Dangerous Drug: Lidocaine Hydrochloride (lye’ doe kane) Lidocaine HCl in 5% Dextrose Lidocaine HCl Without Preservatives Antiarrhythmic preparations: Xylocaine HCl IV for Cardiac Arrhythmias Local anesthetic preparations: Octocaine, Xylocaine HCl…
Levothyroxine Sodium (L-Thyroxine, T4) (lee voe thye rox’ een) Levothroid, Levoxine, Levoxyl, Synthroid Thyro-Tabs PREGNANCY CATEGORY A Drug class Thyroid hormone Therapeutic Actions Increases the metabolic rate of body tissues,…
Dangerous Drug: Levorphanol Tartrate (lee vor’ fa nole) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug class Opioid agonist analgesic Therapeutic Actions Acts as agonist at specific opioid receptors in the…
Levomilnacipran (lee voe mil na’ sih pran) FetzimaDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant Serotonin/norephinephrine reuptake inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Acts in CNS to potentiate the effects of norephinephrine and serotonin…
Levofloxacin (lee voe flox’ a sin) Levaquin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Interferes with DNA by inhibiting DNA gyrase replication in susceptible gram-negative and gram-positive…
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride (lev oh seh teer’ ih zeen) Xyzal PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Antihistamine Therapeutic Actions Potent histamine (H1) receptor antagonist; inhibits histamine release and eosinophil chemotaxis during inflammation,…
Levetiracetam (lev ah ty ray’ ca tam) Keppra, Keppra XRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiepileptic Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not well understood; antiepileptic activity may be related to…
Levalbuterol (lev al byoo’ ter ole) Levalbuterol Hydrochloride Xopenex Levalbuterol Tartrate Xopenex HFA PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Beta2-selective adrenergic agonist Bronchodilator Sympathomimetic Therapeutic Actions In low doses, acts…
