Dangerous Drug: Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (me drox’ ee proe jess’ te rone) Oral: Apo-Medroxyprogesterone (CAN), Gen-Medroxy (CAN), Provera Parenteral: Depo-Provera, depo-subQ provera 104 PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antineoplastic Contraceptive Hormone…
Meclizine Hydrochloride (mek’ li zeen) Bonamine (CAN), Bonine, Bonine for Kids Oral prescription tablets: Antivert, Dramamine, Less Drowsy Formula, Vertin-32 PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Anticholinergic Antiemetic Antihistamine Anti–motion-sickness drug…
Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride (HN2, Nitrogen Mustard) (me klor eth’ a meen) Mustargen, Valchlor PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating drug Antineoplastic Nitrogen mustard Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Reacts chemically with DNA, RNA,…
Maprotiline Hydrochloride (ma proe’ ti leen) Novo-Maprotiline (CAN), Teva-Maprotiline (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Antidepressant (tetracyclic) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action unknown; appears to act similarly to TCAs; the…
Dangerous Drug: Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salt) (mag nee’ zee um) PREGNANCY CATEGORY A PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (LAXATIVE) Drug Classes Antiepileptic Electrolyte Laxative Therapeutic Actions Cofactor of many enzyme systems involved…
Magnesium Salts (mag nee’ zee um) Magnesia Magnesium Citrate Citro-Mag (CAN), Citroma Magnesium Hydroxide Milk of Magnesia, Phillips’ Chewable, Pedia-Lax Magnesium Oxide Mag-Ox 400, Mag-200, Maox 420, Uro-Mag PREGNANCY CATEGORY…
Lurasidone Hydrochloride (loo ras’ ih dohn) Latuda PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Atypical antipsychotic Therapeutic Actions Acts as an antagonist at central dopamine and serotonin receptor sites, which is thought…
Lucinactant (loo sin ak’ tant) Surfaxin UNKNOWN Drug class Lung surfactant Therapeutic Actions Nonpyrogenic pulmonary surfactant containing lipids and peptides that reduce surface tension and all expansion of the alveoli;…
