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Levetiracetam (lev ah ty ray’ ca tam) Keppra, Keppra XRDNC PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Antiepileptic Therapeutic Actions Mechanism of action not well understood; antiepileptic activity may be related to…

Levalbuterol (lev al byoo’ ter ole) Levalbuterol Hydrochloride Xopenex Levalbuterol Tartrate Xopenex HFA PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiasthmatic Beta2-selective adrenergic agonist Bronchodilator Sympathomimetic Therapeutic Actions In low doses, acts…

Leuprolide Acetate (loo proe’ lide) Eligard, Lupron Depot, Lupron Depot-PED, Lupron Depot—3 Month, Lupron Depot—4 Month, Lupron Depot—6 Month, Lupron for Pediatric Use PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug class Gonadotropin-releasing hormone…

Leucovorin Calcium (Citrovorum Factor, Folinic Acid) (loo koe vor’ in) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug class Folic acid derivative Therapeutic Actions Active reduced form of folic acid; required for nucleoprotein synthesis…

Letrozole (le’ tro zol) Femara PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antiestrogen Antineoplastic Aromatase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Inhibits the conversion of androgens to estrogens by the aromatase enzyme system (in postmenopausal…

Lenalidomide

Leflunomide (leh flew’ no mide) Arava PREGNANCY CATEGORY X Drug Classes Antiarthritic Pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Reversibly inhibits the enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, which is active in the autoimmune process…

Laronidase

Lapatinib

Lanthanum Carbonate