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Methoxsalen

Methocarbamol (meth oh kar’ ba mole) Robaxin, Robaxin-750 PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Skeletal muscle relaxant (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Precise mechanism of action not known but may be due…

Methimazole (meth im’ a zole) Dom-Methimazole (CAN), Tapazole PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug class Antithyroid drug Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Indications Treatment of hyperthyroidism Palliation of certain…

Methenamine (meth en’ a meen) Methenamine Dehydral (CAN), Mandelamine (CAN), Urasel (CAN) Methenamine Hippurate Hiprex, Urex PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibacterial Urinary tract anti-infective Therapeutic Actions Hydrolyzed in acid…

Maraviroc (mar ah vye’ rock) CelsentriDNC (CAN), SelzentryDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antiviral CCR5 coreceptor antagonist Therapeutic Actions Selectively binds to the human chemokine receptor CCR5 on the cell…

Methazolamide

Dangerous Drug: Methadone Hydrochloride (meth’ a done) Diskets, Dolophine, Metadol-D (CAN), Metador (CAN), Methadone HCl, Intensol, Methadose, Methadose Sugarfree PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug class Opioid agonist analgesic…

Dangerous Drug: Metformin Hydrochloride (met fore’ min) Apo-Metformin (CAN), CO Metformin Coated (CAN), Fortamet, Gen-Metformin (CAN), Glucophage, Glucophage XRDNC, GlumetzaDNC, Metformin HCl ERDNC, Nu-Metformin (CAN), PMS-Metformin (CAN), ratio-Metformin (CAN), Riomet…

Metaxalone (me tax’ ah lone) Skelaxin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Skeletal muscle relaxant (centrally acting) Therapeutic Actions Precise mechanism of action not known, but may be due to general…

Metaproterenol Sulfate (met a proe ter’ e nole) Apo-Orciprenaline (CAN), ratio-Orciprenaline (CAN), Tanta-Orciprenaline (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Beta2-selective adrenergic agonist Bronchodilator Sympathomimetic Therapeutic Actions In low doses,…