Pregnancy and medications

In the majority of cases, the concepts of pregnancy and medications are incompatible. Virtually all medicines - with very few exceptions - have contraindications to use during pregnancy and lactation. Often, the instructions to the drugs say that taking them during pregnancy should be exclusively for the doctor's prescription. Sometimes the wording contains a recommendation to the doctor: carefully weigh the expected benefit for the mother and the potential risks to the fetus.

Calcium during pregnancy

Calcium plays a vital role during pregnancy. That is why its content in the body must be balanced.

Activated charcoal in pregnancy

No matter how safe and effective this drug is in the fight against various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, women should be especially careful when using activated charcoal during pregnancy.

Breastfeeding in pregnancy

Breast collection during pregnancy is an irreplaceable drug, as it removes phlegm from the body well, and also has an anti-inflammatory and thinning effect.

No-shepherd in pregnancy

Pregnancy is a great responsibility for the life of the future baby, so the question arises: “Is No-Spa safe during pregnancy?”

Valerian in pregnancy

Valerian during pregnancy is prescribed only for indications that include the anxious state of the expectant mother, her insomnia, anxiety, which are quite understandable due to hormonal changes in the body and concerns about the health of the fetus.

Aspirin in pregnancy

Should I take aspirin during pregnancy? – this question torments most expectant mothers, because in conditions when a woman is carrying a child, most of the usual medications can harm the fetus.

Citramone in pregnancy

Headaches of varying intensity and temperature sometimes occur in pregnant women. The expectant mother takes a pack of citramon out of habit. But is it possible to use citramon during pregnancy? Based on the instructions for use, the drug is contraindicated in the first and third trimester, as well as during the entire lactation period.

Medicines that can be used in pregnancy

The most commonly used drugs during pregnancy include antiemetics, antacids, antihistamines, analgesics, antimicrobials, tranquilizers, hypnotics, diuretics, as well as social and illegal drugs.

Is it okay to take medication during pregnancy?

When a woman discovers that her period is late (and this is usually two or three weeks into pregnancy), she understands that she is pregnant. That is when she begins to worry about whether she has harmed her future child by drinking alcohol, smoking, or taking any medications.

Use of clofelin in late toxicosis of pregnancy

Clonidine is an antihypertensive agent whose action is associated with a characteristic effect on neurogenic regulation of vascular tone. Like naphthyzine, clonidine stimulates peripheral alpha1-adrenoreceptors and has a short-term pressor effect.

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