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Linagliptin (lin ah glip’ tin) Tradjenta PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antidiabetic Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Slows the inactivation of the incretin hormones by DPP-4, increasing these hormone…

Linaclotide

Dangerous Drug: Lidocaine Hydrochloride (lye’ doe kane) Lidocaine HCl in 5% Dextrose Lidocaine HCl Without Preservatives Antiarrhythmic preparations: Xylocaine HCl IV for Cardiac Arrhythmias Local anesthetic preparations: Octocaine, Xylocaine HCl…

Levothyroxine Sodium (L-Thyroxine, T4) (lee voe thye rox’ een) Levothroid, Levoxine, Levoxyl, Synthroid Thyro-Tabs PREGNANCY CATEGORY A Drug class Thyroid hormone Therapeutic Actions Increases the metabolic rate of body tissues,…

Dangerous Drug: Levorphanol Tartrate (lee vor’ fa nole) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE C-II Drug class Opioid agonist analgesic Therapeutic Actions Acts as agonist at specific opioid receptors in the…

Levomilnacipran (lee voe mil na’ sih pran) FetzimaDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antidepressant Serotonin/norephinephrine reuptake inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Acts in CNS to potentiate the effects of norephinephrine and serotonin…

Levoleucovorin

Levofloxacin (lee voe flox’ a sin) Levaquin PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antibiotic Fluoroquinolone Therapeutic Actions Bactericidal: Interferes with DNA by inhibiting DNA gyrase replication in susceptible gram-negative and gram-positive…

Levodopa (lee voe doe’ pa) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiparkinsonian Therapeutic Actions Biochemical precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is deficient in the basal ganglia of parkinsonism patients; unlike…

Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride (lev oh seh teer’ ih zeen) Xyzal PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug class Antihistamine Therapeutic Actions Potent histamine (H1) receptor antagonist; inhibits histamine release and eosinophil chemotaxis during inflammation,…