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Many mothers need to take medicines during their pregnancy and almost all medicines pass into breast milk in small quantities. Most are generally considered safe for a mother to take but some medicines that must be avoided include lithium, cytotoxic agents, retinoids and radio-pharmaceuticals. Search or browse the list below for guidelines on taking individual medicines while breastfeeding.

Please Note: Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice in relation to drug use while pregnant or breastfeeding.

Medicine use during Breastfeeding A-Z Index

A

A + D Cracked Skin Relief → Acid Reducer Non-Prescription Strength Acid Reducer Original Strength → Adapalene Adapin → Afrin NoDrip Severe Congestion Afrin NoDrip Sinus → Aldactone Aldex → Alkabel-SR Alkindi Sprinkle → Alodox Aloe → Ambifed-G CDX Ambifed-G DM → Anatuss LA Anbesol → Aplicare Antiseptic Gel Hand Rinse Aplicare Povidone-Iodine Scrub → Arymo ER Arzerra → Aubra Aubra EQ → Azuphen MB Azurette → Azurette

B

B & O Supprettes → Bazuka Extra Strength BC Arthritis → Benzac AC Benzac AC Wash → BiCNU Bicozene → Botulin B Botulinum Poisoning → Bromhist-PDX Bromo Seltzer → Butabarbital Butalbital → Byvalson

C

C Phen → Cap-Profen Capacet → Carnexiv Carnitor → Cepastat Sore Throat & Cough Cephadyn → Childrens Ibuprofen Berry Childrens Kaopectate → Cipro Cipro Cystitis Pack → Clinagen LA 40 Clinalog → Codituss DH Codituss DM → Comtrex Non Drowsy Liquigel Comtrex Non-Drowsy → Cort-Dome High Potency Cort-K → Crestor Crinone → Cytuss-HC NR

D

D 1000 IU → Dayhist Allergy Dayhist-1 → Delonide Delos → DermalZone Dermamycin → Dexamethasone Dexamethasone Intensol → Dienogest / estradiol Diethyltoluamide → Diphenhist Topical Diphenhydramine → Doloral Doloral Sirop → Dristan Cold Multi Symptom Formula Dristan Cold Non-Drowsy → Duradryl Chewable Duradryl JR → Dyrenium Dytan → Dytuss

E

E Pherol → Eldopaque Eldopaque Forte → Endep Enditussin Expectorant → Epzicom Equagesic → Estrapatch Estrasorb → ExeFen-DM ExeFen-DMX → Ezol

F

Fabior → Ferrous DS Ferumoxides → Fluad Fluad Preservative-Free → Fortovase Fosamax → Fycompa

G

G Bid → Genace Genacol Maximum Strength → Glaucon Glauctabs → Guaifenex Guaifenex DM → Gynol II Jelly with Applicator

H

H 9600 SR → Hepatitis B Vaccine Hepatolite → Humalog KwikPen Humalog Mix 50 / 50 → Hydroflumethiazide Hydrogesic → Hyzine

I

I 123-Labeled Human Serum Albumin → Infumorph Injectafer → Iosal II Iotex PSE → Izba

J

J-Cof DHC → Juxtapid

K

K-Pek → Kinevac Kionex → Kyra

L

L Thyroxine Roche → Legatrin PM Lemohist Plus → Lidocaine Viscous Lidocort → Liquituss R-DM Liquitussin HC Syrup → Lorabid Pulvules Loracarbef → Luxiq Luzu → Lyza

M

M O S → Marcaine Marcaine HCl → Medent C Medent DM → Meropenem Merrem → Mi-Acid Gas Relief Mi-Acid II → Minoxidil Mintab DM → Morphine Sulfate ER Morphine Sulfate IR → Mucus Relief Cough Mucus Relief D → Myxredlin Myzilra → MZM

N

N Ice with Vitamin C → Natalizumab Natazia → Neotricin HC Neotuss D → Nitrendipine Nitric Oxide → Normodyne Noroxin → Numb Nuts Numbrino → Nytol QuickCaps

O

O-Cal-D → Omnipen Omnipen-N → Orkambi Orlenta → Oxy Clean Maximum Strength Oxy Clean Medicated → Ozurdex

P

P & S → Pancron D / R Pancuronium → PCE Dispertab PCM → Pentothal Pentoxifylline → Pharmacist Paracetamol Infant Drops Pharmacist Paracetamol Infant Drops Colour Free → Phrenilin Phrenilin Forte → Poly-Histine-D Poly-Tussin → Prefrin Pregabalin → Procot Procrit → Prostigmin Bromide Prostin E2 → Pyril Tann-12 Pyrilamine → Pyrroxate

Q

Q Flex → Qvar RediHaler

R

R & C → Reglan Regonol → Rescudose Rescula → Rid Shampoo / Spray Kit Rid-A-Pain → Robitussin Peak Cold Nighttime Nasal Relief Robitussin Severe Congestion → Rubidium Chloride Rb 82 Rubraca → Ryzolt

S

S-Caine Peel → Se-Donna PB HYOS Sea-Calm → Severe Allergy and Sinus Headache Severe Cold Multi-Symptom → Sinutab Non Drying Sinutab Regular Strength → Sonidegib Soolantra → Stieva-A Forte Stimate → Sulfacet-R Sulfacleanse 8 / 4 → SymlinPen 60 Symmetrel → Systen

T

T- Koff → Taxotere Taytulla → Terbinex with Eco Formula Terbutaline → Theraflu Thin Strips Multi Symptom Theraflu Thin Strips Nighttime Cold and Cough → Tocilizumab Todays Health Nasal Relief Extra Moisturizing → Travel Sickness Travel-Ease → Triavil Triaz → Triumeq Trivagizole 3 → Tussidex Tussidin DM → Tylenol Sore Throat Nighttime Tylenol with Codeine → Tyzeka

U

U-Cort → Urelief Plus Urelle → Uvadex

V

V-Cillin K → Vasoflex HD Vasopressin → Vicks NyQuil Cold & Flu Nighttime Relief Vicks NyQuil Cold & Flu Nighttime Relief (Alcohol Free) → Vitamin C with Rose Hips Vitamin D → Vyzulta

W

Wakespan → Wytensin

X

X-Hist → Xyzal Allergy 24HR

Y

Y-Cof DM → Yuvafem

Z

Z-Clinz 10 → Zetia Zetonna → Zydol XL Zydone → ZzzQuil

1

1 Plus 1 F → 12 Hour Nasal Decongestant Spray

3

357 HR Magnum → 3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic

4

4 Way Fast Acting Nasal Spray → 40 Winks

7

7T Gummy ES Chewable Tablets → 7T Gummy ES Chewable Tablets

8

8-MOP → 8-MOP

9

999 Cold Remedy Granular → 999 Cold Remedy Granular

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