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... → Acys-5
- Aczone → Aeroseb-HC
- Aerospan HFA → Alahist LQ
- Alamag → Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold...
- Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold... → Allergy Sinus Maximum Strength
- Allergy Sinus PE Pain Relief → Altocor
- Altoprev → Amivantamab
- Amjevita → Anolor DH5
- Anoquan → Aqua Glycolic HC
- Aqua-E → Ascriptin
- Ascriptin Enteric → Augmentin ES-600
- Augmentin XR → Azo Urinary Pain Relief
- Azo-Cranberry → Azurette
B
- B & O Supprettes → Bayer Women's Low Dose Plus...
- BayGam → Bensal HP
- Bensulfoid → Betoptic S
- Betrixaban → Blinatumomab
- Blincyto → Brohist D
- Brolucizumab → Bruselix Gel
- Bryhali → Byvalson
C
- C Phen → Camrese
- CamreseLo → Carboxine
- Carboxine 12 DM → Celebrate Vitamin D3 Quick-Melt
- Celebrex → Chemdal Expectorant
- Chemdal HD → Chloroprocaine
- Chloroptic → Clarus Antifungal
- Clascoterone → Clorazepate
- Clorfed → Colesevelam
- Colestid → Contac Cold + Flu (Night...
- Contac Cold + Flu (Night)... → Cortomycin Suspension
- Cortone Acetate → Cuvitru
- Cuvposa → 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 → Dorzolamide
- DOS → Droxia
- Drs Cream → Duraphen II DM
- Durasal → Dytuss
E
- E Pherol → Eha Lotion
- Ela-Max → EndaCof Drops
- Endacof HC → Epclusa
- Eperbel-S → Esgic-Plus
- Esidrix → Evening Primrose
- Evening Primrose Oil → Ez iii
- Ezallor → Ezol
F
G
- G Bid → Gemzar
- Gen Lax → Giltuss Children's Cough &...
- Giltuss Children's Cough & Cold → Gralise
- Granisetron → Guiatussin DAC
- Guiatussin with Codeine → Gynol II Jelly with Applicator
H
- H 9600 SR → Heparin
- Heparin Sodium → Hongos
- Hops → Hydrocortisone with Aloe
- Hydrocortisone, Topical → Hyzine
I
- I 123-Labeled Human Serum... → Indium In 111 Pentetate
- Indium In 111 Pentetreotide → Iodo-HC
- Iodofiltic Acid I 123 → Ivacaftor
- Ivarest → Izervay
J
K
L
M
- M o S → Maralixibat
- Maraviroc → Meclofenamate
- Meclomen → MenthoReal-10
- Menveo → Metopirone
- Metoprolol → Millipred
- Millipred DP → Monafed DM
- Monarc-M → Mucinex Fast-Max Cold, Flu &...
- Mucinex Fast-Max Congestion &... → Myco Biotic II
- Myco-Triacet II → Mzm
N
- N Ice with Vitamin C → Nasopen PE
- Nasotuss → Neosporin Eczema Essentials...
- Neosporin First Aid Antiseptic → Nikki
- Nilotinib → Nordette
- Nordette-21 → Nplate
- NRS Nasal → Nytol QuickCaps
O
P
- P S → Pancrease MT 4
- Pancreatil-UL 12 → Paxil CR
- Paxlovid → Pemigatinib
- Pemirolast → Perphenazine
- Persa-Gel → Phenylfenesin
- Phenylfenesin LA → Plendil
- Pletal → Posture-D H/P
- Poteligeo → Prevduo
- Preven EC → Profen LA
- Profend → Provames
- Proventil → Pyrroxate
Q
R
- R C → Refissa
- Refludan → Replenate
- Replesta → Rhinocort Aqua
- RhinoFlex → Robafen CF
- Robafen Cough Liquidgels → Rosac Wash
- Rosaclear → Ryvent
- Ryzolt → Ryzolt
S
- S-Caine Peel → ScopoHist-PE
- Scopolamine → Serentil
- Serevent Diskus → Sinelee Patch
- Sinemet → Solage
- Solaice Patch → Sprycel
- Spy Agent Green → Sucrets Complete
- Sucrets Cough → Summers Eve Anti-Itch
- Sumycin → Systen
T
- T- Koff → Tattooing
- Tauroselcholic Acid Se-75 → Tenake
- Tenapanor → Theolair-SR
- Theolate → Time-Hist
- Time-Hist QD → Toradol
- Toradol IM → Tri-Lo-Marzia
- Tri-Lo-Mili → Trigofen Drops
- TriHeal-80 → Truphylline
- Truseltiq → Tussin DM
- Tussin DM Clear → Tylenol with Codeine #3
- Tylenol with Codeine #4 → Tzield
U
V
- V-Cillin K → Varibar Nectar
- Varibar Pudding → Vibra-Tabs
- Vibramycin → Virazole
- Virdec → Vyduo
- Vyepti → Vyzulta