Dangerous Drug: Polymyxin B sulfate

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Dangerous Drug: Polymyxin B sulfate (pol i mix’ in) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class Antibiotic Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Has surfactant (detergent) activity that allows it to penetrate and disrupt the…

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Plasma Protein Fraction

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Plasma Protein Fraction Plasmanate, Plasma-Plex, Protenate PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Blood product Plasma protein Therapeutic Actions Maintains plasma colloid osmotic pressure and carries intermediate metabolites in the transport and…

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Pitavastatin

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Pitavastatin (pih ta’ vah sta’ tin) Livalo PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antihyperlipidemic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the…

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Piroxicam

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Piroxicam (peer ox’ i kam) Apo-Piroxicam (CAN), Feldene, Gen-Piroxicam (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Class NSAID (oxicam derivative) Therapeutic Actions Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activities related to inhibition of prostaglandin…

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Dangerous Drug: Pioglitazone

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Dangerous Drug: Pioglitazone (pie oh glit’ ah zohn) Actos, Apo-Pioglitazone (CAN), ratio-Pioglitazone (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidiabetic Thiazolidinedione Therapeutic Actions Resensitizes tissues to insulin; stimulates insulin receptor sites…

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