Primidone (pri’ mi done) Apo-Primidone (CAN), Mysoline PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Anticonvulsant Antiepileptic Barbiturate Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not understood; primidone and its two metabolites, phenobarbital and phenylethylmalonamide,…

Pregabalin (pray gab’ ah lin) GD-Pregabalin (CAN), Lyrica, PMS-Pregabalin (CAN), ratio-Pregabalin (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-V Drug Classes Analgesic Antiepileptic Calcium channel modulator Therapeutic Actions Binds to alpha2-delta…

Prednisone (pred’ ni sone) Apo-Prednisone (CAN), Novo-Prednisone (CAN), Prednisone Intensol Concentrate, RayosDNC, Winpred (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (RAYOS) Drug Classes Corticosteroid (intermediate-acting) Glucocorticoid Hormone Therapeutic Actions Enters…

Prednisolone (pred niss’ oh lone) Prednisolone Oral: Prelone Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic solution: Omnipred, Pred Forte, Pred Mild, ratio-Prednisolone (CAN) Oral: Flo-Pred Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Oral: Hydrocortone, Orapred, Orapred ODT, Pediapred…

Prazosin Hydrochloride (pra’ zoe sin) Apo-Prazo (CAN), Minipress, Novo-Prazin (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alpha-adrenergic blocker Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Selectively blocks postsynaptic alpha1-adrenergic receptors, decreasing sympathetic tone on the…

Praziquantel

Pravastatin Sodium (prah va sta’ tin) Apo-Pravastatin (CAN), CO Pravastatin (CAN), Gen-Pravastatin (CAN), Novo-Pravastatin (CAN), Nu-Pravastatin (CAN), PMS-Pravastatin (CAN), Pravachol, ratio-Pravastatin (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic HMG-CoA reductase…

Prasugrel (pra’ soo grel) Effient PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Platelet inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits platelet activation and aggregation by irreversibly binding to the P2Y12 class of ADP receptors on…

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…