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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 → Actiq Actisite → Airet AK-Beta → Alidrin Alka-Seltzer Anti-Gas → Alli Allopurinol → Amethia Lo Amethyst → Anti-Dandruff Anti-Diarrheal → Ascarel Ascomp with Codeine → Avinza Avita → Azurette B B C Powder → Ben-Tann Benadryl → BetaVent Betaxolol → Brevoxyl-4 Brevoxyl-8 → Budeprion SR Budeprion XL → Bystolic C C Phen → Carbatab-12 Carbatrol → Celestone Soluspan Celexa → Chlorafed HS Timecelles Chlorafed Timecelles → Climara Pro Climaval → Coldcough PD Coldcough Syrup → Contraceptives, Oral, Combined ConZip → Cough Formula-DM Cough Syrup DM → Cytuss-HC NR D D-Amine-SR → Deco-D Decofed → Deponit Depopred → Dexbrompheniramine Dexchlorpheniramine → Dilt-XR Diltia XT → Doak Tar Doak Tar Oil → DriHist SR Driminate → Duragesic-12 Duragesic-25 → Dytuss E E S P → Emgel Emla → EpiPen JR 2-Pak EpiPen JR Auto-Injector → Ethambutol Ethexderm → Extina Extra Strength Bayer → Ezol F Factive → FIRST Mary's Mouthwash FIRST Mouthwash BLM → Fosinopril Fostex Bar 10% → Furosemide G G Bid → Genexa LA Genfiber → Guaifed-PSE Guaifen AC → Gynogen LA 20 H H 9600 SR → Histatab PH Histatab Plus → Hydro-Tussin DHC Hydro-Tussin EXP → Hyzine I I 123-Labeled Human Serum Albumin → Invanz Invarest → Ixiaro J J-Cof DHC → Juvisync K K-Pek → Kwelcof L L Thyroxine Roche → Levotabs Levotec → LMX 5 LMX Plus → Loxapine Loxitane → Lysteda M M O S → Masanti Masanti DS → Meditest Medivert → Methylin Methylin ER → Minitran Minizide → Moxeza Moxifloxacin → Myphetane DC Myphetane DX → MZM N Nabumetone → ND Clear Nebcin → Nicorette DS Nicotine → Norpace CR Norplant System → Nyst-Olone II Nystat-Rx → Nytol Caplet O Ocella → Orajel Denture Plus Orajel Mouth Sore Medicine Gel → Oxy Daily Wash Chill Factor Oxy Oral → Ozurdex P P Chlor DM → Paracetamol RPG Paracetamol Sandoz → Pentobarbital Pentolair → Phenadex Phenadoz → Play Longer Pledgaclin → Predicort RP Predicort-50 → Progest Progestasert System → Pseudo CM TR Pseudo Cough → Pyrroxate Q Q Flex → Qvar R R & C → Reme Hist DM Reme Tussin DM → Rho(D) Immune Globulin Ri-Tussin → Rogaine Extra Strength Rogaine Men's Extra Strength → Ryzolt S S-Caine Peel → Sensorcaine with Epinephrine Sensorcaine-MPF → Sinutab Maximum Strength Sinutab Maximum Strength Caplets → Sprix SRC Expectorant → SudaTex-G Sudatrate → Systen T T- Koff → Tegrin Medicated Soap Tegrin-LT Lice Spray → Theovent Theracodophen Low 90 → Todays Health Nasal Relief Extra Moisturizing Tofranil → Tri-Luma Tri-Norinyl → Triotann Pediatric Triotann-S → Tussi-12 Tussi-12D → Tylenol Sore Throat Daytime Tylenol Sore Throat Nighttime → Tyzeka U U-Cort → Urografin 150 Urografin 325 → Utrona-C V V-COF → Veracolate Verapamil → Volmax Voltaren → Vyvanse W Wakespan → Wytensin X X-Hist → Xyzal Y Y-Cof DM → YSP Aspirin Z Z-Clinz 10 → Zoloft Zolpidem → Zyvox
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