Some Medications Considered Safe for Use During Pregnancy

Some Medications Considered Safe for Use During Pregnancy
Condition	Medication
Asthma	Budesonide inhaled or nasal spray (Pulmicort®, Rhinocort ®)
Bladder infection (UTI)	Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid®)
	- Avoid in patients with possible G6PD deficiency
Cough	Dextromethrophan  (Robitussin DM sugar free ®)
Constipation	Metamucil® , Citrucel®,
	Docusate
	Milk of magnesia.
	Polyethyelene glycol (Miralax®)
Diabetes	Insulin
	Glyburide (Micronase®)
	Metformin (Glucophage®)
Diarrhea	Loperamide (Imodium A-D ®)
Gas	Simethicone
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),	Ranitidine (Zantac®)
Hayfever, sneezing, runny nose, itchy watery eyes	Chlorpheniramine
	Diphenhydramine                              Clemastine (Tavegyl®)
Headache or fever:	Acetaminophen (APAP,Paracetamol,Panadol, Tylenol®)
Hemorrhoids	Preparation H®
	Anusol
High blood pressure	Methyldopa (Aldomet®)
Hyperprolactinemia	Bromocriptine (Parlodel®)
	Carbergoline (Dostinex®)
Hypothyroidism	Thyroid hormone
	Levothyroxine
Infection	Acyclovir (Zovirax ®)
	Azthitromycin (Zithromax ®)
	Cepaholosporins
	examples: Cephalexin (Keflex®),
	Cefazolin (Ancef ®), cefaclor (Ceclor®)
	Clindamycin (Cleocin®)
	Erythromycin
	Penicillins
	example Amoxicillin (Amoxil®),
	Amoxicillin Clavulanate (Augmentin®),   Amoxicillin-clavulanate has been assigned to pregnancy category B by the FDA Amoxicillin-clavulanate should only be given during pregnancy when need has been clearly established.
	methicillin, carbenicillin
	Metronidazole (Flagyl®)
Insomnia	Doxylamine
Motion sickness	Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine ®)
Nasal congestion	Pseudoephedrine
	-Avoid in first trimester.
Nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, itchy watery eyes	Actifed Cold and Allergy ®
	Ingredients: Triprolidine, Pseudoephedrine
	-Avoid in first trimester.
Nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, itchy watery eyes, fever, and headache	Actifed Cold and Sinus ®
	Ingredients: Acetaminophen, Chlorpheniramine,
	Pseudoephedrine- Avoid in first trimester.
Nausea	Ginger
	Pyridoxine 25 mg PO TID WITH
	Unisom Sleep Tabs (Doxylamine Succinate 25 mg) 1/2 tablet TID
	Metoclopramide
Preeclampsia	Magnesium sulfate
Vaginal yeast infection	Clotrimazole cream