Safe Pregnancy Medications
Common medications safe to use during pregnancy for symptoms listed below.
- Actifed®
- Benadryl®
- Claritin® and Claritin® D
- Mucinex®
- Saline only nasal spray (no Afrin®)
- Sudafed®
- Tylenol® Cold/Sinus
- Zyrtec®
- Tylenol®/Tylenol® Extra Strength
- Excedrin® Tension Headache
NO aspirin, ibuprofen, Motrin® or Advil®. If no relief with Tylenol, please contact your office.
- Robitussin® CF only
- Robitussin® Liquid Gel (no alcohol)
- Cough drops
- Chloraseptic® spray
- Colace®
- Fiber supplement (Metamucil®, Benefiber®, etc.)
- Fleet® enema
- Glycerin suppository
- Milk of Magnesia (liquid or gel caps)
- Miralax®
- Senokot® S
- Gas-X®
- Prilosec® OTC
- Maalox®
- Mylanta®
- Zantac®, 75 mg or 150 mg, up to twice daily
- Anusol® (may use for one week)
- Preparation H®
- Tucks®
If bleeding occurs, please call your office.
- First, try vitamin B6, 50 mg, every six hours
- If no relief, try adding Dramamine® or Unisom® (take these along with the vitamin B6)
- B-natal® candy
- Emetrol®
- Sea-Band®
- Benadryl®
- Unisom®
- Dramamine®
- Tylenol® PM
