Dangerous Drug: Secobarbital Sodium
Dangerous Drug: Secobarbital Sodium (see koe bar’ bi tal) Seconal Sodium PREGNANCY CATEGORY D CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug Classes Antiepileptic Barbiturate (short-acting) Sedative-hypnotic Therapeutic Actions General CNS depressant; barbiturates inhibit…
Scopolamine Hydrobromide (Hyoscine HBr)
Scopolamine Hydrobromide (Hyoscine HBr) (skoe pol’ a meen) Parenteral: Scopolamine HBr Transdermal system: Transderm-Scop, Transderm-V (CAN) Ophthalmic solution: Isopto Hyoscine Ophthalmic PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Anticholinergic Antiemetic Anti–motion-sickness drug…
Dangerous Drug: Saxagliptin Hydrochloride
Dangerous Drug: Saxagliptin Hydrochloride (sacks ah glip’ ten) Onglyza PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antidiabetic drug DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) enzyme inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Slows the inactivation of the incretin hormones,…
Sargramostim (Granulocyte Macrophage Colony–Stimulating Factor, GM-CSF)
Sargramostim (Granulocyte Macrophage Colony–Stimulating Factor, GM-CSF) (sar gram’ oh stim) Leukine PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Colony-stimulating factor Therapeutic Actions Human GM-CSF produced by recombinant DNA technology; increases the proliferation…
Saquinavir Mesylate
Saquinavir Mesylate (sa kwen’ a veer) Invirase PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiretroviral Protease inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Protease inhibitor, which in combination with nucleoside analogues is effective in HIV infections…
Salmeterol Xinafoate
Salmeterol Xinafoate (sal mee’ ter ol ze inn ah foh’ ate) Serevent Diskus PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Beta2-selective adrenergic agonist Therapeutic Actions Long-acting agonist that binds to beta2…
Salsalate (Salicylsalicylic Acid)
Salsalate (Salicylsalicylic Acid) (sal’ sa layt) Amigesic, Argesic-SA, Artha-G, Disalcid, Marthritic, Salflex, Salsitab PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Analgesic (nonopioid) Anti-inflammatory Antirheumatic NSAID Salicylate Therapeutic Actions Analgesic and antirheumatic effects…
Saliva Substitute
Saliva Substitute (sa lye’ vah) Aquoral, Entertainer’s Secret, Moi-Stir, Moi-Stir Swabsticks, MouthKote, Numoisyn, Salivart UNKNOWN Drug Class Saliva substitute Therapeutic Actions Contains electrolytes and carboxymethylcellulose as a thickening agent to…
