Dangerous Drug: Secobarbital Sodium

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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…

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Scopolamine Hydrobromide (Hyoscine HBr)

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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…

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Dangerous Drug: Saxagliptin Hydrochloride

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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,…

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Sargramostim (Granulocyte Macrophage Colony–Stimulating Factor, GM-CSF)

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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…

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Saquinavir Mesylate

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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…

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Salmeterol Xinafoate

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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…

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Salsalate (Salicylsalicylic Acid)

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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…

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Saliva Substitute

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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…

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