Altretamine

Dangerous Drug: Alteplase, Recombinant (Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator, Rt-PA (al ti plaze’) Activase, Cathflo Activase PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Thrombolytic enzyme Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) Therapeutic Actions Human tissue…

Alprostadil (al pross’ ta dil) IV: Prostin VR Pediatric Intracavernous: Caverject, Caverject Impulse, Edex, Muse PREGNANCY CATEGORY (NOT APPLICABLE) Drug Class Prostaglandin Therapeutic Actions Relaxes vascular smooth muscle; the smooth…

Alprazolam (al prah’ zoe lam) Alprazolam Extended ReliefDNC, Alprazolam Intensol, Apo-Alpraz (CAN), Apo-Alpraz TS (CAN), Gen-Alprazolam (CAN), Niravam, Novo-Alprazol (CAN), Xanax, Xanax TS (CAN), Xanax XRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY D CONTROLLED…

Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor

Alosetron Hydrochloride (ah loss’ e tron) Lotronex PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes 5-HT3 (serotonin) antagonist IBS drug Therapeutic Actions Blocks 5-HT3 (serotonin) receptors in the enteric nervous system of the…

Alogliptin (all oh glip’ tin) Nesina PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antidiabetic Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Slows inactivation of the incretin hormones by DPP4, increasing these hormone levels…

Almotriptan Malate (al moh trip’ tan mah’ layt) Axert PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antimigraine Serotonin selective agonist Triptan Therapeutic Actions Binds to serotonin receptors to cause vascular constrictive effects…

Allopurinol (al oh pure’ i nole) Aloprim, Apo-Allopurinol (CAN), Zyloprim PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antigout drug Purine analogue Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the enzyme responsible for the conversion of purines…

Aliskiren (ah liss kye’ ren) Tekturna PREGNANCY CATEGORY C (FIRST TRIMESTER) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (SECOND AND THIRD TRIMESTERS) Drug Classes Antihypertensive Renin inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Directly inhibits renin, which decreases…