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Zonisamide (zoh niss’ ah myde) Zonegran PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Anticonvulsant Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not fully understood; inhibits voltage-sensitive sodium and calcium channels, stabilizing the neuronal membrane…

Zolpidem Tartrate (zol’ pih dem) Ambien, Ambien CRDNC, EdluarDNC, Intermezzo, Zolpimist PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Class Hypnotic (nonbarbiturate) Therapeutic Actions Modulates GABA receptors to cause suppression of…

Zolmitriptan (zohl mah trip’ tan) ZomigDNC, Zomig-ZMT PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antimigraine drug Serotonin selective agonist Therapeutic Actions Binds to serotonin receptors to cause vascular constrictive effects on cranial…

Zoledronic Acid (zoh leh droh’ nik) Reclast, Zometa PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Bisphosphonate Calcium regulator Therapeutic Actions A bisphosphonic acid that inhibits bone resorption, possibly by inhibiting osteoclast activity…

Ziprasidone (zih praz’ i done) Geodon PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Atypical antipsychotic Benzisoxazole Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not fully understood; blocks dopamine and serotonin receptors in the brain,…

Ziv-Afliberacept

Zileuton (zye loot’ on) Zyflo, Zyflo CRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Leukotriene synthesis inhibitor 5-lipooxygenase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of leukotrienes from…

Zidovudine (Azidothymidine, AZT, Compound S) (zid o vew’ den) Retrovir PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Thymidine analogue isolated from the sperm of herring;…

Ziconotide

Zanamivir (zan am’ ah ver) Relenza Diskhaler PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Neuroaminidase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits influenza virus neuroaminidase; by blocking the actions of this enzyme, there…