Rabeprazole Sodium

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Rabeprazole Sodium (rah beh’ pray zol) AcipHexDNC, AcipHex SprinkleDNC, Parlet (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antisecretory drug Proton pump inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Gastric acid-pump inhibitor: Suppresses gastric acid secretion…

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Dangerous Drug: Quinidine

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Dangerous Drug: Quinidine (qwin’ i deen) Quinidine GluconateDNC Quinidine SulfateDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiarrhythmic Antimalarial Therapeutic Actions Type IA antiarrhythmic: Decreases automaticity in ventricles, decreases height and rate…

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Quinapril Hydrochloride

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Quinapril Hydrochloride (kwin’ ah pril) Accupril PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes ACE inhibitor Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Quinapril blocks ACE from converting angiotensin I to angiotensin II, a powerful vasoconstrictor, leading…

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Quetiapine Fumarate

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Quetiapine Fumarate (kwe tie’ ah peen) Seroquel, Seroquel XRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antipsychotic Dibenzothiazepine Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not fully understood: Blocks dopamine and serotonin receptors in…

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Quazepam

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Quazepam (kwa’ ze pam) Doral CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Benzodiazepine Sedative-hypnotic Therapeutic Actions Exact mechanisms of action not understood; acts mainly at subcortical levels of the…

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Pyridostigmine Bromide

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Pyridostigmine Bromide (peer id oh stig’ meen) Mestinon, Regonol PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidote Antimyasthenic Cholinesterase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Increases the concentration of acetylcholine at the sites of cholinergic…

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Pyrazinamide

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Pyrazinamide (peer a zin’ a myde) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antituberculotic Therapeutic Actions Bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal against Mycobacterium tuberculosis; mechanism of action is unknown. Indications Initial treatment of active…

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Pyrantel Pamoate

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Pyrantel Pamoate (pi ran’ tel) Combantrin (CAN), Panix, Pin-Rid, Pin-X, Reese’s Pinworm PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Anthelmintic Therapeutic Actions A depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent that causes spastic paralysis of…

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Pseudoephedrine

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Pseudoephedrine (soo dow e fed’ rin) Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride (D-Isoephedrine Hydrochloride) Congest Aid, Efidac/24DNC, Eltor (CAN), Genaphed, Sudafed, Unifed Pseudoephedrine Sulfate ElixSure Children’s Congestion PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Nasal decongestant…

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