Dangerous Drug: Pramlintide Acetate (pram’ lin tyde) Symlin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Amylinomimetic Antidiabetic Therapeutic Actions A synthetic analogue of human amylin, a hormone produced by the beta cells…
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride (pram ah pex’ ole) Mirapex, Mirapex ERDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiparkinsonian Dopamine receptor agonist Therapeutic Actions Stimulates dopamine receptors in the striatum, leading to decrease in…
Pralidoxime Chloride (2-PAM) (pra li dox’ eem) Protopam Chloride PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antidote Therapeutic Actions Reactivates cholinesterase (mainly outside the CNS) inactivated by phosphorylation due to organophosphate pesticide…
Dangerous Drug: Potassium Salts (po tass’ ee um) Potassium Acetate Potassium Chloride Oral: Apo-K (CAN), Cena-K, Effer-K, Gen-K, Kaon-Cl, Kaylixir, K-Dur 10, K-Dur 20, K-Lor, K-Tab, Klor-ConDNC, Klor-Con 8, Klor-Con…
Posaconazole (pahs ah kon’ ah zall) Noxafil PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antifungal (triazole) Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the synthesis of ergosterol, a key component of the fungal cell membrane; this…
Poractant Alfa (DDPC, Natural Lung Surfactant, Porcine Origin) (poor ak’ tant) Curosurf PREGNANCY CATEGORY UNKNOWN Drug Class Lung surfactant Therapeutic Actions A natural porcine compound containing lipids and apoproteins that…
Dangerous Drug: Polymyxin B sulfate (pol i mix’ in) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Has surfactant (detergent) activity that allows it to penetrate and disrupt the…
