Octreotide Acetate
Octreotide Acetate (ok tree’ oh tide) Sandostatin, Sandostatin LAR Depot PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antidiarrheal Hormone Therapeutic Actions Mimics the natural hormone somatostatin; suppresses secretion of serotonin, gastrin, vasoactive…
Nortriptyline Hydrochloride
Nortriptyline Hydrochloride (nor trip’ ti leen) Apo-Nortriptyline (CAN), Aventyl, Gen-Nortriptyline (CAN), Pamelor, ratio-Nortriptyline (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug class TCA (secondary amine) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action unknown; the TCAs…
Norgestrel
Norgestrel (nor jess’ trel) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Hormonal contraceptive Hormone Progestin Therapeutic Actions Progestational agent; the endogenous female progestin, progesterone, transforms proliferative endometrium into secretory endometrium; inhibits the…
Norfloxacin
Norfloxacin (nor flox’ a sin) Apo-Norflox (CAN), CO-Norfloxacin (CAN), Noroxin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Urinary tract anti-infective Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal; interferes with DNA replication in susceptible gram-negative…
Norethindrone Acetate
Norethindrone Acetate (nor eth in’ drone) Aygestin PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Hormone Progestin Therapeutic Actions Progesterone derivative. Progesterone transforms proliferative endometrium into secretory endometrium; inhibits the secretion of pituitary…
Dangerous Drug: Norepinephrine Bitartrate (Levarterenol)
Dangerous Drug: Norepinephrine Bitartrate (Levarterenol) (nor ep i nef’ rin) Levophed PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Alpha-adrenergic agonist Beta1-adrenergic agonist Cardiac stimulant Sympathomimetic Vasopressor Therapeutic Actions Vasopressor and cardiac stimulant;…
Nizatidine
Nizatidine (nigh za’ ti deen) Apo-Nizatidine (CAN), Axid, Axid AR, Axid Pulvules, Gen-Nizatidine (CAN), PMS-Nizatidine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Histamine-2 (H2) antagonist Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the action of…
