen-Gemfibrozil (CAN), Lopid, PMS-Gemfibrozil (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antihyperlipidemic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits peripheral lipolysis and decreases the hepatic excretion of free…

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Dangerous Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

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Dangerous Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride (jem site’ ah ben) Gemzar PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Pyrimidine analogue Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: A nucleoside analogue that is cell cycle S–specific; causes…

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Ganciclovir Sodium (DHPG)

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Ganciclovir Sodium (DHPG) (gan sye’ kloe vir) Cytovene, Vitrasert, Zirgan PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiviral Therapeutic Actions Antiviral activity; inhibits viral DNA replication in cytomegalovirus (CMV). Indications IV and…

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Galantamine Hydrobromide

Jul 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Galantamine Hydrobromide

Galantamine Hydrobromide (gah lan’ tah meen) Razadyne, Razadyne ERDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Alzheimer disease drug Cholinesterase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Centrally acting, selective, long-acting, reversible cholinesterase inhibitor; causes elevated…

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