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Rizatriptan (rih zah trip’ tan) Maxalt, Maxalt-MLT PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antimigraine drug Serotonin selective agonist Therapeutic Actions Binds to serotonin receptors to cause vascular constrictive effects on cranial…

Rivastigmine Tartrate (riv ah stig’ meen) Exelon, Exelon Oral Solution, Exelon Patch PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Alzheimer disease drug Cholinesterase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Centrally acting, selective, long-acting reversible cholinesterase…

Rivaroxaban (riv’ a rox’ a ban) Xarelto PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Anticoagulant Factor Xa inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Factor Xa inhibitor that selectively blocks the active site of factor Xa…

Rituximab

Ritonavir (ri ton’ ah veer) Norvir PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Antiretroviral Therapeutic Actions Antiviral activity; inhibits HIV protease activity, leading to decrease in production of HIV particles. Indications Treatment…

Risperidone (ris peer’ i dohn) Risperdal, Risperdal Consta, Risperdal M-TAB PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antipsychotic Benzisoxazole Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not fully understood: Blocks dopamine and serotonin receptors…

Risedronate Sodium (rah sed’ dro nate) Actonel, AtelviaDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Bisphosphonate Therapeutic Actions Affects osteoclast activity by reducing the enzymatic and transport processes that lead to resorption…

Riociguat

Rimantadine Hydrochloride (ri man’ ta deen) Flumadine PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antiviral Therapeutic Actions Synthetic antiviral agent that inhibits viral replication, possibly by preventing the uncoating of the virus….

Riluzole