MEDICATIONS

Your Provider feels that the following medications, if taken cautiously during pregnancy, are safe. INJECTIONS INDIGESTION Allergy shots Mylanta Tetanus Maalox TB Test Riopan Flu Shots Tums Rolaids HEADACHES (Liquid antacids generally work better than antacid Tylenol/Acetaminophen tablets) (Regular or Extra Strength) If no improvement with antacids, you may try the Datril following: Panadol Pepcid DO NOT TAKE Zantac Motrin, advil, ibuprofen, aleve, Axid naproxen sodium, orudis, ketoprofen, Not Tagamet aspirin

CONSTIPATION NAUSEA Milk of Magnesia Emetrol [Constipation is best prevented during pregnancy by Vitamin B6 10-25 mg. generous drinking of water (8 glasses of water a (three times a day) day), fresh fruit, regular exercise, & stool softeners] COLDS STOOL SOFTENERS Actifed* Colace/Sodiumducosate Sudafed* Pericolace Contac* Metamucil Drixoral* Citrucel Dimetapp* Fibercon Chlortrimeton* *Decongestants should not be used during the LAXATIVES first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Milk of Magnesia Tylenol/Tylenol Cold Robitussin/Robitussin DM DIARRHEA Benadryl Kaopectate (If you have high blood pressure, Imodium call for recommendations regarding medicines for colds)

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