NURSING

Cefoxitin Sodium

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Cefoxitin Sodium (se fox’ i tin) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Cephalosporin (second generation) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall, causing cell death. Indications Lower respiratory…

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Cefotaxime Sodium

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Cefotaxime Sodium (sef oh taks’ eem) Claforan PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Cephalosporin (third generation) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall, causing cell death. Indications Lower…

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Cefepime Hydrochloride

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Cefepime Hydrochloride (sef’ ah peem) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Cephalosporin (fourth generation) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall, causing cell death. Indications UTIs caused by…

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Cefditoren Pivoxil

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Cefditoren Pivoxil (sef’ di tore en) Spectracef PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Cephalosporin Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal. Inhibits synthesis of susceptible gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial cell wall, causing cell death….

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Cefdinir

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Cefdinir (sef’ din er) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Cephalosporin (third generation) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall, causing cell death. Indications Adults and adolescents Community-acquired…

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Cefadroxil

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Cefadroxil (sef a drox’ ill) Apo-Cefadroxil (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Cephalosporin (first generation) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits the formation of bacterial cell wall, causing the cell’s death….

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Cefaclor

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Cefaclor (sef’ a klor) Apo-Cefaclor (CAN), Ceclor, Ceclor Pulvules, CefaclorDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Cephalosporin (second generation) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall, causing cell…

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Carvedilol

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Carvedilol (kar vah’ da lol) Apo-Carvedilol (CAN), Coreg, Coreg CRDNC, PMS-Carvedilol (CAN), ratio-Carvedilol (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alpha- and beta-adrenergic blocker Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks alpha-, beta-,…

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Dangerous Drug: Carmustine (BCNU)

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Dangerous Drug: Carmustine (BCNU) (car mus’ teen) BiCNU, Gliadel PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating agent Antineoplastic Nitrosourea Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Alkylates DNA and RNA and inhibits several enzymatic processes,…

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