Botulinum Toxin Type B

Botulinum Toxin Type A (OnabotulinumtoxinA) (bot’ yoo lin um) Botox, Botox Cosmetic, Dysport, Xeomin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Neurotoxin Therapeutic Actions Blocks neuromuscular transmission by binding to receptor sites…

Dangerous Drug: Bosentan (bow sen’ tan) Tracleer PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Endothelin receptor antagonist Pulmonary antihypertensive Vasodilator Therapeutic Actions Specifically blocks receptor sites for endothelin ETA and ETB in…

Dangerous Drug: Bendamustine Hydrochloride (ben’ dah moos’ teen) Treanda PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating agent Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic; alkylates DNA and RNA and inhibits several enzymatic processes, leading…

Bortezomib

Boceprevir (boe seh’ preh veer) Victrelis PREGNANCY CATEGORY B PREGNANCY CATEGORY X (IF TAKEN WITH PEGINTERFERON, RIBAVIRIN) Drug Classes Antiviral Protease inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Antiviral; inhibits hepatitis C virus–specific protease,…

Dangerous Drug: Bleomycin Sulfate (blee oh mye’ sin) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antibiotic Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis in susceptible cells, preventing cell division; cell…

Bivalirudin

Bisoprolol Fumarate (bis oh’ pro lole few’ mah rate) Apo-Bisoprolol (CAN), Zebeta PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antihypertensive Beta1-selective adrenergic blocker Therapeutic Actions Blocks beta-adrenergic receptors (primarily beta1) of the…

Bismuth Subsalicylate (bis’ mith sub sah lih’ sih late) Bismatrol, Kao-Tin, Kaopectate, Kaopectate Maximum Strength, Maalox Total Stomach Relief, Peptic Relief, Pepto-Bismol, Pepto-Bismol Maximum Strength, Pink Bismuth PREGNANCY CATEGORY C…