Vilazodone Hydrochloride
Vilazodone Hydrochloride (vil az’ ah dohn) Viibryd PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant SSRI Therapeutic Actions Acts as an antagonist at central serotonin receptor sites and as an SSRI; this…
Vigabatrin
Vigabatrin (vi gah ba’ trin) Sabril PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiepileptic GABA transaminase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Irreversibly inhibits GABA transaminase, the enzyme responsible for the metabolism of the inhibitory…
Dangerous Drug: Verapamil Hydrochloride
Dangerous Drug: Verapamil Hydrochloride (ver ap’ a mill) Apo-Verap (CAN), Apo-Verap SR (CAN)DNC, Calan, Calan SRDNC, Covera-HS, Gen-Verapamil (CAN), Gen-Verapamil SR (CAN)DNC, Isoptin SRDNC, Nu-Verap (CAN), VerelanDNC, Verelan PMDNC PREGNANCY…
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride (vin lah facks’ in) Effexor XRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant Serotonin/norephinephrine reuptake inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Potentiates the neurotransmitter activity in the CNS; inhibits serotonin, norepinephrine, and…
Varenicline Tartrate
Varenicline Tartrate (var en’ ah klin) Chantix PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Nicotine receptor agonist Smoking deterrent Therapeutic Actions Selectively binds with specific neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; acts as an…
Vardenafil Hydrochloride
Vardenafil Hydrochloride (var den’ ah fill) Levitra, Staxyn PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes ED drug Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) specific phosphodiesterase type…
Vancomycin Hydrochloride
Vancomycin Hydrochloride (van koe mye’ sin) Vancocin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (PULVULES) Drug Class Antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits cell wall synthesis of susceptible organisms, causing cell death….
