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NURSING 106 - Pharmacology Study Guide. Classifications Therapeutic class: broad purpose of drug (e.g. antihypertensive is used for HTN) Pharmacologic class: specific pharmacological approach withi ... n the therapeutic class (e.g. beta blocker, calcium channel blocker, etc. are within the antihypertensive therapeutic class) Generic name: actual name of the drug (e.g. amlodipine) Trade name: the name that the drug is marketed under; several different ways to name the generic drug (e.g. Norvasc) FDA Pregnancy Categories A: good studies show no risk of fetal abnormalities; good human research – no risk B: safe in animals but not adequate enough studies in humans OR adverse effect in animal studies but human studies do not show increased risk; safe in animals but no studies in humans or no harm in humans C: adverse effect in animals but no good studies in humans OR no animal studies and no human studies; no evidence of good or bad in humans D: risk to fetus but benefits may outweigh risk; evidence of harm in humans X: causes fetal abnormalities; should not be used during pregnancy [Show More]
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