Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride (HN2, Nitrogen Mustard) (me klor eth’ a meen) Mustargen, Valchlor PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating drug Antineoplastic Nitrogen mustard Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Reacts chemically with DNA, RNA,…

Maprotiline Hydrochloride (ma proe’ ti leen) Novo-Maprotiline (CAN), Teva-Maprotiline (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Antidepressant (tetracyclic) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action unknown; appears to act similarly to TCAs; the…

Mannitol (man’ i tole) Osmitrol PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Diagnostic agent Osmotic diuretic Urinary irrigant Therapeutic Actions Elevates the osmolarity of the glomerular filtrate, thereby hindering the reabsorption of…

Dangerous Drug: Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salt) (mag nee’ zee um) PREGNANCY CATEGORY A PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (LAXATIVE) Drug Classes Antiepileptic Electrolyte Laxative Therapeutic Actions Cofactor of many enzyme systems involved…

Magnesium Salts (mag nee’ zee um) Magnesia Magnesium Citrate Citro-Mag (CAN), Citroma Magnesium Hydroxide Milk of Magnesia, Phillips’ Chewable, Pedia-Lax Magnesium Oxide Mag-Ox 400, Mag-200, Maox 420, Uro-Mag PREGNANCY CATEGORY…

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Lurasidone Hydrochloride (loo ras’ ih dohn) Latuda PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Atypical antipsychotic Therapeutic Actions Acts as an antagonist at central dopamine and serotonin receptor sites, which is thought…

Lucinactant (loo sin ak’ tant) Surfaxin UNKNOWN Drug class Lung surfactant Therapeutic Actions Nonpyrogenic pulmonary surfactant containing lipids and peptides that reduce surface tension and all expansion of the alveoli;…

Loxapine (lox’ a peen) Adasuve Loxapine Succinate Apo-Loxapine (CAN), Loxapac (CAN), Loxitane, PMS-Loxapine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antipsychotic Dopaminergic blocker Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action is not fully…

Lovastatin (Mevinolin) (loe va sta’ tin) AltoprevDNC, Apo-Lovastatin (CAN), Co-Lovastatin (CAN), Gen-Lovastatin (CAN), Mevacor, Nu-Lovastatin (CAN), PMS-Lovastatin (CAN), ratio-Lovastatin (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor Therapeutic…