Medicine use while Breastfeeding
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Many mothers need to take medication during their pregnancy and almost all medicines pass into breast milk in small quantities. Most medicines are generally considered safe but some that must be avoided include lithium, cytotoxic agents, retinoids, and radio-pharmaceuticals. Search or browse the list below for guidelines on taking individual drugs while breastfeeding.
Note: Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice in relation to drug use while pregnant or breastfeeding.
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A
- A + D Cracked Skin Relief → Acid Controller Complete Dual...
- Acid Controller Maximum... → Aczone
- Adagen → Aerospan HFA
- Afatinib → Alamag
- Alamag Plus → Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold...
- Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold... → Allergy Sinus PE Pain Relief
- Allergy Time → Altorant
- Altreno → AmLactin AP
- Amlobenz → Anorectal Cream
- Anoro Ellipta → Aquachloral Supprettes
- Aquacot → Asenapine
- Asendin → Auralgan
- Auranofin → Azo-Standard
- Azo-Truxazole → Azurette
B
- B & O Supprettes → Bayer Women's Low Dose Plus...
- BayGam → Bensal HP
- Bensulfoid → Betoptic S
- Betrixaban → Blinatumomab
- Blincyto → Brohist D
- Brolucizumab → Bubbli-Pred
- Bucalsep Solution → Byvalson
C
- C Phen → CamreseLo
- Canagliflozin → Carboxine 12 DM
- Carboxine 12D → Celebrex
- Celecoxib → Chemdal HD
- Chemdal HD Plus → Chloroptic S.O.P.
- Chloroquine → Clean & Clear Blackhead...
- Clean & Clear Concealing... → Clorotekal
- Clorpres → Colestipol
- Coleus → Contac Complete Cough, Cold &...
- Contac Cough → Coryza-DM
- Corzall → CVS Allergy & Cold
- CVS Allergy & Sinus Headache → Cytuss-HC NR
D
- D 1000 iu → DaTscan
- Daurismo → Del-Beta
- Delafloxacin → Derma Numb
- Derma-Pax → Despec-SR
- Despec-Tab → Dialume
- Dialysis → Diltiazem Hydrochloride XR
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride XT → Dixaphedrine
- Dizac → DOS
- Dosaflex → Drs Cream
- Dry Cough → Durasal
- Durasal II → Dytuss
E
- E Pherol → Ela-Max 5
- Elagolix → EndaCof PD Drops
- Endacof XP → Epidiolex
- Epidrin → Esketamine
- Eslicarbazepine → Evinacumab
- Evkeeza → Ezol
F
G
- G Bid → Gemzar
- Gen Lax → Giltuss Children's Cough & Cold
- Giltuss Children's EX... → Granisetron
- Granisol → Guiatussin with Codeine
- Guiatussin-CF → Gynol II Jelly with Applicator
H
- H 9600 SR → Heparin
- Heparin Sodium → Hops
- Hospital Antiseptic → Hydrocortisone, Topical
- Hydrocortone → Hyzine
I
- I 123-Labeled Human Serum... → Indium In 111 Oxyquinoline
- Indium In 111 Pentetate → Iodo-HC
- Iodofiltic Acid I 123 → Ivarest
- IvDerm → Izervay
J
K
L
M
- M o S → Maralixibat
- Maraviroc → Meclofenamate
- Meclomen → MenthoReal-10
- Menveo → Metopirone
- Metoprolol → Millipred
- Millipred DP → Mondoxyne NL
- Monistat → Mucinex Fast-Max Congestion...
- Mucinex Fast-Max Day & Night → Mycocide NS
- Mycogen II → Mzm
N
- N Ice with Vitamin C → Nasopen PE
- Nasotuss → Neosporin Eczema Essentials...
- Neosporin First Aid Antiseptic → Nilotinib
- Nilstat → Nordette-21
- Nordette-28 → NRS Nasal
- Nta → Nytol QuickCaps
O
P
- P S → Pancrease MT 4
- Pancreatil-UL 12 → Paxil CR
- Paxlovid → Pemirolast
- Pemrydi RTU → Persa-Gel W
- Persantine → Phenylgesic
- Phenylhistine → Plexion
- Plexion Cleanser → Potiga
- Povidex → Prevnar
- Prevnar 13 → Profinac
- Progest → Provenza
- Provera → Pyrroxate
Q
R
- R C → Refissa
- Refludan → Replenate
- Replesta → Rhinolar
- Rhinolar-EX → Robafen Pediatric Cough & Cold
- Robaxisal → Rosula
- Rosula AQ → Ryzolt
S
- S-Caine Peel → ScopoHist-PE
- Scopolamine → Serevent Diskus
- Sernivo → Sinemet CR
- Sinequan → Solaquin
- Solaquin Forte → SPY Minimally Invasive...
- SRC Expectorant → Sucrets Sore Throat
- Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide → Sumycin 250
- Sunitinib → Systen
T
- T- Koff → Tattooing
- Tavaborole → Tenapanor
- Tenar DM → Theomax DF
- Theophyll-GG → Timolide
- Timolide 10-25 → Torecan
- Toripalimab → Tri-Luma
- Tri-Mili → Trihexyphenidyl
- Trihist DM → Trux-adryl
- Truxacaine → Tussin PE
- Tussin Pediatric → Typhim Vi
- Typhoid Vaccine → Tzield
U
V
- V-Cillin K → Varibar Nectar
- Varibar Pudding → Vibramycin
- Vicks 44D → Virdec
- Virdec DM → Vyepti
- Vyfemla → Vyzulta