OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS SAFE FOR USE IN PREGNANCY

A.  COLD AND SINUS RELIEF

• Sudafed/Sudafed Plus
• Robitussin (without alcohol)
• Tylenol Cold
• Tylenol Allergy
• Tylenol Flu
• Tylenol Sinus
• Tylenol
• Chlor-trimeton
• Actifed
• Claritin
• Chlor-trimeton

B.  COUGH MEDICATIONS

• Benylin Expectorant/Cough Suppresant/Multi-Symptom
• Robitussin CF
• Robitussin DM
• Robitussin

C.  CONSTIPATION

• 8 glasses of water and exercise
• Fruit
• Bran (see recipe at the end of nutrition section for Bran Muffins)
• Metamucil
• Colace/Surfak/Correctol
• Dulcolax
• Milk of Magnesia

D.  DIARRHEA

• Rheaban
• Regular Imodium AD(Regular Imodium AD [Loperamide HCl] only, do notuse the Multisymptom
• Relief containing simethicone)

E.  HEADACHES

• Tylenol
• Tylenol Sinus
• Tylenol Allergy

F.   HEMORRHOIDS

• Anusol HC
• Preparation H (cream of suppositories)
• Tucks or Witch Hazel soaks
• Dibucaine

G.  INDIGESTION/HEARTBURN

• Maalox
• Mylanta
• Tums
• Rolaids

H.  NAUSEA/VOMITTING

• Frequent, lighter meals
• Increase carbohydrate intake (i.e. potatoes, pasta, rice, breads)
• Eating crackers before getting out of bed in the morning
• Emetrol
• Ginger-lemon tea (see recipe at the end of nutrition section), ginger snaps, ginger ale, peppermint
• Spacing out solids and liquids by 30 minutes

I.    SORE THROAT

• Cepacol
• Sucrets
• Salt Water gargle (1 tsp. salt in 1 cup warm water, gargle, and spit out)