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Meropenem (mare oh pen’ ehm) Merrem IV PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Antibiotic (carbapenem) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall and causes cell death in susceptible cells….

Dangerous Drug: Mercaptopurine (6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP) (mer kap toe pyoor’ een) Purinethol PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Tumor-inhibiting properties, probably due to interference with purine nucleotide synthesis…

Dangerous Drug: Meperidine Hydrochloride (Pethidine) (me per’ i deen) Demerol, Meperitab PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (PROLONGED USE) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug class Opioid agonist analgesic Therapeutic Actions Acts…

Meprobamate (me proe ba’ mate) Novo-Mepro (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug class Anxiolytic Therapeutic Actions Has effects at many sites in the CNS, including the thalamus and…

Menotropins (men oh troe’ pins) Menopur, Repronex PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Fertility drug Hormone Therapeutic Actions A purified preparation of human gonadotropins; in women, produces ovarian follicular growth; when…

Memantine Hydrochloride (meh man’ teen) Apo-Mematine (CAN), Co-Memantine (CAN), Ebixa (CAN), Namenda, Namenda XRDNC, PMS-Memantine (CAN), ratio-Memantine (CAN), Riva-Memantine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Alzheimer disease drug N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)…

Dangerous Drug: Melphalan (L-Pam, L-Phenylalanine Mustard, L-Sarcolysin) (mel’ fa lan) Alkeran PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating drug Antineoplastic Nitrogen mustard Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Alkylates cellular DNA, thus interfering with…

Meloxicam (mel ox’ i kam) Apo-Meloxicam (CAN), Ava-Meloxicam (CAN), CO Meloxicam (CAN), Gen-Meloxicam (CAN), Mobic, Mobicox (CAN), Novo-Meloxicam (CAN), PMS-Meloxicam (CAN), ratio-Meloxicam (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C (FIRST AND SECOND TRIMESTERS)…

Dangerous Drug: (as Antineoplastic): Megestrol Acetate (me jess’ trole) Apo-Megestrol (CAN), Megace, Megace ES, Megace OS (CAN), Nu-Megestrol (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X (ORAL SUSPENSION) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (TABLETS) Drug Classes…

Mefenamic Acid (me fe nam’ ik) Apo-Mefenamic (CAN), Mefenamic-250 (CAN), Ponstan (CAN), Ponstel PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class NSAID Therapeutic Actions Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activities related to inhibition of…