Dangerous Drug: (as Antineoplastic): Megestrol Acetate (me jess’ trole) Apo-Megestrol (CAN), Megace, Megace ES, Megace OS (CAN), Nu-Megestrol (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY X (ORAL SUSPENSION) PREGNANCY CATEGORY D (TABLETS) Drug Classes…
Mefenamic Acid (me fe nam’ ik) Apo-Mefenamic (CAN), Mefenamic-250 (CAN), Ponstan (CAN), Ponstel PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class NSAID Therapeutic Actions Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activities related to inhibition of…
Dangerous Drug: Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (me drox’ ee proe jess’ te rone) Oral: Apo-Medroxyprogesterone (CAN), Gen-Medroxy (CAN), Provera Parenteral: Depo-Provera, depo-subQ provera 104 PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antineoplastic Contraceptive Hormone…
Meclizine Hydrochloride (mek’ li zeen) Bonamine (CAN), Bonine, Bonine for Kids Oral prescription tablets: Antivert, Dramamine, Less Drowsy Formula, Vertin-32 PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Anticholinergic Antiemetic Antihistamine Anti–motion-sickness drug…
Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride (HN2, Nitrogen Mustard) (me klor eth’ a meen) Mustargen, Valchlor PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes Alkylating drug Antineoplastic Nitrogen mustard Therapeutic Actions Cytotoxic: Reacts chemically with DNA, RNA,…
Maprotiline Hydrochloride (ma proe’ ti leen) Novo-Maprotiline (CAN), Teva-Maprotiline (CAN) PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Antidepressant (tetracyclic) Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action unknown; appears to act similarly to TCAs; the…
Dangerous Drug: Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salt) (mag nee’ zee um) PREGNANCY CATEGORY A PREGNANCY CATEGORY B (LAXATIVE) Drug Classes Antiepileptic Electrolyte Laxative Therapeutic Actions Cofactor of many enzyme systems involved…
Magnesium Salts (mag nee’ zee um) Magnesia Magnesium Citrate Citro-Mag (CAN), Citroma Magnesium Hydroxide Milk of Magnesia, Phillips’ Chewable, Pedia-Lax Magnesium Oxide Mag-Ox 400, Mag-200, Maox 420, Uro-Mag PREGNANCY CATEGORY…
