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Pravastatin Sodium (prah va sta’ tin) Apo-Pravastatin (CAN), CO Pravastatin (CAN), Gen-Pravastatin (CAN), Novo-Pravastatin (CAN), Nu-Pravastatin (CAN), PMS-Pravastatin (CAN), Pravachol, ratio-Pravastatin (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic HMG-CoA reductase…

Prasugrel (pra’ soo grel) Effient PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Class Platelet inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits platelet activation and aggregation by irreversibly binding to the P2Y12 class of ADP receptors on…

Dangerous Drug: Pramlintide Acetate (pram’ lin tyde) Symlin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Amylinomimetic Antidiabetic Therapeutic Actions A synthetic analogue of human amylin, a hormone produced by the beta cells…

Pramipexole Dihydrochloride (pram ah pex’ ole) Mirapex, Mirapex ERDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiparkinsonian Dopamine receptor agonist Therapeutic Actions Stimulates dopamine receptors in the striatum, leading to decrease in…

Pralidoxime Chloride (2-PAM) (pra li dox’ eem) Protopam Chloride PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antidote Therapeutic Actions Reactivates cholinesterase (mainly outside the CNS) inactivated by phosphorylation due to organophosphate pesticide…

Pralatrexate

Dangerous Drug: Potassium Salts (po tass’ ee um) Potassium Acetate Potassium Chloride Oral: Apo-K (CAN), Cena-K, Effer-K, Gen-K, Kaon-Cl, Kaylixir, K-Dur 10, K-Dur 20, K-Lor, K-Tab, Klor-ConDNC, Klor-Con 8, Klor-Con…

Posaconazole (pahs ah kon’ ah zall) Noxafil PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antifungal (triazole) Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the synthesis of ergosterol, a key component of the fungal cell membrane; this…

Porfimer Sodium

Poractant Alfa (DDPC, Natural Lung Surfactant, Porcine Origin) (poor ak’ tant) Curosurf PREGNANCY CATEGORY UNKNOWN Drug Class Lung surfactant Therapeutic Actions A natural porcine compound containing lipids and apoproteins that…