Dangerous Drug: Eptifibatide (ep tiff ib’ ah tide) Integrilin PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiplatelet drug Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor agonist Therapeutic Actions Inhibits platelet aggregation by binding to the glycoprotein…
Eprosartan Mesylate (ep row sar’ tan) Teveten PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antihypertensive ARB Therapeutic Actions Selectively blocks the binding of angiotensin II to specific tissue receptors found in the…
Epoprostenol Sodium (Prostacyclin, PGX, PGI2)
Epoetin Alfa (EPO, Erythropoietin) (e poe e’ tin) Epogen, Eprex (CAN), Procrit PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Recombinant human erythropoietin Therapeutic Actions A natural glycoprotein produced in the kidneys, which…
Eplerenone (ep ler’ eh nown) Inspra PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Aldosterone receptor blocker Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Binds to aldosterone receptors, blocking the binding of aldosterone, leading to increased loss…
Dangerous Drug: Epinephrine (Adrenaline) (ep i nef’ rin) Epinephrine Hydrochloride Adrenalin, Adrenaclick, Auvi-Q, EpiPen Auto-Injector (delivers 0.3 mg IM adult dose), EpiPen Jr. Auto-Injector (delivers 0.15 mg IM for children)…
Entacapone (en tah kap’ own) Comtan PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiparkinsonian Therapeutic Actions Selectively and reversibly inhibits COMT, an enzyme that eliminates biologically active catecholamines, including dopa, dopamine, norepinephrine,…
Dangerous Drug: Ephedrine Sulfate (e fed’ rin) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Bronchodilator Sympathomimetic Vasopressor Therapeutic Actions Peripheral effects are mediated by receptors in target organs and are due in…
