Dangerous Drug: Levorphanol Tartrate (lee vor’ fa nole) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug class Opioid agonist analgesic Therapeutic Actions Acts as agonist at specific opioid receptors in the…

Levomilnacipran (lee voe mil na’ sih pran) FetzimaDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant Serotonin/norephinephrine reuptake inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Acts in CNS to potentiate the effects of norephinephrine and serotonin…

Levoleucovorin

Levofloxacin (lee voe flox’ a sin) Levaquin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Interferes with DNA by inhibiting DNA gyrase replication in susceptible gram-negative and gram-positive…

Levodopa (lee voe doe’ pa) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiparkinsonian Therapeutic Actions Biochemical precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is deficient in the basal ganglia of parkinsonism patients; unlike…

Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride (lev oh seh teer’ ih zeen) Xyzal PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Antihistamine Therapeutic Actions Potent histamine (H1) receptor antagonist; inhibits histamine release and eosinophil chemotaxis during inflammation,…

Levetiracetam (lev ah ty ray’ ca tam) Keppra, Keppra XRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiepileptic Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not well understood; antiepileptic activity may be related to…

Levalbuterol (lev al byoo’ ter ole) Levalbuterol Hydrochloride Xopenex Levalbuterol Tartrate Xopenex HFA PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Beta2-selective adrenergic agonist Bronchodilator Sympathomimetic Therapeutic Actions In low doses, acts…

Leuprolide Acetate (loo proe’ lide) Eligard, Lupron Depot, Lupron Depot-PED, Lupron Depot—3 Month, Lupron Depot—4 Month, Lupron Depot—6 Month, Lupron for Pediatric Use PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug class Gonadotropin-releasing hormone…

Leucovorin Calcium (Citrovorum Factor, Folinic Acid) (loo koe vor’ in) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Folic acid derivative Therapeutic Actions Active reduced form of folic acid; required for nucleoprotein synthesis…