Dexamethasone (dex a meth’ a sone) Dexamethasone Oral, topical dermatologic aerosol and gel, ophthalmic suspension: Aeroseb-Dex, Apo-Dexamethasone (CAN), DexPak TaperPak, Maxidex Ophthalmic, ratio-Dexamethasone (CAN) Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate IV, IM, intra-articular,…
Desvenlafaxine Succinate (des ven la fax’ een) PristiqDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Potentiates the neurotransmitter activity in the CNS; inhibits serotonin and norepinephrine…
Desmopressin Acetate (1-Deamino-8-D-Arginine Vasopressin) (des moe press’ in) Apo-Desmopressin (CAN), DDAVP, Octostim (CAN), Stimate, Stimate Nasal Spray PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Hormone Therapeutic Actions Synthetic analogue of human ADH;…
Desloratadine (dess lor at’ a deen) Clarinex, Clarinex Reditabs PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antihistamine (nonsedating type) Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks the effects of histamine at peripheral H1-receptor sites. Indications…
Desipramine Hydrochloride (dess ip’ ra meen) Alti-Desipramine (CAN), Apo-Desipramine (CAN), Norpramin, Nu-Desipramine (CAN), PMS-Desipramine (CAN), ratio-Desipramine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant TCA (secondary amine) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of…
Demeclocycline Hydrochloride (Demethylchlortetra-Cycline Hydrochloride) (dem e kloe sye’ kleen) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antibiotic Tetracycline antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Bacteriostatic: Inhibits protein synthesis of susceptible bacteria, preventing cell reproduction. Indications…
Delavirdine Mesylate (dell ah vur’ den) Rescriptor PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Non-nucleoside inhibitor of HIV reverse transcriptase; binds directly to HIV’s reverse…
