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Etravirine (eh tra vye’ rin) IntelenceDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiviral Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Binds directly to reverse transcriptase and blocks both RNA and DNA dependent…

Dangerous Drug: Etoposide (VP-16) (e toe poe’ side) Etopophos, Toposar PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antineoplastic Mitotic inhibitor Therapeutic Actions G2-specific cell toxic: Lyses cells entering mitosis; inhibits cells from…

Etodolac (ee toe doe’ lak) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Analgesic (nonopioid) NSAID Therapeutic Actions Inhibits prostaglandin synthesis by inhibiting the enzyme, cyclo-oxygenase. Indications Acute or long-term use in the…

Etidronate Disodium (e tid’ ro nate) CO Etidronate (CAN), Didronel, Gen-Etidronate (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Bisphosphonate Calcium regulator Therapeutic Actions Slows normal and abnormal bone resorption; inhibits formation,…

Ethotoin (eth’ i toe in) Peganone PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antiepileptic Hydantoin Therapeutic Actions Has antiepileptic activity without causing general CNS depression; stabilizes neuronal membranes and prevents hyperexcitability caused…

Ethosuximide (eth oh sux’ i mide) Zarontin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiepileptic Succinimide Therapeutic Actions Suppresses the EEG pattern associated with lapses of consciousness in absence (petit mal) seizures;…

Ethionamide (e thye on am’ ide) Trecator PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antituberculotic (third line) Therapeutic Actions Bacteriostatic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis; mechanism of action is not known. Indications TB—any form…

Ethambutol Hydrochloride (e tham’ byoo tole) Etibi (CAN), Myambutol PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antituberculotic (second line) Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the synthesis of metabolites in growing mycobacterium cells, impairing cell…

Etanercept (ee tan er’ sept) Enbrel PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiarthritic Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug Immunomodulator Tumor necrosis factor blocker Therapeutic Actions Genetically engineered tumor necrosis factor receptors from Chinese…

Ethacrynic Acid