Medicine use while Breastfeeding
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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.
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A
- A + D Cracked Skin Relief → Acid Reducer Maximum Strength
- Acid Reducer Non-Prescription... → Adalat CC
- Adalat XL Plus → Afrin NoDrip Allergy Sinus
- Afrin NoDrip Extra Moisturizing → Alconefrin-25
- Alcortin → Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe...
- Alka-Seltzer Plus Severe... → Allzital
- Almacone → Ambien CR
- Ambifed → Anamine TD
- Anaplex → Apagesic
- Apazone → Armodafinil
- ArmonAir Digihaler → Atrohist Pediatric
- Atrohist Pediatric Capsule → Azactam
- Azasan → Azurette
B
- B & O Supprettes → BayRHo-D Full Dose
- BayRHo-D Mini-Dose → Benylin Expectorant
- Benylin Multi-Symptom → BF-Paradac
- Bi-Lo Paracetamol → Boniva
- Bonjesta → Bromfenex
- Bromfenex PD → Buprenex
- Buprenorphine → Byvalson
C
- C Phen → Canker Sore
- Cannabidiol → Carisoprodol
- Carisoprodol Compound → Cepacol Sore Throat
- Cepacol Sore Throat & Coating → Children's Triacting Daytime
- Children's Triacting Night Time → Cinnarizine
- Cinolar → Climaval
- Climodien → Codimal DM
- Codimal PH → Comtrex Flu Therapy
- Comtrex Maximum Strength Cold... → Correctol Herbal Tea Laxative
- Correctol Softgel Extra Gentle → Creomulsion
- Creomulsion Children → Cytuss-HC NR
D
- D 1000 iu → Day Time Multi Symptom
- Day Time Multi-Symptom... → Delhist D
- Delhistine D → Dermacort
- Dermaflex → Dex PC
- Dex-Tuss → Dical-D
- Dicalphos plus D → Dimetapp Toddler's Drops...
- Dimethyl fumarate → DocuSol Kids
- Docusol Plus → Dr Scholl's Fungal Nail...
- Dr Scholl's Odor Destroyers... → Duogesic
- Duohist DH → Dyanavel XR
- Dyazide → Dytuss
E
- E Pherol → Elderberry
- Eldopaque → Endal CD (old formulation)
- Endal Expectorant → Epogen
- Eppy/N → Estradiol Patch
- Estradiol Valerate → Excof
- Excof-SF → Ezol
F
- Fabior → Ferro-DSS
- Ferro-Sequels (old formulation) → Floxin IV
- Floxin Otic → Fortaz
- Fortesta → Fycompa
G
- G Bid → Genac
- Genace → Giltuss Diabetic Cough & Cold
- Giltuss EX Expectorant → Guaibid D Pediatric
- Guaibid DM → Gynol II Jelly with Applicator
H
- H 9600 SR → Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Hepatolite → Humalog KwikPen
- Humalog Mix 50/50 → Hydromet
- Hydromide → Hyzine
I
J
K
L
- L Thyroxine Roche → Leflunomide
- Legatrin PM → Lidocaine Viscous
- Lidocort → Liquiprin
- Liquituss GG → Loprox TS
- Lopurin → Lutathera
- Lutera → Lyza
M
N
- N Ice with Vitamin C → Nasotuss
- Natalizumab → Neostrata Astringent Acne...
- NeoStrata HQ Skin Lightening → Niravam
- Nirolex Chesty Cough → Norgesic Forte
- Norinyl 1+35 → NuDiclo SoluPak
- Nuedexta → Nytol QuickCaps
O
P
- P S → Pancron D/R
- Pancuronium → Pc-cap
- PCE Dispertab → Pentazocine
- Pentobarbital → Pharmacist Expectorant
- Pharmacist Formula Infants → Phospha 250 Neutral
- Phosphasal → Poly Pred
- Poly Tan → Predicort-50
- Prednicarbate → Procaine
- Procaine Penicillin G → Propofol
- Propoven → PX Allergy Sinus PE
- Pylera → Pyrroxate
Q
R
- R C → Regenecare
- Regenecare HA → Rescon-DM
- Rescon-Ed → Ricobid H
- Ricobid NR → Robitussin Multi-Symptom Cold...
- Robitussin Multi-Symptom Cold... → Ru-Hist Plus
- Ru-Tuss → Ryzolt
S
- S-Caine Peel → Se bpo
- Se-Donna PB HYOS → Setlakin
- Seudotabs → Sinus Relief
- Sinutab Ex-Strength → Somavert
- Sominex → Statuss Green
- Stavudine → Sudodrin
- SudoGest → Suttar-2
- Swiss Kriss → Systen
T
- T- Koff → Tavist-DA
- Taxol → Terazosin
- Terbinafine → Theraflu Sinus & Cold
- Theraflu Thin Strips Cough → Tobralcon
- Tobramycin → Tranylcypromine
- Tranzarel → Triaminic-D Multi-Symptom Cold
- Triaminicin → Trisenox
- Trisofed → Tussi-12S
- Tussi-Bid → Tylenol Plus Children's Cold
- Tylenol Plus Children's Cold... → Tyzeka
U
V
- V-Cillin K → Vaseretic
- Vasocidin → Vicks Formula 44 Custom Care...
- Vicks Nature Fusion Cold &... → Vita-Plus E Natural
- Vitamin A → Vyzulta