Metoclopramide (met oh kloe pra’ mide) Apo-Metoclop (CAN), Metoclopramide Omeza (CAN), Metozolv ODT, Nu-Metoclopramide (CAN), PMS-Metoclopramide (CAN), Reglan PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiemetic Dopaminergic blocker GI stimulant Therapeutic Actions…
Methylprednisolone (meth ill pred niss’ oh lone) Methylprednisolone Oral: Medrol Methylprednisolone Acetate IM injection: Depo-Medrol Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate IV, IM injection: A-Methapred, Solu-Medrol PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Corticosteroid Glucocorticoid…
Methylphenidate Hydrochloride (meth ill fen’ i date) Apo-Methylphenidate (CAN), Apo-Methylphenidate SR (CAN), Biphentin (CAN), ConcertaDNC, Daytrana, Metadate CDDNC, Metadate ERDNC, Methylin, Methylin ERDNC, PMS-Methylphenidate (CAN), Quillivant-XR, Ritalin, Ritalin LADNC, Ritalin-SRDNC,…
Methylergonovine Maleate (meth ill er goe noe’ veen) Methergine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Ergot derivative Oxytocic Therapeutic Actions A partial agonist or antagonist at alpha receptors; as a…
Methylene Blue (meth’ i leen) Methblue 65 PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidote Diagnostic agent Urinary tract anti-infective Therapeutic Actions Oxidation-reduction agent that converts the ferrous iron of reduced Hgb…
Methyldopa (meth ill doe’ pa) Methyldopa Apo-Methyldopa (CAN), Nu-Medopa (CAN) Methyldopate Hydrochloride PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (ORAL) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C (IV) Drug Classes Antihypertensive Sympatholytic (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of…
Dangerous Drug: Methotrexate (Amethopterin, MTX) (meth oh trex’ ate) ratio-Methotrexate (CAN), Rheumatrex, Rheumatrex Dose Pack, Trexall PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Antipsoriatic Antirheumatic Therapeutic Actions Inhibits dihydrofolic acid…
Methscopolamine Bromide (meth skoe pol’ a meen) Pamine, Pamine Forte PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Anticholinergic Antimuscarinic Antispasmodic Parasympatholytic Therapeutic Actions Competitively blocks the effects of acetylcholine at muscarinic cholinergic…
