Dangerous Drug: Phenylephrine Hydrochloride (fen ill ef’ rin) Parenteral: Neo-Synephrine Oral: AH-chew D, Sudafed PE Oral drops: Little Colds, Decongestant for Infants & Children, PediaCare Children’s Decongestant Topical OTC nasal…
Dangerous Drug: Phentolamine Mesylate (fen tole’ a meen) OraVerse, Rogitine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alpha-adrenergic blocker Diagnostic agent Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks postsynaptic alpha1-adrenergic receptors, decreasing sympathetic tone…
Dangerous Drug: Phenobarbital (fee noe bar’ bi tal) Phenobarbital Oral preparations: Bellatal, Solfoton Phenobarbital Sodium Parenteral: Luminal Sodium, PMS-Phenobarbital (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Classes Antiepileptic Barbiturate…
Phenelzine Sulfate (fen’ el zeen) Nardil PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant MAOI Therapeutic Actions Irreversibly inhibits MAO, an enzyme that breaks down biogenic amines, such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, and…
Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride (Phenylazodiaminopyridine Hydrochloride) (fen az oh peer’ i deen) Azo-Standard, Baridium, Phenazo (CAN), Prodium, Pyridium, Pyridium Plus, Urinary Pain Relief PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Urinary analgesic Therapeutic Actions…
Perindopril Erbumine (pur in’ doh pril) Aceon, APO-Perindopril (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes ACE inhibitor Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Renin, synthesized by the kidneys, is released into the circulation where…
Perampanel (per am’ pah nel) Fycompa PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiepileptic Glutamate receptor antagonist Therapeutic Actions Noncompetitive glutamate receptor antagonist; glutamate is a primary excitatory neurotransmitter; precise mechanism of…
Pentoxifylline (pen tox ih’ fileen) Pentoxifylline SR (CAN), TrentalDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Hemorrheologic drug Xanthine Therapeutic Actions Reduces RBC aggregation and local hyperviscosity, decreases platelet aggregation, decreases fibrinogen…
