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Orphenadrine Citrate (or fen’ a dreen) Banflex, Flexon, Norflex PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Skeletal muscle relaxant (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Precise mechanisms not known; acts in the CNS; does…

Orlistat (ore’ lah stat) Alli, Xenical PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Lipase inhibitor Weight loss drug Therapeutic Actions Synthetic derivative of lipostatin, a naturally occurring lipase inhibitor or so-called fat…

Dangerous Drug: Opium Preparations (oh’ pee um) Camphorated tincture: Paregoric Deodorized tincture: Opium Tincture, Deodorized CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-III (PAREGORIC) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II (OPIUM TINCTURE, DEODORIZED) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes…

Ondansetron Hydrochloride (on dan’ sah tron) Zofran, Zofran ODT, Zuplenz PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Antiemetic Therapeutic Actions Blocks specific receptor sites (5-HT3), which are associated with nausea and vomiting…

Omeprazole (oh me’ pray zol) Losec (CAN)DNC, PrilosecDNC, Prilosec OTCDNC, Zegerid (with sodium bicarbonate)DNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antisecretory drug Proton pump inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Gastric acid-pump inhibitor: Suppresses…

Omalizumab See Appendix R, Less commonly used drugs. Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters (oh may gah-three-ass’ id) Lovaza PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Lipid-lowering drug Omega-3 fatty acid Therapeutic Actions Inhibits liver…

Olsalazine Sodium

Olmesartan Medoxomil (ol ma sar’ tan) Benicar PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Angiotensin II receptor antagonist (ARB) Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Selectively blocks the binding of angiotensin II to specific tissue…

Olanzapine (oh lan’ za peen) Zyprexa, Zyprexa IntraMuscular, Zyprexa Relprevv, Zyprexa Zydis PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antipsychotic Dopaminergic blocker Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not fully understood; blocks dopamine…

Ofloxacin (oh flox’ a sin) Floxin, Floxin Otic, Ocuflox PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal; interferes with DNA replication in susceptible gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, preventing…