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AcetaZOLAMIDE (ah set a zole’ ah mide) Apo-Acetazolamide (CAN), Diamox Sequels PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiepileptic Antiglaucoma drug Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor Diuretic Sulfonamide (nonbacteriostatic) Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the enzyme…

Acetaminophen (N-Acetyl-p-Aminophenol) (a seet a min’ a fen) Suppositories: Acephen Oral: Aminofen, Anacin Aspirin Free, APAP, Apo-Acetaminophen (CAN), Atasol (CAN), Cetafen, Feverall, Genapap, Mapap Arthritis PainDNC, Masophen, Q-Pap, Silapap, Tylenol,…

Acebutolol Hydrochloride (a se byoo’ toe lole) Apo-Acebutolol (CAN), Gen-Acebutolol (CAN), Rhotral (CAN), Sectral PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiarrhythmic Antihypertensive Beta1-selective adrenergic blocker Therapeutic Actions Blocks beta-adrenergic receptors of…

Acarbose (a kar’ boz) Prandase (CAN), Precose PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor Antidiabetic Therapeutic Actions Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor obtained from the fermentation process of a microorganism; delays the digestion…

Acamprosate Calcium (a kam pro’ sate) Campral PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antialcoholic drug GABA analogue Therapeutic Actions Exact mechanism of action not understood; acts with glutamate and GABA neurotransmitter…

Abiraterone

Abciximab (ab six’ ah mab) ReoPro PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiplatelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Interferes with platelet membrane function by inhibiting fibrinogen binding and platelet–platelet interactions; inhibits…

Abatacept

Abacavir Sulfate (ah bak’ ah veer) Ziagen PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; obstructs RNA and DNA synthesis and inhibits…

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C OR D (AMITRIPTYLINE, IMIPRAMINE, NORTRIPTYLINE) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action is unknown. The TCAs are structurally related to the phenothiazine antipsychotic drugs (eg, chlorpromazine),…