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Dangerous Drug: Nateglinide (nah teg’ lah nyde) Starlix PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidiabetic Meglitinide Therapeutic Actions Closes potassium channels in the beta cells of the pancreas, which causes the…

Natalizumab (nah tah liz’ yoo mab) Tysabri PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Monoclonal antibody MS drug Therapeutic Actions Monoclonal antibody specific for the alpha-4 subunit on the surface of all…

Naratriptan (nar ah trip’ tan) Amerge PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antimigraine drug (triptan) Serotonin selective agonist Therapeutic Actions Binds to serotonin receptors to cause vascular constrictive effects on cranial…

Naproxen (na prox’ en) Naproxen Apo-Naproxen (CAN), Apo-Naproxen EC (CAN), Apo-Naproxen SR (CAN), EC-Naprosyn, Gen-Naproxen EC (CAN), NaprelanDNC, Naprosyn, Novo-Naprox (CAN), Novo-Naprox-EC (CAN) Naproxen Sodium Aleve, Anaprox, Anaprox DSDNC, Apo-Napro-Na…

Naltrexone Hydrochloride (nal trex’ one) ReVia, Vivitrol PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Opioid antagonist Therapeutic Actions Pure opiate antagonist; markedly attenuates or completely, reversibly blocks the subjective effects of IV…

Naloxone Hydrochloride (nal ox’ one) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Diagnostic agent Opioid antagonist Therapeutic Actions Pure opioid antagonist; reverses the effects of opioids, including respiratory depression, sedation, hypotension; can…

Dangerous Drug: Nalbuphine Hydrochloride (nal’ byoo feen) Nubain PREGNANCY CATEGORY B PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (PROLONGED USE OR WITH HIGH DOSES AT TERM) Drug class Opioid agonist-antagonist analgesic Therapeutic Actions Nalbuphine…

Nafarelin Acetate (naf’ a re lin) Synarel PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug class Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) Therapeutic Actions A potent agonistic analogue of GnRH, which is released from the hypothalamus to…

Nadolol (nay doe’ lol) Corgard PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antianginal Antihypertensive Beta-adrenergic blocker (nonselective) Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks beta-adrenergic receptors in the heart and juxtaglomerular apparatus, decreasing the influence…

Nabumetone (nah byoo’ meh tone) Apo-Nabumetone (CAN), Gen-Nabumetone (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C (FIRST AND SECOND TRIMESTERS) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (THIRD TRIMESTER) Drug Classes Analgesic (nonopioid) NSAID Therapeutic Actions Analgesic, anti-inflammatory,…