Mesalamine (5-Aminosalicylic Acid, 5-ASA)
Mesalamine (5-Aminosalicylic Acid, 5-ASA) (me sal’ a meen) Apriso, AsacolDNC, Asacol HD, CANASA, DelzicolDNC, LialdaDNC, Mesasal (CAN), Novo-5 ASA (CAN), PentasaDNC, Rowasa, Salofalk (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (RECTAL) PREGNANCY CATEGORY…
Dangerous Drug: Mercaptopurine (6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP)
Dangerous Drug: Mercaptopurine (6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP) (mer kap toe pyoor’ een) Purinethol PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Antimetabolite Antineoplastic Therapeutic Actions Tumor-inhibiting properties, probably due to interference with purine nucleotide synthesis…
Meprobamate
Meprobamate (me proe ba’ mate) Novo-Mepro (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-IV Drug class Anxiolytic Therapeutic Actions Has effects at many sites in the CNS, including the thalamus and…
Dangerous Drug: Meperidine Hydrochloride (Pethidine)
Dangerous Drug: Meperidine Hydrochloride (Pethidine) (me per’ i deen) Demerol, Meperitab PREGNANCY CATEGORY C PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (PROLONGED USE) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug class Opioid agonist analgesic Therapeutic Actions Acts…
Menotropins
Menotropins (men oh troe’ pins) Menopur, Repronex PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Fertility drug Hormone Therapeutic Actions A purified preparation of human gonadotropins; in women, produces ovarian follicular growth; when…
Memantine Hydrochloride
Memantine Hydrochloride (meh man’ teen) Apo-Mematine (CAN), Co-Memantine (CAN), Ebixa (CAN), Namenda, Namenda XRDNC, PMS-Memantine (CAN), ratio-Memantine (CAN), Riva-Memantine (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Alzheimer disease drug N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)…
Dangerous Drug: Melphalan (L-Pam, L-Phenylalanine Mustard, L-Sarcolysin)
Dangerous Drug: Melphalan (L-Pam, L-Phenylalanine Mustard, L-Sarcolysin) (mel’ fa lan) Alkeran PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating drug Antineoplastic Nitrogen mustard Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Alkylates cellular DNA, thus interfering with…
