DRUGS DURING PREGNANCY
DRUGS CONTRA - INDICATED IN PREGNANCY
| Drug | Adverse Effects |
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| Acetazolamide | Foetal Anomalies |
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| Amphotericin B | Congenital Anomalies |
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| Androgens | Masculinization of Fetus |
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| Antineoplastics | Fetal Death or Anomalies
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| Bishydroxycoumarin | Fetal Death & Intrauterine Haemorrhage |
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| Chloramphenicol | Foetal Death |
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| Chlorpromazine | Neonatal Hepatic Necrosis |
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| Cholinesterase Inhibitors | Neonatal Myasthenis |
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| Corticosteroids | Cleft Palate |
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| Diazoxide | Destruction of Foetal Islet Cells |
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| Dimethylsulfoxide | Congenital Anomalies |
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| EDTA | Congenital Anomalies |
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| Estrogens | Feminization of Foetus |
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| Ethoxyzolamide | Congenital Anomalies |
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| Fluocytosine | Congenital Anomalies |
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| Griseofulvin | Congenital Anomalies
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| Gold Salts | Congenital Anomalies |
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| Indomethacin | Premature Closure of Ductus Arteriosus
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| lododeoxyuridine | Congenital Anomalies |
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| Iodides | Fetal Goiter |
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| Iodinated Casein | Neonatal Goiter |
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| Isoniazid | Retarded Psychomotor Activity |
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| Isoproterenol | Fetal Tachycardia |
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| Lithium salts | Fetal Goiter |
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| Meclizine | Congenital Anomalies |
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| Meperidine | Inhibit Closure of Ductus Arteriosus |
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| Mepivacaine | Fetal Bradycardia |
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| Methoxamine | Placental Vasoconstriction & Foetal Hypoxia |
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| Nitrofurantoin | Fetal Haemolysis |
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| Paracetamol | Methemoglobinaemia |
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| Phenylbutazone | Neonatal Goiter & Nephrosis
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| Phenylphrine | Placental Vasoconstriction - Foetal Hypoxia |
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| Prochlorperazine | Congenital Anomalies |
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| Propranolol | Foetal Bradycardia |
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| Propylthiouracil | Neonatal Goiter |
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| Quinine | Deafness and Thrombocytopenia |
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| Reserpine | Respiratory Obstruction
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| Salicylates | Neonatal Bleeding |
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| Sodium Selenites | Impaired Growth of Foetus |
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| Streptomycin | Hearing Loss & Congenital Anomalies |
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| S.R. Sulfonamides | Liver Atrophy and Hyperbilirubinemia |
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| Tetracyclines | Impaired Bone and Tooth Development |
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| Thiazides | Foetal Death and Thrombocytopenia |
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| Vitamin A | Multiple Anomalies |
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| Vitamin D | Hypercalcemia & Mental Retardation |
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| Vitamin K Analogs | Hyperbilirubinemia |
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| Warfarin | Intrauterine Haemorrhage |
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DRUGS CONSIDERED TO BE SAFE DURING PREGNANCY
| Acetylcysteine | Disophenol | Morphine |
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| Ammonium Chloride | Doxapram | Neomycin |
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| Amoxicillin | Doxylamine | Niclosamide |
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| Ampicillin | Enflurane | Nitrous Oxide |
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| Atropine | Ephedrine | Oxytocin |
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| Cephalexin | Erythromycin | Penicillin |
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| Cephaloridine | Ethrane | Pentobarbital |
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| Cephalothin | Furosemide | Phenobarbital |
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| Chloramphenicol | Gentamicin | Pilocarpine |
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| Chlorpheniramine | Glycopyrrolate | Piperazine
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| Chymotrypsin | Guaifenesin | Polymyxin B |
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| Clindamycin | Halothane | Pralidoxime |
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| Clonazepam | Heparin | Primidone |
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| Codeine | Kanamycin | Procaine |
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| Colistin | Ketamine | Pyrantel |
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| Dextromethorphan | Lidocaine | Pyrilamine |
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| Diazepam | Lincomycin | Salbutamol |
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| Dichlorvos | Mannitol | Spironolactone |
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| Dicloxacillin | Mebendazole | Sulfonamides |
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| Diethylcarbamazine | Metaproterenol | Tetracaine |
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| Diethyl Ether | Methapyrilene | Theophylline |
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| Digitoxin | Methenamine | Thiopental |
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| Digoxin | Methohexital | Tiletamine |
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| Dimenhydrinate | Metronidazole | Triamterene |
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| Diphenhydramine | Miconazole | Urokinase |
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DRUGS NOT PROVEN TO BE SAFE FOR USE DURING
PREGNANCY BUT NOT NECESSARILY CONTRAINDICATED
| Acepromazine | Glycobiarsol | Procainamide |
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| Aminopentamide | Hexylcaine | Prochlorperazine |
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| Aminopromazine | Hydralazine | Promazine |
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| Arsenamide | Hydrocortisone | Proparacaine |
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| Aspirin | Iron Dextran | Propiopromazine |
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| Bithionol | Lenperone | Pyrimethamine |
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| Bunamidine | Levamisole | Quinacrine |
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| Butorphanol | Liothyronine | Quinidine |
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| N-Butyl Chloride | Meprobamate | Ronnel |
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| Caffeine | Methocarbamol | Saffan |
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| Chlorpromazine | Methoxyflurane | Spectinomycin |
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| Chlorprothixene | Methylprednisolone | Stanozolol |
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| Cimetidine | Neostigmine | Styrylpyridium |
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| Colchicine | Nitroglycerine | Thiabendazole |
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| Cortisone | Nitroprusside | Thyroxine |
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| Cythioate | Nystatin | Toluene |
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| Dapsone | Phenoxybenzamin | Trichlorfon |
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| Dichlorophene| | Phthalofyne | Trifluomeprazine |
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| Dithiazanine | Physostigmine | Trimethoprim |
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| Dobutamine | Prazosin | Xylazine |
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