An Overview of Safe Pregnancy Medications
While no medications have been tested on pregnant women, many have been used with such frequency that we feel comfortable recommending them to relieve symptoms. You can take the medication according to the package instructions. Always feel free to call us and speak to a nurse about concerns or questions.
Nausea:
Vitamin B-6 100mg twice a day
Unisom
Headache:
Drink some caffeine
Extra-Strength Tylenol
Constipation:
Mira-Lax powder
Dulcolax
Any Stool softener
Warmed prune juice
Diarrhea:
Immodium AD
Heartburn:
Zantac 150mg twice a day
Tums (good for extra calcium too)
Hemorrhoids:
Preparation H suppositories
Tucks pads
Allergies:
Zyrtec
Claritin
Benadryl
Cough/Cold:
Tylenol Sinus
Robitussin (any)
Mucinex (any)
Delsym
Benadryl
Decongestants sparingly and only if your blood pressure has not been high in the office
Ocean Spray
No aspirin or products with aspirin
Nosebleeds:
Ocean Spray up the nostrils to moisten
Then Vaseline on a Q-tip to lubricate nostrils.