NURSING
Leflunomide
Leflunomide (leh flew’ no mide) Arava PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antiarthritic Pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Reversibly inhibits the enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, which is active in the autoimmune process…
Lansoprazole
Lansoprazole (lanz ah’ pray zol) PrevacidDNC, Prevacid 24 Hr PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antisecretory drug Proton pump inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Gastric acid-pump inhibitor: Suppresses gastric acid secretion by specific…
Lamotrigine
Lamotrigine (la mo’ tri geen) Apo-Lamotrigine (CAN), Gen-Lamotrigine (CAN), Lamictal, Lamictal CD, Lamictal ODT, Lamictal XRDNC, PMS-Lamotrigine (CAN), ratio-Lamotrigine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiepileptic Therapeutic Actions Mechanism not…
Lamivudine (3TC)
Lamivudine (3TC) (lam ah vew’ den) Epivir, Epivir-HBV PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiviral Reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Nucleoside analogue inhibitor of HIV reverse transcriptase via DNA viral chain…