Rotigotine
Rotigotine (roe tig oh teen) Neupro PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiparkinsonian Dopamine agonist Therapeutic Actions Dopamine agonist; stimulates dopamine receptors within the caudate putamen in the brain, which relieves…
Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium (row sue’ va sta tin) Crestor PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic drug HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) Therapeutic Actions A fungal metabolite that inhibits the enzyme (HMG-CoA) that…
Ropinirole Hydrochloride
Ropinirole Hydrochloride (row pin’ ah roll) Requip, Requip XLDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiparkinsonian Dopamine receptor agonist Therapeutic Actions Acts as a non-ergot dopamine agonist acting directly on postsynaptic…
Roflumilast
Roflumilast (roe flu’ ma last) Daliresp PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits PDE4 activity, leading to an accumulation of intracellular cyclic AMP in lung…
