Safe Medications for Pregnant Women
Aches and Pains
- Tylenol / Acetaminophen
Allergy
- Benadryl
- Claritin
- Zyrtec
Cold and Flu
- Actifed
- Chlortrimeton
- Dristan
- Halls
- Neosynephrine
- Robitussin DM
- Saline nasal drops or spray
- Sudafed
- Robitussin
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Tylenol Cold & Sinus
- Vicks Cough Syrup
Constipation
- Citrucel
- Colace
- Dulcolax
- Fiber One Cereals
- Fiberall / Fibercon
- Metamucil
- Milk of Magnesia
- Miralax
- Senokot
- Suppositories
Diarrhea (water like stools)
- Kaopectate
- Immodium (only after 12 weeks of pregnancy and symptoms persisting for 24 hours)
First Aid Ointment
- Bacitracin
- Neosporin
- Vitamin A&D
Heartburn and Indigestion
- Maalox
- Mylanta
- Pepcid
- Prilosec OTC
- Tums
- Zantac
Hemorrhoids
- Anusol
- Preparation-H
- Tucks Pads
- Witch hazel
Nausea and Vomiting
- Emetrol (avoid if diabetic)
- Vitamin B6 100mg tablet
- Dramamine
Rashes
- Benadryl cream
- Caldryl lotion or cream
- Hydrocortisone cream or ointment
- Oatmeal bath (Aveeno)
Yeast Infection
- Monistat
- Terazon / Gyne-Lotrimin
Avoid the Following Medications
- Accutane
- Advil or Products With Ibuprofen
- Alcohol
- Anti-Hypertensives of the Ace Inhibitor Type
- Aspirin or Products With Aspirin
- Illegal or Recreational Drugs
- Pepto-Bismol (contains salicylates)
- Nerve Medicine or Sleeping Pills
- Tetracycline (an antibiotic)
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