Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate (liss dex am fet’ a meen) Vyvanse PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug Classes Amphetamine CNS stimulant Therapeutic Actions Thought to block reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine…

Dangerous Drug: Liraglutide (lir ah gloo’ tide) Victoza PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidiabetic Glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist Therapeutic Actions Increases intracellular cyclic AMP in pancreatic beta cells, leading to…

Liotrix (lye’ oh trix) Thyrolar PREGNANCY CATEGORY A Drug class Thyroid hormone (contains synthetic T3 and T4 in a ratio of 1 to 4 by weight) Therapeutic Actions Increases the…

Liothyronine Sodium (T3, Triiodithyronine) (lye’ oh thye’ roe neen) Cytomel, Triostat PREGNANCY CATEGORY A Drug class Thyroid hormone Therapeutic Actions Increases the metabolic rate of body tissues, thereby increasing oxygen…

Linezolid (lah nez’ oh lid) Zyvox PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Oxazolidinone antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal: Interferes with protein synthesis on the bacterial ribosome; effective in VRE, Staphylococcus,…

Lincomycin Hydrochloride

Linagliptin (lin ah glip’ tin) Tradjenta PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antidiabetic Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Slows the inactivation of the incretin hormones by DPP-4, increasing these hormone…

Linaclotide

Dangerous Drug: Lidocaine Hydrochloride (lye’ doe kane) Lidocaine HCl in 5% Dextrose Lidocaine HCl Without Preservatives Antiarrhythmic preparations: Xylocaine HCl IV for Cardiac Arrhythmias Local anesthetic preparations: Octocaine, Xylocaine HCl…

Levothyroxine Sodium (L-Thyroxine, T4) (lee voe thye rox’ een) Levothroid, Levoxine, Levoxyl, Synthroid Thyro-Tabs PREGNANCY CATEGORY A Drug class Thyroid hormone Therapeutic Actions Increases the metabolic rate of body tissues,…