Dangerous Drug: Epinephrine (Adrenaline) (ep i nef’ rin) Epinephrine Hydrochloride Adrenalin, Adrenaclick, Auvi-Q, EpiPen Auto-Injector (delivers 0.3 mg IM adult dose), EpiPen Jr. Auto-Injector (delivers 0.15 mg IM for children)…
Entacapone (en tah kap’ own) Comtan PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antiparkinsonian Therapeutic Actions Selectively and reversibly inhibits COMT, an enzyme that eliminates biologically active catecholamines, including dopa, dopamine, norepinephrine,…
Dangerous Drug: Ephedrine Sulfate (e fed’ rin) PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Bronchodilator Sympathomimetic Vasopressor Therapeutic Actions Peripheral effects are mediated by receptors in target organs and are due in…
Dangerous Drug: Enoxaparin (en ocks’ a par in) Lovenox PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Antithrombotic Low–molecular-weight heparin Therapeutic Actions Low–molecular-weight heparin that inhibits thrombus and clot formation by blocking factor…
Enfuvirtide (en foo veer’ tide) Fuzeon PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Anti-HIV drug Fusion inhibitor Therapeutic Actions Prevents the entry of the HIV-1 virus into cells by inhibiting the fusion…
Enalapril Maleate (e nal’ a pril) Epaned, Vasotec Enalaprilat PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Drug Classes ACE inhibitor Antihypertensive Therapeutic Actions Renin, synthesized by the kidneys, is released into the circulation where…
Emtricitabine (em tra cye’ tah ben) Emtriva PREGNANCY CATEGORY B Drug Classes Anti-HIV drug Antiviral Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Therapeutic Actions HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor; competes with a natural substrate…
Eletriptan Hydrobromide (ell ah trip’ tan) Relpax PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Drug Classes Antimigraine drug 5-HT receptor selective agonist Triptan Therapeutic Actions Binds to serotonin receptors to cause vascular constrictive effects…
