Nurse Key

Cefaclor (sef’ a klor) Apo-Cefaclor (CAN), Ceclor, Ceclor Pulvules, CefaclorDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibiotic Cephalosporin (second generation) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall, causing cell…

Caspofungin Acetate

Carvedilol (kar vah’ da lol) Apo-Carvedilol (CAN), Coreg, Coreg CRDNC, PMS-Carvedilol (CAN), ratio-Carvedilol (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alpha- and beta-adrenergic blocker Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks alpha-, beta-,…

Dangerous Drug: Carmustine (BCNU) (car mus’ teen) BiCNU, Gliadel PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating agent Antineoplastic Nitrosourea Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Alkylates DNA and RNA and inhibits several enzymatic processes,…

Carisoprodol (Isomeprobamate) (kar eye soe proe’ dol) Soma PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant Therapeutic Actions Precise mechanism not known; chemically related to meprobamate, an anxiolytic;…

Carglumic Acid

Carfilzomib

Carboprost Tromethamine (kar’ boe prost) Hemabate PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Abortifacient Prostaglandin Therapeutic Actions Stimulates the myometrium of the gravid uterus to contract in a manner that is similar…

Dangerous Drug: Carboplatin (kar’ boe pla tin) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating drug Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Heavy metal that produces cross-links within and between strands of DNA, thus…

Carbinoxamine Maleate (car bih nock’ sah meen) Karbinal ER PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antihistamine Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks the effects of histamine at histamine-1 receptors; has anticholinergic, drying, and…