Drugs safe in Pregnancy

Because any medication can present risks in pregnancy, and since not all risks are known, the safest pregnancy-related pharmacy is as little medicines as possible. However, women with a history of psychiatric, seizure-related, or hematologic illnesses do require medication throughout pregnancy. In such patients, care must to be taken to select the safest drug from the necessary class of medication. Some of the complications are Abortions, Birth defects in the baby, preterm labour, etc. Some of the medications considered to be safe are mentioned below with the appropriate conditions mentioned to the left side of the drugs.

Condition	Safe Medications to Take During Pregnancy*
Allergy	Benadryl, Chlorpheniramine
Antiseptic Ointment	Bacitracin Neosporin
Asthma	Budesonide inhaled or nasal spray
Cold and Flu	Acetaminophen(Tylenol) Warm salt/water gargle Saline nasal drops or spray Sudafed, Actifed, Dristan, Neosynephrine* Robitussin DM, Trind-DM, Vicks Cough Syrup, Romilar, Halls* *Do not take "SA" (sustained action)
Constipation	Metamucil Citrucil Fiberall/Fibercon Colace Milk of Magnesia Senekot
Diabetes Mellitus	Insulin Metformin
Diarrhea	For 24 hours, only after 12 weeks of pregnancy: Kaopectate Immodium Parepectolin
Headache	Tylenol (acetaminophen)
Heartburn	Maalox Mylanta Tums Riopan Titralac Gaviscon
Hemorrhoids	Preparation H Anusol Tucks Witch hazel
Nausea and Vomiting	Vitamin B6 100 mg tablet Emetrol (if not diabetic) Emetrex Sea bands
Rashes	Hydrocortisone cream or ointment Caladryl lotion or cream Benadryl cream Oatmeal bath (Aveeno)
UTI	Nitrofurantoin Contraindicated in patients with G6PD defeciency
Yeast Infection	Monistat or Terazol
*Please Note: No drug can be considered 100% safe to use during pregnancy.