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Mifepristone (RU-486) (miff eh prist’ own) Korlym, Mifeprex PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug class Abortifacient Therapeutic Actions Acts as an antagonist of progesterone sites in the endometrium, allowing prostaglandins to stimulate…

Dangerous Drug: Midazolam Hydrochloride (mid ay’ zoh lam) Apo-Midazolam (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug Classes Anxiolytic Benzodiazepine (short-acting) CNS depressant Sedative/hypnotic Therapeutic Actions Exact mechanisms of action…

Midodrine

Miconazole Nitrate (mi kon’ a zole) Topical: Breeze Mist Antifungal, Fungoid Tincture, Lotrimin AF, Tetterine Vaginal suppositories topical: Micozole (CAN), Monistat 1, Monistat 1 Combination Pack, Monistat 1 Vaginal Ovule,…

Micafungin Sodium (mick ah fun’ gin) Mycamine PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antifungal Echinocandin Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the synthesis of components needed for the production of fungal cell walls, leading…

Dangerous Drug: Mexiletine Hydrochloride (mex ill’ i teen) Mexitil, Novo-Mexiletine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiarrhythmic Therapeutic Actions Type I antiarrhythmic: Decreases automaticity of ventricular cells by membrane stabilization….

Metyrosine

Metronidazole (me troe ni’ da zole) Apo-Metronidazole (CAN), Flagyl, Flagyl 375, Flagyl ER, MetroCream, MetroGel, MetroGel-Vaginal, MetroLotion, NidaGel (CAN), Noritate, Protostat, Vandazole PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Amebicide Antibacterial Antibiotic…

Dangerous Drug: Metoprolol (me toe’ proe lole) Metoprolol Apo-Metoprolol SR (CAN)DNC, Gen-Metoprolol (CAN), Lopressor, Novo-Metoprol (CAN), Nu-Metop (CAN) Metoprolol Succinate Toprol-XLDNC Metoprolol Tartrate Apo-Metoprolol (CAN), Lopressor Injection, PMS-Metoprolol-L (CAN) PREGNANCY…

Metolazone (me tole’ a zone) Zaroxolyn PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Thiazide-like diuretic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits reabsorption of sodium and chloride in distal renal tubule, increasing excretion of sodium, chloride,…