Maraviroc (mar ah vye’ rock) CelsentriDNC (CAN), SelzentryDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiviral CCR5 coreceptor antagonist Therapeutic Actions Selectively binds to the human chemokine receptor CCR5 on the cell…

Methazolamide

Dangerous Drug: Methadone Hydrochloride (meth’ a done) Diskets, Dolophine, Metadol-D (CAN), Metador (CAN), Methadone HCl, Intensol, Methadose, Methadose Sugarfree PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug class Opioid agonist analgesic…

Dangerous Drug: Metformin Hydrochloride (met fore’ min) Apo-Metformin (CAN), CO Metformin Coated (CAN), Fortamet, Gen-Metformin (CAN), Glucophage, Glucophage XRDNC, GlumetzaDNC, Metformin HCl ERDNC, Nu-Metformin (CAN), PMS-Metformin (CAN), ratio-Metformin (CAN), Riomet…

Metaxalone (me tax’ ah lone) Skelaxin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Skeletal muscle relaxant (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Precise mechanism of action not known, but may be due to general…

Metaproterenol Sulfate (met a proe ter’ e nole) Apo-Orciprenaline (CAN), ratio-Orciprenaline (CAN), Tanta-Orciprenaline (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Beta2-selective adrenergic agonist Bronchodilator Sympathomimetic Therapeutic Actions In low doses,…

Mesna

Mesalamine (5-Aminosalicylic Acid, 5-ASA) (me sal’ a meen) Apriso, AsacolDNC, Asacol HD, CANASA, DelzicolDNC, LialdaDNC, Mesasal (CAN), Novo-5 ASA (CAN), PentasaDNC, Rowasa, Salofalk (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (RECTAL) PREGNANCY CATEGORY…

Meropenem (mare oh pen’ ehm) Merrem IV PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Antibiotic (carbapenem) Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall and causes cell death in susceptible cells….

Dangerous Drug: Mercaptopurine (6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP) (mer kap toe pyoor’ een) Purinethol PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Tumor-inhibiting properties, probably due to interference with purine nucleotide synthesis…