Often, the best advice is to avoid all medicines and herbal therapies. There are certainly a number of medications that can generally be used fairly safely in pregnancy, but if you may have concerns about medications, be they over the counter or prescribed by another practitioner, please don’t hesitate to check with Dr Peter Jurcevic or call The Royal Women’s Hospital on 8345 2000 and ask for the drug information line.
Generally, safe drugs include Paracetamol, constipation agents such as Metamucil, Lactulose etc, asthma agents such as Ventolin and other inhaled steroids, antifungal creams such as Canestan for thrush (including the appropriate insertion of the applicator), anti-heartburn agents such as Mylanta, Gaviscon and Zantac, Maxolon and Vitamin B6 and Ginger tablets for nausea and vomiting and haemorrhoidal agent such as Retinol and Antihistamines such as Polaramine for hayfever. The list is by no means comprehensive, so please don’t hesitate to check where need be.