Dangerous Drug: Fondaparinux (fon dah pear’ ah nucks) Arixtra PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antithrombotic Factor Xa inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Blocks naturally occurring factor Xa, leading to an alteration in…

Fomepizole

Follitropin Beta

Follitropin Alfa

Folic Acid (Folate) (foe’ lik) PREGNANCY CATEGORY A Drug Classes Folic acid Vitamin supplement Therapeutic Actions Required for nucleoprotein synthesis and maintenance of normal erythropoiesis. Indications Treatment of megaloblastic anemias…

Fluvoxamine Maleate (floo vox’ a meen) Apo-Fluvoxamine (CAN), CO Fluvoxamine (CAN), Luvox, Luvox CRDNC, PMS-Fluvoxamine (CAN), ratio-Fluvoxamine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant SSRI Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits CNS…

Fluvastatin Sodium (flue va sta’ tin) Lescol, Lescol XLDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic Statin Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the enzyme HMG-CoA that catalyzes the first step in the cholesterol…

Dangerous Drug: Flutamide (floo’ ta mide) Euflex (CAN), Novo-Flutamide (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antiandrogen Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Exerts potent antiandrogenic activity by inhibiting androgen uptake or by inhibiting…

Flurbiprofen (flure bi’ proe fen) Ophthalmic solution: Ocufen Oral: Ansaid, Apo-Flurbiprofen (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (ORAL), C (OPHTHALMIC) Drug Classes Analgesic (nonopioid) Anti-inflammatory NSAID Therapeutic Actions Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic…

Flurazepam Hydrochloride (flur az’ e pam) Apo-Flurazepam (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Classes Benzodiazepine Sedative-hypnotic Therapeutic Actions Exact mechanisms not understood; acts mainly at subcortical levels of…