Approved Medicine During Pregnancy

What’s Safe to Take

Always ask your doctor or call the office for questions regarding medications in pregnancy. Your doctor will review the medications you are currently taking during your initial prenatal visit and make recommendations as needed. During the first 12 weeks, it’s important that all medications are prescribed or discussed with your doctor.

Tylenol is recommended for pain relief for minor discomforts. NSAIDs (Aspirin, Motrin, Aleve, Ibuprofen) should be avoided. Several over-the-counter medications can be used to treat common pregnancy symptoms, colds, or other ailments.

Listed below are the medications and treatments that our physicians recommend:

Symptom	Medication
Cold symptoms	Benadryl, Sudafed, Tylenol Cold and Sinus, Mucinex, Dayquil, Nyquil
Cough	Robitussin, Triaminic, cough drops.
Constipation	Colace, Ducolax, Miralax, Fibercon, Senekot, Metamucil, Milk of Magnesia, Fleet’s enema. Increase fluids and fiber
Diarrhea	Imodium
Gas	Mylicon, Phazyme.
Heartburn, Indigestion	Tums, Zantac, Nexium, Gaviscon, Rolaids, Maalox.
Hemorrhoids	Preparation H, Tucks wipes, Anusol HC
Headache	Tylenol, Extra-Strength Tylenol, Excedrin “Tension Headache”
Nausea	Unisom, Vitamin B-6, Dramamine, Ginger
Nosebleeds, gum bleeding	Saline nasal spray, elevate head and use direct pressure. Gargle with cold or salt water
Vaginal yeast infection	Monistat and Gyne-Lotrimin