Cimetidine
Cimetidine (sye met’ i deen) Apo-Cimetidine (CAN), Gen-Cimetidine (CAN), Nu-Cimet (CAN), Tagamet, Tagamet HB PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Histamine2 (H2) antagonist Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the action of histamine at…
Cilostazol
Cilostazol (sill ahs’ tah zoll) Pletal PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiplatelet Therapeutic Actions Reversibly inhibits platelet aggregation induced by a variety of stimuli including ADP, thrombin, collagen, shear stress,…
Chorionic Gonadotropin (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, HCG)
Chorionic Gonadotropin (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, HCG) (kor e awn ick goe nad’ oh troe pin) Novarel, Pregnyl PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Hormone Therapeutic Actions A human placental hormone with…
Cholestyramine
Cholestyramine (koe less’ tir a meen) Cholestyramine Light, PMS-Cholestyramine (CAN), Prevalite, Questran, Questran Light PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic Bile acid sequestrant Therapeutic Actions Binds bile acids in the…
Chlorzoxazone
Chlorzoxazone (klor zox’ a zone) Paraflex, Parafon Forte DSC, Remular-S PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Skeletal muscle relaxant (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Precise mechanism not known; has sedative properties; acts…
Chlorthalidone
Chlorthalidone (klor thal’ i done) Apo-Chlorthalidone (CAN), Thalitone PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Thiazide-like diuretic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits reabsorption of sodium and chloride in distal renal tubule, increasing excretion of…
