Carbamazepine (kar ba maz’ e peen) Apo-Carbamazepine (CAN), CarbatrolDNC, Epitol, EquetroDNC, Gen-Carbamazepine CRDNC, PMS-Carbamazepine (CAN), Tegretol, Tegretol-XRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug class Antiepileptic Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not understood;…
Capreomycin (kap ree oh mye’ sin) Capastat Sulfate PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Antituberculotic (“third line”) Therapeutic Actions Polypeptide antibiotic; mechanism of action against Mycobacterium tuberculosis unknown. Indications Treatment…
Dangerous Drug: Capecitabine (kap ah seat’ ah been) Xeloda PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions A prodrug of 5-fluorouridine that is readily converted to 5-FU; inhibits thymidylate…
Candesartan Cilexetil (can dah sar’ tan) Atacand PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Angiotensin II receptor antagonist Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Selectively blocks the binding of angiotensin II to specific tissue receptors…
Canagliflozin (kan a gli floe’ zin) Invokana PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidiabetic Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits SGLT2, the transporter responsible for reabsorbing the majority of…
Calfactant (DDPC, Natural Lung Surfactant) (cal fak’ tant) Infasurf PREGNANCY CATEGORY UNDETERMINED (NOT FOR USE IN ADULTS) Drug Classes Lung surfactant Therapeutic Actions A natural bovine compound containing lipids and…
Calcium Salts Calcium Carbonate (kal si’ uhm) Apo-Cal (CAN), Calcite 500 (CAN), Caltrate, Chooz, Equilet, Os-Cal, Oyst-Cal, PMS-Calcium (CAN), Surpass, Tums Calcium Chloride Calcium Glubionate Calcionate, Calciquid Calcium Gluconate Cal-G…
Calcitonin calcitonin, salmon (kal si toe’ nin) Apo-Calcitonin (CAN), Calcimar, Caltine (CAN), Fortical, Miacalcin, Miacalcin Nasal Spray, Osteocalcin, Salmonine PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Hormone Calcium regulator Therapeutic Actions The…
