Glucagon (rDNA Origin)
Glucagon (rDNA Origin) (gloo’ ka gon) GlucaGen Diagnostic Kit, GlucaGen HypoKit, Glucagon Emergency Kit PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Diagnostic agent Glucose-elevating drug Hormone Therapeutic Actions Accelerates the breakdown of…
Dangerous Drug: glipiZIDE
Dangerous Drug: glipiZIDE (glip’ i zide) Glucotrol, Glucotrol XLDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidiabetic Sulfonylurea (second generation) Therapeutic Actions Stimulates insulin release from functioning beta cells in the pancreas;…
Dangerous Drug: Glimepiride
Dangerous Drug: Glimepiride (glye meh’ per ide) Amaryl, CO-Glimepiride (CAN), ratio-Glimepiride (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidiabetic Sulfonylurea (second generation) Therapeutic Actions Stimulates insulin release from functioning beta cells…
Gentamicin Sulfate
Gentamicin Sulfate (jen ta mye’ sin) Parenteral intrathecal: Alcomicin (CAN), Pediatric Gentamicin Sulfate Ophthalmic: Gentak PREGNANCY CATEGORY D PREGNANCY CATEGORY C (OPHTHALMIC) Drug class Aminoglycoside Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits protein…
Gemifloxacin Mesylate
Gemifloxacin Mesylate (jem ah flox’ a sin) FactiveDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal; interferes with DNA replication, repair, transcription, and recombination in susceptible gram-negative and…
Gemfibrozil
Gemfibrozil (jem fi’ broe zil) Apo-Gemfibrozil (CAN), Gen-Gemfibrozil (CAN), Lopid, PMS-Gemfibrozil (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antihyperlipidemic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits peripheral lipolysis and decreases the hepatic excretion of free…
Dangerous Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
Dangerous Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride (jem site’ ah ben) Gemzar PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Pyrimidine analogue Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: A nucleoside analogue that is cell cycle S–specific; causes…
