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Is Sudafed safe during pregnancy?

angelgaby12 posted:

I started having the worst allergies last night, woke up with the worst irritated throat, and claritin did nothing for me, is it ok to take anything other than claritin for allergies or bad nasal congestion? like sudafed?

3 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Is Sudafed safe during pregnancy?I started having the worst allergies last night, woke up with the worst irritated throat, and claritin did nothing for me, is it ok to take anything other than claritin for allergies or bad nasal congestion? like sudafed?

ColleenK32 responded:

http://women.webmd.com/pharmacist-11/pregnancy-medicine

Article states these are safe.

Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Tylenol Cold
Warm salt/water gargle
Saline nasal drops or spray
Sudafed, Actifed, Dristan, Neosynephrine*
Robitussin DM, Trind-DM, Vicks Cough Syrup, Romilar, Halls*
*Do not take "SA" (sustained action) forms of these drugs or the "Multi-Symptom" forms of these drugs.

Colleen 27 DH 31 DD Lexi 5. Expecting 2, Due Date 1/2. Changed from yellow to green team!

Report This| Share this:Is Sudafed safe during pregnancy?<a href="http://women.webmd.com/pharmacist-11/pregnancy-medicine">http://women.webmd.com/pharmacist-11/pregnancy-medicine</a> Article states these are safe. Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Tylenol Cold Warm salt/water gargle Saline nasal drops or spray Sudafed, Actifed, Dristan, Neosynephrine* Robitussin DM, Trind-DM, Vicks Cough Syrup, Romilar, Halls* *Do not take "SA" (sustained action) forms of these drugs or the "Multi-Symptom" forms of these drugs.

ColleenK32 responded:

So I posted those results, but the looked up pseudoephedrine.. its pregnancy class C. Which means either there have been advserse results on animal fetus- or not enough documented info. I personally, would not take this.

Colleen 27 DH 31 DD Lexi 5. Expecting 2, Due Date 1/2. Changed from yellow to green team!

Report This| Share this:Is Sudafed safe during pregnancy?So I posted those results, but the looked up pseudoephedrine.. its pregnancy class C. Which means either there have been advserse results on animal fetus- or not enough documented info. I personally, would not take this.

leftcoastgirl replied to ColleenK32's response:

Sudafed now comes in two versions. The regular one is sold over the counter. The one with pseudoephedrine is sold behind the pharmacy counter. You can ask your doctor, but my doc is OK with me taking the regular (non-pseudoephedrine) one.

Me (35), DH (35), DD (3), and our new addition due January 9, 2012!

Report This| Share this:Is Sudafed safe during pregnancy?Sudafed now comes in two versions. The regular one is sold over the counter. The one with pseudoephedrine is sold behind the pharmacy counter. You can ask your doctor, but my doc is OK with me taking the regular (non-pseudoephedrine) one.

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