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Nabilone (nah’ bah lone) Cesamet PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug Classes Antiemetic Cannabinoid Therapeutic Actions A synthetic cannabinoid that interacts with the cannabinoid receptor systems in the CNS,…

Mycophenolate (my coe fen’ oh late) Mycophenolate Mofetil CellCept Mycophenolate Sodium MyforticDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug class Immunosuppressant Therapeutic Actions Immunosuppressant: Inhibits T-lymphocyte activation; exact mechanism of action unknown, but…

Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride (mocks ee flox’ a sin) Avelox, Avelox IV, Moxeza, Vigamox PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal; interferes with DNA replication, repair, transcription, and recombination…

Dangerous Drug: Morphine Sulfate (mor’ feen) Timed-release: AvinzaDNC, KadianDNC, MS ContinDNC, Oramorph SRDNC, ratio-Morphine SR (CAN)DNC Oral solution: MSIR, Roxanol, Roxanol T Rectal suppositories: RMS Injection: Astramorph PF, Duramorph, Morphine…

Montelukast Sodium (mon tell oo’ kast) Apo-Montelukast (CAN), Sandoz-Montelukast (CAN), Teva-Montelukast (CAN), Singulair PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Leukotriene receptor antagonist Therapeutic Actions Selectively and competitively blocks the receptor…

Moexipril (mo ex’ ah pril) Univasc PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes ACE inhibitor Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Renin, synthesized by the kidneys, is released into the circulation where it acts on…

Modafinil (moe daff’ in ill) Alertec (CAN), Provigil PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Classes CNS stimulant Narcolepsy drug Therapeutic Actions A CNS stimulant that helps to improve vigilance…

Dangerous Drug: Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride (mye toe zan’ trone) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antineoplastic MS drug Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic; cell-cycle nonspecific, appears to be DNA reactive, RNA reactive, and potent…

Mitotane

Dangerous Drug: Mitomycin (Mitomycin-C, MTC) (mye toe mye’ sin) Mutamycin (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antibiotic Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Inhibits DNA synthesis and cellular RNA and protein synthesis…