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Balsalazide Disodium (bal sal’ a zyde) Colazal, Giazo PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Anti-inflammatory Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action is unknown; thought to be direct, delivered intact to the colon;…

Baclofen (bak’ loe fen) Apo-Baclofen (CAN), Gablofen, Gen-Baclofen, (CAN), Kemstro, Lioresal, Lioresal Intrathecal, PMS-Baclofen (CAN), ratio-Baclofen (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant Therapeutic Actions Precise…

Bacitracin (bass i tray’ sin) Powder for injection: Baci-IM, BaciJect (CAN) Topical ointment: Baciguent (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Antibacterial; inhibits cell wall synthesis of susceptible…

Aztreonam (az’ tree oh nam) Azactam, Cayston PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Monobactam antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis, causing cell death in susceptible gram-negative bacteria,…

Azithromycin (ay zi thro my’ sin) AzaSite, Zithromax, Zmax PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Macrolide antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Bacteriostatic or bactericidal in susceptible bacteria; interferes with protein synthesis. Indications Treatment…

Azilsartan Medoxomil (ay’ zil sar’ tan) Edarbi PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (SECOND AND THIRD TRIMESTERS) Drug Classes Angiotensin II receptor blocker Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Selectively blocks the binding of angiotensin II…

Azathioprine (ay za thye’ oh preen) Azasan, Imuran PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug class Immunosuppressant Therapeutic Actions Suppresses cell-mediated hypersensitivities and alters antibody production; exact mechanisms of action in increasing homograft…

Azacitidine

Axitinib

Avanafil (ah van’ ah fil) Stendra PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Impotence drug Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Selectively inhibits cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)–specific phosphodiesterase type 5. The mechanism of penile…