Nortriptyline Hydrochloride (nor trip’ ti leen) Apo-Nortriptyline (CAN), Aventyl, Gen-Nortriptyline (CAN), Pamelor, ratio-Nortriptyline (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug class TCA (secondary amine) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action unknown; the TCAs…
Norgestrel (nor jess’ trel) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Hormonal contraceptive Hormone Progestin Therapeutic Actions Progestational agent; the endogenous female progestin, progesterone, transforms proliferative endometrium into secretory endometrium; inhibits the…
Norfloxacin (nor flox’ a sin) Apo-Norflox (CAN), CO-Norfloxacin (CAN), Noroxin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Urinary tract anti-infective Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal; interferes with DNA replication in susceptible gram-negative…
Norethindrone Acetate (nor eth in’ drone) Aygestin PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Hormone Progestin Therapeutic Actions Progesterone derivative. Progesterone transforms proliferative endometrium into secretory endometrium; inhibits the secretion of pituitary…
Dangerous Drug: Norepinephrine Bitartrate (Levarterenol) (nor ep i nef’ rin) Levophed PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alpha-adrenergic agonist Beta1-adrenergic agonist Cardiac stimulant Sympathomimetic Vasopressor Therapeutic Actions Vasopressor and cardiac stimulant;…
Nizatidine (nigh za’ ti deen) Apo-Nizatidine (CAN), Axid, Axid AR, Axid Pulvules, Gen-Nizatidine (CAN), PMS-Nizatidine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Histamine-2 (H2) antagonist Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the action of…
Nitroprusside Sodium (nye troe pruss’ ide) Nipride (CAN), Nitropress PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antihypertensive Vasodilator Therapeutic Actions Acts directly on vascular smooth muscle to cause vasodilation (arterial and venous)…
Nitroglycerin (nye troe gli’ ser in) Intravenous: generic Ointment: Rectiv Spray: Nitrolingual Pumpspray Sublingual: Gen-Nitroglycerin (CAN), Nitrostat Sustained-release: Nitro-TimeDNC Topical: Nitro-Bid Transdermal: Minitran, Nitrek, Nitro-Dur Translingual: Nitrolingual PREGNANCY CATEGORY C…
Nitrofurantoin (nye troe fyoor an’ toyn) Nitrofurantoin Apo-Nitrofurantoin (CAN), Furadantin (CAN), Novo-Furantoin (CAN) Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystals Macrobid, Macrodantin PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antibacterial Urinary tract anti-infective Therapeutic Actions Bacteriostatic in…
